geopolitics

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas, said he was “deeply concerned” about what he has heard on a potential peace deal with Iran, suggesting it would empower the Iranian government.

Israel's attacks in southern Lebanon are expanding despite supposed ceasefire.

Trump purges Republican critics, but are the prospects for his party in upcoming elections heading up or down?

Trump says U.S. will not ’rush into’ Iran deal, not ’even fully negotiated yet’

Bond market alarm bells ring as SocGen’s Albert Edwards warns of echoes of 2007

A shipment of 15,000 tonnes of rice donated by the Chinese government to Cuba has arrived at the port of Havana, the island’s president said on Sunday. The shipment is the first batch of a promised 60,000 tonnes that China says it will donate to Cuba, which is grappling with dire shortages. “That no

Most Middle East markets gain on expectations for U.S.-Iran peace deal

A supertanker hauling Iraqi crude to China has left the Persian Gulf and crossed the US blockade line into the Arabian Sea, as talks continue to end the war between the US and Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Comments downplay hopes of an imminent reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

US president is trying to quell an internal backlash from hawks who demand Tehran’s complete surrender