Two tankers were hit in suspected attacks in the Gulf of Oman and the crew have been evacuated, shipping sources said on Thursday, a month after a similar incident in which four tankers in the region were struck.
French President Emmanuel Macron has turned down a request to meet Renault chairman Jean-Dominique Senard, who is furious over the government’s interference at the carmaker, sources told Reuters, raising questions over Senard’s future.
Iran will ask Japan to mediate between Tehran and Washington to ease oil sanctions imposed by the United States, Iranian officials told Reuters ahead of a visit to Iran by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Russia will not be allowed to use the financial instrument INSTEX the EU has created to feacilitate deals with Iran in order to circumvent U.S. sanctions.
Turkey’s F-35 pilots are no longer flying at a U.S. air base in Arizona, the Pentagon told Reuters on Monday, as the United States winds down Ankara’s involvement in the advanced fighter jet program over Turkey’s plans to buy Russian air defenses.
China is ready to negotiate a trade deal with the six-nation East Africa Community (EAC) to address Kenya’s complaints about a huge trade imbalance in favour of the Asian economic giant, China’s ambassador to Nairobi told Reuters.
Certain “foreign forces” are trying to hurt China by creating chaos in Hong Kong over an extradition bill that has prompted mass protests in the former British colony, an official Chinese newspaper said on Monday.
Californian utility Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) said Saturday that it has “proactively” cut off power supply to about 1,600 customers in the North Bay amid a red-flag fire warning.
Russia’s Novatek, Sovcomflot, China’s Cosco Shipping and the Silk Road Fund have agreed to set up a joint venture based on the company Maritime Arctic Transport for year-round navigation along the Northern Sea Route.
Cash-strapped South African Airways (SAA) says it needs 4 billion rand in emergency cash from government to pay off maturing debt.