Middle East
International relations
Israel pounds Gaza to curb Palestinian militants but rockets still fly
Pre-dawn Israeli offensive is biggest in conflict so far
International relations
Worried Asia watches Israeli-Palestinian fighting escalate
Renewed violence overshadows diplomatic momentum from Abraham Accords
Markets
Ever Given's Suez Canal blockage still disrupting global shipping
High sea freight rates and traffic jams force exporters to try air, rail routes
International relations
Biden's Armenian genocide call nudges Turkey toward China, Russia
Moscow and Beijing keen to step into vacuum as US switches focus to human rights
Opinion
Erdogan and Putin battle it out for control of the Black Sea
Tussle adds to growing list of places where the veteran strongmen are squaring off
International relations
Biden says 1915 massacres of Armenians constitute genocide
Statement breaks away from decades of carefully calibrated language from the White House
Energy
CNOOC eyes $29bn Qatar LNG project to aid Xi's CO2 target
Chinese state-owned oil major 'very interested' in joining venture
Economy
Turkey's revolving door of central bank chiefs whipsaws markets
Investors doubt Erdogan's will to fight inflation while public questions data reliability
Energy
Japan targets Vietnam for first ASEAN oil-sharing deal
Tokyo looks to secure supply chain for companies with overseas footprint
