The Hindu Businessline

The meetings, led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, are expected to pave the way for U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit to Beijing to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in about two weeks

While he did not confirm which nations had agreed, Trump expressed hope that countries such as China, France, Japan, South Korea and Britain would send naval vessels

The latest war in the regionis unleashing similar pollutants that will have aneven greater impact on Tehran and its wider metro area, home to around 18.5 million people,because they were releasedso nearby

He stated that Lebanese leadership is open to direct talks with Israel and urged Israel to seize this opportunity for ceasefire discussions, find a lasting solution, and enable Lebanon to establish its sovereignty

Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday that this latest weapons test by North Korea has further heightened security anxieties in the region

Countries are using subsidies, price caps, tax relief, and emergency commodity releases to cushion consumers from higher bill

A crude tanker is set to arrive in India on Saturday with Saudi oil after passing through the Strait around March 1

According to Hegseth, the new so-called not-so-supreme leader is wounded and likely disfigured. He issued a weak written statement yesterday, but there was no voice or video

Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi told ANI that world leaders should put pressure on US President Donald President Donald Trump to stop the war against Iran

Retail sales for the first two months of the year likely rose 2.1% compared with the same period of 2025, according to the median forecast of economists

A Bloomberg spokesperson confirmed that staff in the Gulf, including Dubai, have been given the choice to work temporarily from outside the region

Treasury move follows DOE announcement of 172 million barrel SPR release as part of IEAs 400 million barrel global effort to tame surging crude prices

While hinting at continued airstrikes, he suggested regime change would ultimately depend on the Iranian people

The initiative, led by the U.S., aims to strengthen defences against emerging threats such as hypersonic glide vehicles being developed by Russia and China

China suspended a 24% top-up tariff on U.S. goods for one year but retained a base 10% imposed in November. Tariffs on US energy goods, including 15% on LNG, also remain, leading Chinese importers to divert U.S.-sourced cargoes elsewhere

Nearly 20 million barrels per day (bpd) of supply roughly a fifth of global output have been trapped inside the Gulf since the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz shortly after the launch of the joint Israel-U.S. war against Iran on February 28