**The United States has become the primary gatekeeper of Venezuela's oil sector, threatening the future of China's oil-for-loan deals and creating a wild card in one of the largest...
**Indonesia, the world's largest coal exporter, faces a stark paradox as rolling blackouts hit its economic heartland, Java, following disruptions at two major coal-fired power pla...
**Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has dramatically eased gun licensing rules since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, more than doubling the number of legal ha...
**The US and Iran have entered a dangerous new cycle of tit-for-tat strikes that threatens to unravel the fragile ceasefire and peace talks signed earlier this month.** The US cond...
**Oman has signaled to European officials that a return to the pre-war status quo in the Strait of Hormuz is impossible, suggesting ships may face fees for navigation and de-pollut...
**Supertanker earnings have plunged 44% in four days, falling from over $514,000 to about $287,000 per voyage, as more vessels risk entering the Strait of Hormuz.** The drop, four ...
US President Donald Trump accused Iran of violating their ceasefire agreement by firing at cargo ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. In a social media post Friday, Trump said “a...
**Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz continued to flow in both directions on Friday, despite a shock attack on a container vessel that prompted some shipowners to reassess transi...
**Pakistan’s prime minister and military chief are heading to Switzerland to join US-Iran talks**, a significant diplomatic move that positions Islamabad as a key mediator between ...
**Millions of barrels of oil continued flowing through the Strait of Hormuz this weekend, directly contradicting Iran's claim that the waterway was shut.** Three laden supertankers...
**Crimea’s Kremlin-installed authorities have suspended fuel sales to the public, rationing supplies exclusively for state services after a wave of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russi...
**Disillusionment with the Trump-Netanyahu alliance is deepening across northern Israel, where residents feel abandoned by a US-brokered Iran deal that prioritizes diplomacy over t...