Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced during a press briefing with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico that Kazakhstan is prepared to export oil, gas, uranium, food, and other goods to Slovakia.
Turkmenistan’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 6.3% in January–May 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to Deputy Prime Minister Hojamyrat Geldimyradov, who presented macroeconomic data to the Cabinet of Ministers.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Kazakhstan next week to attend a key Central Asia-China summit, the Kazakh presidency announced on Wednesday.
A historic May heat wave pushed Greenland’s ice melt to 17 times its average rate and sent Iceland’s temperatures soaring to record-breaking highs, raising urgent alarms about Arctic climate vulnerability.
Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov announced that joint efforts are ongoing with Georgia, Romania, and Hungary on the development of the “Green Energy Corridor” project, which will run across the Black Sea seabed to Europe.
The Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Norway on Wednesday to take part in the 22nd Oslo Forum, while the UN nuclear watchdog will discuss Iran and days ahead of his upcoming meeting with the U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff in Oman.
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has announced Finland's ambition to host a European AI gigafactory. The move aims to boost national growth by building on the success of the LUMI supercomputer, with telecommunications giant Nokia poised to lead the project's business consortium.
In response to mounting backlash over delayed payments and a deepening price war, major Chinese automakers including BYD, Chery, Geely, SAIC, BAIC, Xpeng, and Xiaomi have pledged to pay suppliers within 60 days, aligning with new government rules that came into effect on June 1.
On Wednesday, British Finance Minister Rachel Reeves outlined a strategic spending plan focused on health, defence, and infrastructure in an effort to stimulate economic growth and restore public confidence in the Labour government.
Russia has expressed willingness to help ease tensions between the U.S. and Iran over Tehran's nuclear programme by offering to take Iran's highly enriched uranium (HEU) and convert it into fuel for civilian reactors.
Iran launched 18 ballistic missiles late Sunday targeting the U.S. military’s Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest American installation in the Middle East.
The U.S. economy faces a 40% risk of recession in the second half of 2025, JP Morgan analysts said on Wednesday, citing rising tariffs and stagflation concerns.
Severe rain in Venezuela has caused rivers to overflow and triggered landslides, sweeping away homes and collapsing a highway bridge, with five states affected and no casualties reported so far.
The U.S. Embassy in Qatar has advised American citizens to shelter in place amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran, as part of a broader global security alert issued by Washington.
China has ramped up efforts to protect communities impacted by flood control measures, introducing stronger compensation policies and direct aid from the central government.
