Middle East

US President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they speak to reporters after meeting

Locked in a standoff with Iran that will break only when economic pain is no longer tolerable, President Donald Trump

An unusually divided Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its key interest rate steady as policymakers grappled with the policy impact

The United Arab Emirates’ exit from OPEC this week will weaken the influence of the cartel and its leader Saudi

In this handout photo provided by U.S. Central Command, U.S. forces patrol the Arabian Sea near M/V Touska on April

Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, April 18, 2026. Stringer | Reuters

Pakistan’s Army Chief and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir (3rd R) meets with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (3rd L)

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will head to Pakistan on Saturday morning to engage in “direct talks”

Customers check out vegetables and other groceries at a supermarket in Tokyo on June 20, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp

South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix posted yet another quarter of record profit and revenue on Thursday, as prices