As prices for the precious metal soar, the industry’s guardrails have broken down.

A new phase targeting oil and gas infrastructure in the Persian Gulf threatens to hurt businesses and customers around the world for months or even years.

Across Southeast Asia, a region heavily dependent on energy exports brought via the Strait of Hormuz, lives are being upended by higher oil and gas prices.

Canada’s prime minister chooses pragmatism in a turbulent world, which means doing business with countries that do not share Canada’s democratic values. Some critics see this as weakness.

President Trump warned that he could postpone a meeting set to begin in just over two weeks if China refuses to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Kremlin officials said the American move, which Europe opposes, showed that Moscow could not be dislodged from the center of global energy markets.

A study tracks how the North American Free Trade Agreement and trade competition with Mexico led to earlier deaths for American factory workers.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it was “unfortunate” that the move could benefit Russia, but maintained that it was only for the short term.

Trump’s agenda for the high-stakes meeting remains unclear to Beijing, Chinese analysts say, while American executives say they haven’t been invited along.

The conflict is reshaping travel patterns, energy dependencies, living costs, trade routes and diplomatic alliances.

The country has prioritized self-sufficiency in producing a crucial battlefield weapon, though weaning itself fully off cheaper Chinese components is difficult.

Brazil, China and Russia all denounced the U.S.-Israeli attacks, but other nations in the BRICS group haven’t, even though Iran is a fellow member.

The Persian Gulf is a major source of fertilizers, making the conflict disruptive to the global production of food.

The Canadian prime minister is touring the Asia-Pacific to rejuvenate alliances in the wake of the U.S. trade war and President Trump’s calls for Canada’s annexation.

China announced a 7 percent increase in military spending and a five-year plan to try to reduce its military and industry’s reliance on Western technology.

Friedrich Merz has called for greater European unity, but he did not publicly object to the president rebuking Spain and Britain during an Oval Office meeting.

Beijing has condemned the U.S.-backed strikes on Iran, a close partner. Yet with trade talks looming, it is unlikely to risk a rupture with Washington.

Prime Minister Mark Carney focused on business during a meeting with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, with little mention of India’s alleged role in a deadly shooting in 2023.