Adani has issued multiple orders to block sanctioned tankers at its 14 ports, after the US and EU ramped up threats in regard to imports of Russian oil

Beijing has drawn up new rules to target tax evasion among small refiners, plus the EC is threatening to impose sanctions on Chinese refineries that take Russian oil

Trump told European officials they should put big tariffs on China to force Russia to end the Ukraine war but the EC is upset at drones flying into Poland, a NATO state, and is now looking at sanctions on independent Chinese refineries

A move to shut down major social media sites sparked deadly protests and riots that led to the burning of the parliament and forced Nepal's prime minister to resign

Finnish president Alexander Stubb warns Washington and his EU colleagues that if they don't treat India and Global South nations better, “we will lose” the fight for global influence

Mukesh Ambani plans to list his telecoms and digital giant Jio Platforms, valued at over $100 billion, next year; he is also branching out into AI with Meta and Google

Delhi plans a big dam to counter impacts from a huge Chinese dam, which it says will divert a third of the water at the border and a big dry-season problem

Indonesia has just announced a huge solar power project, while Australia has ramped up home battery sales and African nations snap up Chinese modules

China's foreign minister Wang Yi discussed mining and Belt and Road projects, the Afghan Taliban said on Wednesday; approach comes after return of 1.5m refugees this year

Huge cloudbursts cause havoc in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, while China has seen peak levels in 330 rivers in recent weeks

Group co-managing director Frank Sixt told analysts the $23-billion deal to sell 43 ports in 23 countries is still a chance of being approved with a major Chinese investor

A preliminary estimate by insurance giant Swiss Re said losses from natural catastrophes soared in the first half of 2025