Commodities
US weighs crackdown on Chinese imports of Iranian oil
Washington concerned that Tehran may not return to nuclear talks
Middle East
International relations
Afghan turmoil builds as US withdrawal reaches 95% mark
Taliban offensive, kidnapping and attack on presidential palace punctuate turbulent week
Technology
Sumitomo bets on Israeli startup's remote driving tech
Japanese trading houses hunt for partners in AI and cybersecurity
Commodities
OPEC+ agrees oil supply boost after UAE wins argument with Saudi
Group agrees new production allocations from May 2022
International relations
Biden taps GOP former Sen. Jeff Flake for Turkey ambassador
Envoy to manage important but contentious relations with NATO ally
International relations
Erdogan and Xi discuss Uyghurs in phone call
Important that they are 'equal citizens of China,' Turkey's president says
Interview
Q&A with Turkey's Tacan Ildem: NATO unity must come first
Trans-Atlantic alliance will widen its international aspect with China in picture
Indo-Pacific
As NATO turns focus to China, embracing Turkey becomes challenge
Alliance planners urge unity despite tensions over S-400s and Erdogan's politics
Sports
Istanbul launches bid to host 2036 Summer Olympics
Turkey would be first Muslim-majority nation to hold the event
Transportation
Egypt frees ship that blocked Suez Canal after 3-month hold
Ever Given's Japanese owner agrees to undisclosed compensation
COVID vaccines
Israel to send South Korea 700,000 doses of Pfizer COVID vaccine
Under swap deal, Seoul will send back same number of fresh shots this fall
Commodities
Oil prices accelerate rise as OPEC+ calls off output talks
No deal to boost production following record cuts in 2020
Opinion
From Gaza to Xinjiang, Israel is increasingly in China's crossfire
Jewish state is being used as a pawn in Beijing's competition with the US
Transportation
Suez Canal settlement reached to release seized ship
Japanese-owned Ever Given, held over a compensation dispute, allowed to sail on July 7
International relations
US to leave Afghanistan by end of August: White House
Translators and others will be relocated while visa applications are processed
Opinion
Is Iran's Islamic Revolution running out of puff?
Signs of decay usually begin to emerge with the third generation
Iran tensions
US carries out airstrikes on Iran-backed militia in Iraq and Syria
Biden directs strikes in response to militia attacks against US facilities
International relations
The first AI conflict? Israel's Gaza operation gives glimpse of future
Sophisticated algorithm leads to 90% of rocket fire being intercepted
International relations
Eyeing Chinese investment, Turkey kicks off Canal Istanbul project
Opposition rallies around $15bn plan's potential environmental and financial costs
Coronavirus
Israel COVID uptick shows vaccines help but are no panacea
As Asia accelerates shots, signs point to virus becoming endemic like flu
