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Ground operation targeting Hezbollah widens a regional war and threatens to strain Israel’s military resources
With oil supply disrupted, Beijing's oil reserves and renewable energy push are being put to the test
From soaring fuel prices in Pakistan to a shortage of cooking gas in India, Asia is bearing the brunt of the energy crunch sparked by the Iran War. Hear how the crisis is unfolding on the Big Take Asia Podcast. (Source: Bloomberg)
Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war on Tuesday: - Stocks rise as oil pushes higher - Oil prices resumed their push higher as several countries pushed back against US President Donald Trump's demand that they help secure the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran continued to target crude-producing neighbours. Traffic in the Gulf waterway through which a fifth of global crude oil passes has been severely disrupted by the war
Authorities in Beijing say peaceful reunification will solve Taiwan’s energy supply fears sparked by the hostilities in the Middle East, emphasising that “the removal of barriers between the two sides of the [Taiwan] strait will ensure the smooth flow of resources”. Chen Binhua, spokesman for Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Wednesday that peaceful reunification would create enormous opportunities for the island’s economic and social development and bring tangible benefits to the people
Multiple blasts struck some of the Maiduguri's busiest locations on Monday evening
Iran has taken a beating but it retains the advantages of geography, time and a superior tolerance for pain
A French jihadist went on trial on Monday in Paris on charges of genocide, the first case in France to tackle atrocities committed against the Yazidi minority during the years-long conflict waged by the Islamic State militant group in the Middle East. Sabri Essid is presumed to have been killed in 2018, but without proof of his death he is being tried in absentia in Paris on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and complicity in these crimes, committed between 2014 and 2016
Israel is reportedly running low on air defence interceptors, due in part to its war against Iran last year
Germany joins EU energy commissioner in ruling out resumption of energy imports after controversial suggestion by Belgium's prime minister
An inquiry by the United Nations into Russia's deportation of Ukrainian children found that 80 per cent have not returned and said that Moscow was responsible for the "enforced disappearance of children."