SINGAPORE: Two Chinese supertankers carrying a combined 4 million barrels of Saudi Arabian oil exited the Red Sea via the Bab El-Mandeb strait on Thursday, shipping data showed, apparently escaping a blockade on shipments of Saudi oil by Yemen’s Houthi militias even as other Saudi vessels came unde»»»

Tensions between the United States and Iran escalated further on Friday night into Friday as American forces conducted a 13th consecutive night of airstrikes on Iranian military targets, while Britain declared its armed forces ready to defend the homeland after Iranian threats linked to the use of »»»

Across a border stretching for more than 2,300km, in the muted contest for influence in the African Sahel, Algeria and Mali have brought their longest diplomatic rupture in recent memory to an end by restoring relations and fully reopening their airspace. It reflects a clear-eyed pragmatism and a r»»»

US Vice President JD Vance’s recent interview on Joe Rogan’s popular podcast revealed the unease with which Americans increasingly see Israel, alongside a deepening rift within the US administration over policies that, for decades, have been considered ‘beyond debate’. The mammoth interview, at nea»»»

MANILA, Philippines: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the Trump administration is poised to help end the “senseless war” in Ukraine but acknowledged there is no quick path to a deal, saying diplomacy will require sustained effort and new ideas. Rubio, who held talks with his Rus»»»

Kyrgyzstan leads the EAEU in foreign exchange market growth. In 2025, the volume of foreign exchange trading on the Kyrgyz Stock Exchange increased by 84 percent. The Eurasian Economic Commission reports that the volume of foreign exchange trading on Kyrgyzstan’s exchange grew from $2.5 billion to »»»

Dubai: For an industry that never misses an opportunity to promote a film, celebrate a birthday or plug a brand collaboration, Bollywood's silence over the past several weeks was impossible to ignore. Then, almost in uncanny unison, the statements began to appear. It started Wednesday night (July 2»»»

A new wave of US tariffs targeting 60 trading partners took effect Friday, replacing an expiring global duty rolled out by President Donald Trump earlier this year. The levies range from 10 percent to 12.5 percent and impact major economies like China, India and the European Union. "The United Stat»»»

A top Philippine business group said Friday it was "very concerned" by a fresh round of US tariffs the Trump administration has said are tied to forced labour concerns. The imposition of a 12.5 percent tariff is the latest in a series of whiplash US levies on the archipelago nation of 116 million, »»»

Parliament is set to hold the second-reading vote on the draft 2026 State Budget, according to the National Assembly's agenda for Friday. Debate on the budget bill continued for more than 12 hours on Thursday. The 2026 State Budget bill provides for a deficit of 5.7%. The Budget and Finance Committ»»»

The International Mathematical Union awarded the prestigious Fields Medal to four mathematicians on Thursday, including only the third woman to receive the honour, as researchers weighed the growing impact of artificial intelligence on a field increasingly being reshaped by the technology. The worl»»»

Iran and the United States threatened to intensify attacks on Thursday after Yemen's Houthi rebels struck Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, driving Brent crude above $100 a barrel and fuelling fears of a widening regional conflict and renewed pressure on the global economy. Iran and the United Stat»»»

Angela Diffley is pleased to welcome Anish Gawande, National Spokesperson for the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). According to Mr. Gawande, India's student protests represent a generational rupture in Indian politics: the emergence of a politically fearless youth challenging a decade-long "archit»»»

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a 20% cut to business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues in England on Thursday, his third major cost-of-living measure in three days as the new Labour leader seeks to revive the economy and support struggling high streets. Britain's new prime »»»

The United States is imposing new Section 301 tariffs on 60 economies over what it calls failures to ban and enforce restrictions on imports of goods produced with forced labor, the US Trade Representative said. The new duties will generally range from 10% to 12.5%, depending on whether the targete»»»

Seizing another nation’s assets to pay for “unrelated future claims” sets an incendiary precedent, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned after Trump vowed to use frozen Iranian money for future shipping damages. “Once governments normalize confiscation, no one’s assets are safe. Ensuing ch»»»

The European Commission has fined Google €890mn for breaching the Digital Markets Act, finding that the company favoured its own services in search results and blocked developers from steering users to cheaper offers. The commission issued two separate penalties on July 23, of  €460mn and €430»»»

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš led a high-level business delegation to Serbia on July 23, seeking to deepen trade and investment ties as Czech companies pursue opportunities in infrastructure, defence, transport, healthcare and advanced technologies, Serbian news agency Tanjug reported»»»

Turkish Airlines is facing questions after one of its passenger flights from Tallinn to Istanbul reportedly entered Russian airspace, taking a non-standard route for the service, Estonia’s Eesti Ekspress and public broadcaster ERR.ee reported on July 22. According to Eesti Ekspr»»»

Turkish opposition leader Ozgur Ozel confirmed on July 22 that in the face of the Erdogan administration “political coup” that has thrown the 103-year-old Republican People’s Party (CHP) into crisis, he will resign his post and create a new party. In parliament, speaking to 80 CHP lawmakers, Ozel s»»»

In a sharply worded statement on Friday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi denounced what he described as an American effort to seize Iranian assets to cover "unrelated future claims", warning that the move risks unraveling long-standing international norms on sovereign property and coul»»»

The stochastic war continues to escalate into a brutal tit-for-tat missile war with both sides continuously rolling out new and improved weapons that could eventually lead to a direct clash between Nato and Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has given up on expecting any real material »»»

Energy Minister of Kyrgyzstan Altynbek Rysbekov met with his Kazakh counterpart, Erlan Akkenzhenov, in Astana. According to the Ministry of Energy of Kyrgyzstan, the parties discussed current issues of bilateral cooperation in the energy sector, focusing on interaction in the electric power industr»»»

EU ambassadors have reached an agreement on a 21st package of sanctions against Russia, BBC reports, citing four EU diplomats. Two of the sources said the package includes a 12-month extension of the price cap on Russian oil, as well as an automatic waiver for the same period allowing the transship»»»

July 23 (UPI) -- The man shot and killed by police in Madison was 38-year-old Corey Ruiz, city officials said Thursday as they call for calm amid growing public anger and calls for accountability. Ruiz was fatally shot at close range by a police officer during an altercation Wednesday afternoon in »»»