Countering Iran. U.S. forces conducted airstrikes against facilities in Deir el-Zour, Syria, that it said were used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. U.S. Central Command said the strikes were in response to Iran-backed groups’ Aug. 15 attack on U.S. personnel in northeast Syria. Separately, a Saudi newspaper claimed that Israeli F-35s […]
Energy talks. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Economy Minister Robert Habeck arrived in Canada for a three-day visit amid Germany's effort to find alternatives...
New nuke deal? Iran’s foreign minister spoke with his Omani counterpart to discuss the most recently proposed nuclear deal in Vienna. Meanwhile, Israel is...
Supplies restored. An unnamed European bank agreed to process a transit payment for Russian oil through Ukraine, clearing the way to restore oil flows...
Zero tolerance. China’s Taiwan Affairs Office issued a white paper in which it vowed zero tolerance for separatism and reaffirmed that it would seize...
China responds. The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced that it will halt military and climate cooperation with the U.S. because of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s...
Taiwan visit. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to arrive in Taiwan on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning to meet with Taiwan’s president,...
Kosovo tensions. Kosovar Serbs blocked roads and set up barricades in protest of authorities’ decision to ban cars with Serbian licenses plates and documents...
Energy for Europe. Kazakhstan has doubled coal exports to the European Union since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At the beginning of...
