The Iran and Ukraine wars have exposed the world’s reliance on the Middle East and Russia for diesel.

The assault comes as the kingdom has been targeted by Yemen’s Houthi rebels and by drones from Iraq.

Carsten Breuer, an advocate of strong European defense against Russia, will become the alliance’s highest military official.

Romina and Taraneh Rahimi were detained in January after a wave of protests. One was sentenced to decades behind bars; the other was condemned to death.

The country’s fast-paced rearmament is rekindling a century-old debate about how much hard power Berlin should have.

The Nobel laureate is planning her comeback from exile in Panama, setting up a clash with the U.S.-backed interim government.

Oil futures fell, with market concerns about Saudi Arabia supply disruptions tempered by expectations that some flows could soon be restored through the kingdom’s damaged East-West Pipeline.

The plant, in Brampton, Ontario, has been idle since 2024, and Stelantis is in advanced talks to sell that factory to a Canadian armored-car maker.

The pro-government push comes as Iran faces economic woes in the U.S. blockade and an anniversary of the 2022 protests.

The yen weakened as two members of the bank’s board suggested future rate rises might come more slowly than anticipated.

The royal pardon for Najib Razak marks the latest chapter in one of the largest financial crimes of the century.

Kim Jong Un has deployed factory crews into an expanding war zone to bolster ties with President Vladimir Putin.

The union representing more than 9,000 Stellantis employees in Canada said it could be in a strike position in the coming weeks unless the carmaker changes course on its plan to sell a Toronto-area factory to a defense firm.

Oil prices fell amid expectations that Saudi Arabia could soon restore some oil flows through its damaged East-West pipeline while shipping crude through the Strait of Hormuz.

WSJ’s Shelby Holliday explains how the Houthis pulled off a swift offensive that has sparked fighting and sent oil prices soaring.

The vessels were attacked in the Strait of Gibraltar as they made their way to U.S. ports.

The president threatened to either cut off trade or impose more tariffs on European countries.

The company, led by one of President Trump’s closest allies in the U.S. oil industry, said it would explore one of Venezuela’s undeveloped oil fields.

High in the Himalayas, cutthroat competition is squeezing the Tibetans who scour the hills several weeks a year for a prized delicacy.

Many islanders are resigned to an American presence and are wary of China, as Japan shifts toward stronger defense.