Search every dispatch by keyword, actor, country, institution or subject.
India
India's foreign minister used a regional summit in Manila to warn that attacks on seafarers, civilian shipping and critical infrastructure cannot be accepted under any circumstances.
Europe
The European Union adopted a 21st sanctions package against Russia, widening restrictions across banking, crypto services, oil revenues, the shadow fleet, military supply chains and trade channels linked to Moscow's war economy.
Asia
Japan imported about 1.53 million barrels of Russian oil in May and June at an average price near $103 per barrel, underscoring how limited Sakhalin-linked shipments remain part of Tokyo's energy balance despite sanctions pressure.
India
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Manila for wide-ranging talks on trade, tariffs, critical minerals, energy, defence and artificial intelligence, as both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the Quad and a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Asia
Indonesia has received its first Russian crude shipment under a broader import arrangement designed to reinforce national reserves as disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz pressure Asian fuel supply chains.
Middle East
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said the Middle East is at a pivotal moment and argued that durable stability must come through political solutions, respect for sovereignty and cooperation rather than military pressure.
Africa
ECOWAS member states have signed an intergovernmental agreement backing the massive Nigeria-Morocco Atlantic gas pipeline, a 6,900-kilometer project designed to carry 30 billion cubic meters of gas annually across 13 West African nations to Morocco and onward to Europe.
Middle East
Yemen's Houthis declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, potentially opening a new front in the US-Iran war and threatening global energy supplies. The announcement came as diplomatic efforts to restore a ceasefire continue, with US strikes on Iranian cities entering their ninth night.
Europe
A Russian missile strike on a corn-carrying vessel off Ukraine's Black Sea coast killed ten people, including a maritime pilot, as attacks on shipping routes intensify. The Guinea-Bissau-flagged Golden Leo was hit by three cruise missiles, prompting an overnight rescue operation that saved eight of the seventeen crew members.
India
Delcy Rodríguez's visit to India has highlighted a relationship increasingly shaped by crude supply, as New Delhi seeks to diversify energy imports amid pressure on Gulf routes and renewed access to Venezuelan barrels.
Russia
Vladimir Putin said attacks on Russian energy infrastructure are intended to damage the economy and unsettle society, but argued that the country's power system has unusually high reserve capacity and can maintain normal operations.
Asia
Washington, Tokyo and Seoul signed a trilateral nuclear energy cooperation agreement aimed at accelerating small modular reactor deployment, strengthening energy security and deepening industrial coordination across the Indo-Pacific.
