geopolitics

G7 foreign ministers call on Iran to stop arming Houthis Reuters

Copper advanced for a sixth day toward a record as falling inventories and pre-holiday buying signaled tightening supplies in China’s physical market.

In what must be the world’s least surprising election result, parties loyal to President Vladimir Putin have made a clean sweep in elections to Russia’s parliament, the State Duma. There’s little purpose to parsing who won what share of the vote; the point is that opponents of Putin and his war were

Trump set for whirlwind UN meetings with wars in Iran, Ukraine on agenda Reuters

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni in Tehran to discuss regional peace and stability, Pakistan’s Interior Ministry said, as Islamabad continues diplomatic efforts to revive stalled talks between Iran and the US.

Gaza students return to in-person schooling for first time in three years Reuters

Rising borrowing costs triggered by conflict in Middle East start to impact consumers’ spending power

FT finds thousands of Russian payments received by Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international groups in vast leak from inside fintech A7

Who’s winning the Iran war? The supertanker tycoons charging an arm and leg to cross Hormuz.

Woodward Plans to Transition Its Santa Clarita, California, Aerospace Controls Production to Spartanburg, South Carolina