geopolitics

Zijin Gold International Co.’s C$5.5 billion ($3.9 billion) takeover of Canada’s Allied Gold Corp. was scrapped after the mining deal failed to get Chinese regulatory approvals ahead of a contractual deadline. Shares of the Toronto-based metals producer plunged.

The trading arm of Chinese copper giant CMOC Group Ltd. is making a push into iron ore with a deal to finance a mining company in Brazil.

Decline could erode ability to supply Asian and European markets dependent on supplies from the Middle East

Washington can win if it works with allies.

Fear of war's spread as US, Saudi hit Iran-backed fighters in Iraq Reuters

How China is normalizing its control.

Explainer: Who are Iraq's Iranian-backed armed groups? Reuters

Ukraine said it attacked two major Russian oil refineries overnight, its first strikes on large oil-processing facilities in nearly two weeks.

Israeli elections: how they work and who is in the race Reuters

Saudi Arabia said late Tuesday it intercepted drones launched by Tehran-backed militias in Iraq that were targeting its oil facilities for a second straight day. The US and Saudi Arabia then jointly hit weapons and other sites belonging to “Iran-aligned terrorists” in Iraq, the American military sai