Of the top countries that import oil and gas via the Strait of Hormuz, Japan faces the most direct risk of disruption due to ...

The implications of a disruption would not be confined to the Gulf. They would cascade across energy markets, freight systems, insurance premiums, inflation indices and food supply chains. For ...

Japanese lawmakers reeling from attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel gathered on Monday at the ruling party's offices in Tokyo to question bureaucrats about evacuation plans, energy stocks ...

A silent shipyard on the edge of the South China Sea is roaring back to life. A newly secured U.S. military footprint are ...

Under the American and British flags, Diego Garcia defends the Indo-Pacific region against aggressors who do not trouble their consciences about laws, pacts, or the rights of weaker nations. That’s ...

Strait of Hormuz explained: its location, oil trade importance, geopolitical tensions, and why this vital waterway impacts ...

One U.S. Navy aircraft has the longest deployment. But that's not the whole story. We explain how the Cold War, pandemic, and ...

However, Indian state refiners have already started scouting for alternative supplies, two refining officials said, declining to be identified. India, the world's No 2 oil importer, has been ...

Pakistan bombed major cities in Afghanistan, including capital Kabul on Friday, with Islamabad’s defence minister declaring the neighbours .

Two ports run for years by a Hong Kong-based company at either end of the Panama Canal have thrust Panama into a geopolitical ...

China's military said on Friday it conducted a routine patrol in the South China Sea from February 23 to 26, and accused the ...

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov 14, 2025 shows a panoramic view of China's Huangyan Island in the South China Sea. [Photo/Xinhua] For quite some time, the South China Sea issue has been framed by ...