With China dominating every step of the solar energy production chain, governments in India and Europe are looking to reduce their overreliance on a single supplier. In December 2025, Italy awarded more than 1.1 gigawatts...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has said the loan, the largest in its history, is aimed at helping boost the EU planemaker’s research efforts. The money will be directed to commercial and defense projects. The...
Countries across the region are expanding defense cooperation in ways that change the South China Sea equation but fall short of a new anti-China bloc. For years, the South China Sea has been seen as a potential...
A potential US-Iran deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz could ease the global energy crunch, but oil prices and supplies may take months to stabilize as shipping restarts and infrastructure...
Walking past the shuttered doors and “No Cash” signboards of automated teller machines (ATMs) across India over the past three months has triggered a collective, uneasy sense of vulnerability. During March, April, and May 2026,...
A new wave of Trump tariffs could unsettle US trade partners which have already signed new trade deals or have been negotiating them for months. US President Donald Trump’s administration is proposing additional tariffs of 10% or...
The International Energy Agency declared that the combined force of US and Israeli military operations against Iran which began on February 28 2026 together with the March 4 closure of the Strait of Hormuz created...
Hot on the heels of Donald Trump’s visit, Russian President Vladimir Putin travels to Beijing for talks with Xi Jinping. DW explores how China’s trade and financial support is helping keep Russia’s economy afloat. Russia may...
Beijing now has strong new powers to punish firms for pulling manufacturing out of China. Multinationals are increasingly caught in a web of coercion and complex rules as they try to operate across the US,...
Syria’s new government has deliberately not become directly involved in the Iran war. It’s presenting itself as neutral and as a possible solution to the Strait of Hormuz blockade. Descriptions of Syria have changed a lot over...
President Donald Trump said he’s raising tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25%, saying the bloc was not complying with the terms of the trade agreement agreed to with the US....
Apple’s top hardware engineer John Ternus will lead the $4 trillion iPhone maker, as Tim Cook steps back. Will Apple chase rivals for the smartest intelligence, or deliver the best personal AI experience? Weeks after Apple’s 50th...