geopolitics

As Israel’s isolation deepens, ties with New Delhi are growing — from drones to statues

A major Chinese stock gauge slid toward a bear market, pressured by weakness in Internet and consumer firms.

Switzerland lost its position as the world’s most competitive economy to Singapore, slipping to third place in the ranking as high US trade tariffs and a strong Swiss franc hurt investment flows.

The Iranian football team have this week criticised their treatment in the US, with the team's head coach saying they're being 'oppressed' at the World Cup. Iran - one of four countries that have been hit by a travel ban - have faced restrictions, visa complications, and logistical disruptions linke

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei says the agreement has been finalised and signed with the US.

US President Donald Trump has encouraged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to use a ‘softer touch’ in Lebanon.

Iran and the US have signed a peace deal that will take immediate effect, with Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz and the US lifting its naval blockade, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced. Sharif, a chief mediator since the US and Israel entered the war with Iran at the end of Febru

On a summer evening in 2011, two high-speed trains hurtling through the Chinese countryside met in a fireball of twisted metal and shattered glass. The Wenzhou disaster, as it came to be known, killed 40 people and injured nearly 200. The official inquiry traced the catastrophe to a lightning strike

Oil prices dropped as the U.S. and Iran reached an interim agreement to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and lift sanctions on Tehran's oil. This deal, a 14-point memorandum, initiates a 60-day negotiation period, potentially resolving a major energy supply disruption and leading to a signi

Australia’s corporate watchdog is investigating a number of private credit funds and warning industry managers to make sure that asset valuations are “grounded in realistic assumptions” before an end-of-month reporting deadline.