In further extending its hold over critical technologies, China deepened its control over the rare earth sector earlier this month, broadening restrictions from raw materials to critical processing and manufacturing technologies.
The Kurdish militant PKK said it was withdrawing all of its forces from Turkey to northern Iraq on Sunday, in a statement published by Firat news agency.
US President Donald Trump co-signed a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia in Malaysia, the first stop on his Asia tour, which will culminate in talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
The United States and China are working towards “finalizing details” on trade talks ahead of a highly anticipated meeting of their leaders in South Korea this week, a US envoy said on Sunday.
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday said that Moscow reserves the right to respond to European Union sanctions, and that it “will respond appropriately, carefully, and with our fundamental interests in mind.”
US Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday that Israel would not annex the West Bank, the day after Israeli lawmakers voted to advance two bills paving the way for the territory’s annexation.
China said on Thursday that it will hold a next round of trade talks with the United States in Malaysia.
The European Union (EU) on Thursday adopted its 19th round of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine.
Right-wing Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday approved the first reading of a bill to extend Israeli sovereignty to the West Bank, according to Israeli media reports.
Iran ratified a law joining a United Nations convention against terror financing, local media reported Wednesday, in hopes it will lead to access to global banking, an easing of trade and relieving pressure on its sanctions-hit economy.
