When Iran moved to shut the Strait of Hormuz this year, sending Middle East energy markets into turmoil, China had already spent the best part of a decade getting ready for exactly this kind of shock.
At the southern tip of the Red Sea, where Yemen faces Djibouti and Eritrea across a channel only around 30 kilometres wide at its narrowest, lies one of the world's most consequential waterways: the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Canada is exploring a new and potentially unprecedented relationship with the European Union as Prime Minister Mark Carney looks to strengthen economic and strategic ties with Europe amid ongoing tensions with the United States.
Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella has formally ended all government peace negotiations with illegal armed groups, marking a dramatic shift in the country's security strategy and delivering on a central pledge from his election campaign.
Russian President Vladimir Putin used a series of high-level meetings ahead of the BRICS summit in New Delhi to reinforce Moscow's political and economic partnerships with countries across Africa and Asia. He also received backing from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bilateral cooperation.
Brazil's presidential campaign has been shaken by the emergence of a corruption and money-laundering investigation involving Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the leading right-wing challenger to incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, just weeks before voters head to the polls.
Algeria has ordered the closure of its airspace to all civilian and military aircraft registered in the United Arab Emirates, marking a sharp escalation in tensions after Algiers formally cut diplomatic relations with Abu Dhabi.
For weeks, Indians have watched a bespectacled civil servant become an unlikely social media star. Tukaram Mundhe, Maharashtra's food safety commissioner, posts photographs of cockroach-infested kitchens and rat droppings on warehouse floors, and his raids are shared like reality television.
Tobacco use may significantly reduce fertility in both men and women, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) publication that highlights growing evidence linking smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke with reproductive health problems.
A record-breaking heatwave that swept across western Europe in late June has been linked to more than 10,000 excess deaths, according to newly released mortality data, highlighting the growing human toll of extreme temperatures across the continent.
Azerbaijan's education system is showing some of its strongest signs of progress in years, with the latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results revealing significant improvements in mathematics, science and reading.
At least five people have died and more than 80 others remain unaccounted for after a passenger ferry caught fire off the western Philippines, prompting a major search-and-rescue operation involving the coast guard, government agencies and local fishing communities.
Authorities in Nigeria's Ondo State have launched an investigation after 24 people died and several others were hospitalised following the consumption of a locally produced herbal drink in communities in the country's southwest.
At least 14 people were killed and 11 others injured after a powerful explosion ripped through a temporary weapons storage facility near the northern Syrian city of Sarmada in Idlib province on Wednesday, according to Syrian authorities.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's aircraft was nearly struck by a drone while departing Moldova on its way to Norway, according to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
The United States is deepening its security and economic engagement in Latin America, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio announcing that Peru will join the Americas Shield, a regional initiative designed to strengthen cooperation against transnational criminal networks.
Five people, including four healthcare workers, were killed when a government-operated medical helicopter crashed in Malaysia's eastern Sarawak state, authorities said.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are facing growing pressure as the virus spreads to new areas faster than treatment capacity can be expanded.
As the countries of the Turkic world seek deeper economic integration, the Turkic Investment Fund (TIF) is positioning itself as a key financial vehicle for turning political cooperation into tangible development projects.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has expressed concern over the AfD's strong performance in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state election, calling the result disappointing and warning about the growing influence of populist forces in Europe.
Syria's government has integrated armed factions into the national army and is restructuring its security institutions as part of a broader effort to consolidate state authority and support the country's post-conflict recovery, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said on Monday.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said aircraft produced by Canadian manufacturer Bombardier should no longer be sold in the United States, intensifying a growing trade dispute between Washington and Ottawa.
North Korea has sharply criticised a new round of joint military exercises involving the United States, South Korea and Japan, accusing Washington and its allies of increasing military tensions in Northeast Asia.
The final day of the 4th International Mine Action Conference in Baku put international cooperation, new technology and national expertise at the heart of efforts to clear landmines and support post-conflict recovery.
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