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Markets Defy War Fears: Stability Surprises Global Investors
Global investors are showing an unexpected degree of calm in the face of the Iran war, resisting the urge to retreat from risk even...
Energy Shock: Meloni’s Stability Faces First Real Test
The political calm that has defined Giorgia Meloni’s tenure is facing its most serious test yet, as the fallout from the Iran war ripples...
Trump Presses Japan for Help as War Widens
Donald Trump is expected to use a White House meeting with Sanae Takaichi to push for greater Japanese involvement in the Iran war, opening...
Gas War Escalates as Trump Draws Red Line
Donald Trump said Israel will not strike Iran’s key gas infrastructure again unless Tehran retaliates, after what he described as a furious escalation that...
ECB Holds Fire as War Clouds Inflation Outlook
The European Central Bank is poised to keep interest rates unchanged, but its message will be anything but neutral. With energy markets rattled by...
Cambodia Shifts Fuel Sourcing Amid Regional Export Restrictions and Global Energy Shock
Cambodia’s energy sector is facing acute pressure as Vietnam and China impose temporary fuel export restrictions until at least the end of March. These...
Suicide Bombings Expose Enduring Strength of Nigerian Jihadists
Nigeria’s Islamist insurgency, now in its seventeenth year, remains one of the longest-running conflicts in Africa. It began with Boko Haram’s emergence in Maiduguri,...
Is Peace Over After Larijani’s Killing?
The conflict between Iran and Israel has entered a more volatile phase, with both sides escalating attacks and rejecting efforts to contain the war....
Trump’s Hormuz Push Puts Japan’s Pacifism To The Test
U.S. President Donald Trump has urged allies to deploy naval forces to secure oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a move that has...
Japan’s Leader Walks Tightrope in Washington Over Iran War Pressure
The upcoming meeting between Sanae Takaichi and Donald Trump comes at a moment of deepening global tension. The war involving Iran has disrupted energy...