Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains severely depressed six months after the onset of the US-Iran war, leaving thousands of sailors stranded across the Persian Gulf while most transits operate as untracked "dark" voyages
China's Xi Jinping is likely to visit India for the BRICS summit in September, his first trip in seven years, sources say
Macron hosts Saudi's MBS for a two-day Paris visit criticized by journalist unions as a "provocation."
The US unveils new sanctions on Iran, vowing economic asphyxiation of Tehran, though Bessent named no specific countries or timelines.
Trump's administration proposes a $103,265 fee on H-1B skilled worker visas, calling it a revenue mechanism to fund the immigration system.
