Asia

Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Reliance Industries are not accepting offers from traders for Russian oil loading in March and April, says a trader

Modi is on a two-day visit to Malaysia, his first since the two countries elevated ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership in August 2024

February 12 poll will be the nation's first since a student-led uprising toppled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's autocratic regime in August 2024

India-US joint statement did not mention India’s Russian oil purchases or a formal pledge from India to confirm the move

Iranian FM says Iran is ready for a reassuring enrichment deal

Iranian FM says Israel’s territorial and regional expansion weakens neighboring countries militarily, economically, and socially

Iranian FM says negotiations will continue, raising prospects of reaching an agreed framework

Marco Rubio says all countries share responsibility for strategic stability, especially China

Under pressure from member states to crack down on irregular migration, Brussels has initiated contacts with Taliban government in Kabul to assess the feasibility of returns

Steve Witkoff and Iran’s Araghchi to lead talks in Gulf sultanate

US-mediated talks resume in Abu Dhabi as Ukraine and Russia hold firm on demands nearly four years into war

The call with Trump also came hours after Xi spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin via video link

The law previously did not explicitly prohibit women from riding motorbikes and scooters, but in practice authorities refused to issue licenses

Anadolu reports the talks will focus on deepening cooperation and regional and global issues

Indian exporters hail president Donald Trump's announcement of a US-India trade deal

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will meet in Istanbul in an effort to revive diplomacy over a long-running dispute about Iran's nuclear program and dispel fears of a new regional war

Trump announces the deal following a call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, noting that India would now buy oil from the US and potentially Venezuela

Iran says diplomacy continues, ready for flexible uranium deals with no preconditions