OTTAWA, CANADA | “You’re at war when you get attacked; we got attacked.” Mark Carney uttered what is likely to go down in meme history, similarly to “Peace in our time,” or “Read my lips: no new taxes” by George H.W. Bush in 1988, several years prior to his raising taxes and thereby losing the…
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, (MBS), is on the second day of his two-day state visit to France, where he’s meeting President Emmanuel Macron. In this explainer, we outline what they are expected to discuss and examine how their latest meetings build on an already evolving relationship. What is on the agenda? MBS’s…
Visitors find oasis in Israel Friends just returned from three weeks in Israel. It was family functions — weddings, bar mitzvahs, veal cutlet dinners, who knows what. What they said after their return: “You wouldn’t know the country was in chaos. Beaches are packed. The big obstacle is getting a reservation at a coveted restaurant….
Pakistan is stepping up efforts to protect its trade and energy supplies as the Iran war disrupts shipping through the Persian Gulf, driving up freight costs and putting pressure on key export routes. The state-owned Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) is considering acquiring or chartering three to five container feeder vessels, while Pakistan State Oil and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation…
Putin said bilateral ties have remained resilient over decades and are now expanding across several strategic sectors. He noted that trade had slipped slightly last year but has returned to growth in 2026, with Modi’s attention to relations contributing to the recovery. The Russian president said Moscow is also seeking to increase fertilizer deliveries to…
2 US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: The Trump administration is preparing to significantly expand the scope of secondary sanctions against entities and countries that continue doing business with Iran, according to a source familiar with the plans cited by Reuters. The move marks another major step in Washington’s campaign to increase economic pressure on Tehran amid…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced an economic pressure campaign against Iran, vowing to target Tehran’s financial interests across the world. Bessent said on Monday that the US would target all of Iran’s sources of revenue, including oil, with the aim of preventing other countries and companies from doing business with Tehran. “Around the…
2 US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: The economic and geopolitical fallout from the Iran conflict continued to spread on Monday, with Germany’s 30-year government bond yield reaching its highest level since 2011, a Saudi shipping vessel attacked in the Red Sea and the Trump administration preparing to widen secondary sanctions against entities doing business with…
With diplomacy stalled over ending the war on Iran, Washington is seeking to ratchet up pressure on Tehran with “unprecedented” economic pressure. After United States President Donald Trump threatened to punish any country doing business with Tehran last week, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that a new series of economic measures will “collapse” the…
Twelve kilometers of railway tracks still separate Beit She’an from the Jordanian border. This connection is one of the last Israeli links in the future IMEC corridor, designed to connect India to Europe by crossing the Middle East. The route plans to transport goods by ship from India to the Gulf countries, then by train…
