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U.S. Hormuz blockade hits India just as Russian oil purchase waiver expires, deepening energy worries
India is increasingly finding that U.S. policies work to its detriment, particularly in matters of energy security.
The U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz to cut Iranian oil supply will hurt India, which imported its first Iranian oil sh…
How a U.S. blockade near the Strait of Hormuz could work
A blockade of Iranian ports that President Donald Trump said began Monday could further disrupt oil prices, has spurred questions about international law and leaves doubts about whether the pressure tactic will force Tehran to reopen the vital Strait …
How a US blockade near the Strait of Hormuz could work and the impact ahead for the global economy
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, DAVID KLEPPER and JOHN LEICESTER
A blockade of Iranian ports that President Donald Trump said began Monday could further disrupt oil prices, has spurred questions about international law and leaves doubts about whether the p…
Is This the No.1 Rare Earth Stock Right Now?
Is This the No.1 Rare Earth Stock Right Now? | OilPrice.com
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Tom majored in International Business at Amsterdam’s Higher School of Economics and later completed an Executive MBA in Energy Transition at the University of G…
How China Uses ‘Salami-Slicing’ To Set Up Cenling County Near PoK-Afghanistan Border, Much To India’s Discomfort
In a move that has potentialm to escalate diplomatic friction between New Delhi and Beijing, China has officially established a new administrative unit named Cenling county in its sensitive Xinjiang region.…
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‘Worse than Covid-19 pandemic’: Local food manufacturers on fallout from Middle East energy crisis
SINGAPORE – For soya sauce maker Thomas Pek, the fallout from the Middle East energy crisis has hit local manufacturers here in a far more painful way than recent crises, including the Covid-19 pandemic.…
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Singapore survived the first wave of US tariffs. The second may hit harder
It has been over a year since US President Donald Trump introduced his Liberation Day tariffs, and Singapore made it through in better shape than expected.
The economy grew 5 per cent in 2025, far above the downgraded 0 per cent to 2 per cent pr…
Federal politics live: Australia and US back two more critical minerals projects
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Plibersek, Joyce clash as Labor defends advertising campaign spend
By Stephanie Borys
Federal politicians have defended a new multimillion-dollar campaign encouraging motorists to conserve fuel.…
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New FCC router rules could trap millions using outdated ISP hardware as supply chain limits stall upgrades and complicate security fixes
FCC rules block new foreign routers while old, vulnerable ones stay in homes longer
ISP customers cannot upgrade routers even when security risks become widely known
Router approvals now depend on waivers that may slow down nationwide replacements
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Reform or perish: Asian factories must shape up or ship out in the face of Chinese export aggression
Some are already moving in this direction. Malaysia has leveraged its existing ecosystem to strengthen its position as Asean’s semiconductor hub. Vietnam is undertaking reforms to upgrade, though it has yet to establish itself as a highly productive m…