China’s state planner on Monday vowed to expand effective domestic demand and improve supply chain resilience in a meeting with private companies, an official statement showed.
Germany Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that Brazil had great potential to expand deliveries of critical metals, adding that Germany can supply the technology.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday, with both leaders pledging to nearly double bilateral trade to deepen economic and strategic ties.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei denied that Tehran had any plans for a new round of talks with the United States.
Trump told Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir that he would consider Munir’s advice on the Strait of Hormuz blockade.
German industry is expected to stagnate at best in 2026, the BDI industry association said on Monday, warning that higher energy costs, supply chain risks and domestic structural weaknesses were piling pressure on Europe’s largest economy.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned financial markets traders’ that digital oil prices and treasuries are manipulative entities, while reminding oil at least has an international benchmark that reflects reality.
A United States warship passed through the Strait of Malacca over the weekend, the Indonesian Navy said on Monday, adding that the transit through the major sea route was in accordance with international law.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that “every rational and diplomatic avenue should be used to reduce tensions with the United States,” while emphasizing that vigilance and distrust in dealings with Washington are “undeniable necessities,” according to Iranian state media.
The United States and the Philippines kicked off one of their largest combat exercises Monday in an annual display of allied military might aimed at deterring aggression in Asia, despite Washington’s preoccupation with the war in the Middle East.
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