Pakistan's untapped shale reserves have long intrigued energy analysts. A 2015 US report had already mapped billions of barrels underground
India PM Modi faces opposition fury after Trump’s 25% tariff threat
Indian opposition parties criticised the government on Thursday, describing U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of a 25% tariff as a diplomatic failure for New Delhi, while the rupee currency tumbled ...
India Weighs Options to Placate Trump After Shock 25% Tariff
India is weighing options to placate the White House, including boosting US imports, and has ruled out immediate retaliation to President Donald Trump’s surprise 25% tariff threat, according to people ...
India’s RBI unlikely to re-introduce fixed-rate liquidity operations, sources say
India's central bank is unlikely to re-introduce the policy of lending money daily to banks at a fixed rate, despite increased clamour for it from market participants, three sources said on Thursday.
India court acquits seven accused in 2008 Malegaon blast case
A court in India has acquitted all seven accused in a deadly bombing that struck a Muslim-majority town in Maharashtra state nearly 17 years ago. At least six people were killed and nearly a hundred ...
Satellite Imagery Shows China Upgrading Aircraft Carrier Base
AllSource Analysis—a Colorado-based geospatial intelligence provider—shared satellite imagery taken on July 17 that shows what it described as "ongoing construction activity" at Yulin Naval Base, located on the East Asian power's southern island province of Hainan.
Tariff impact on China’s economy to be apparent from August onwards if there isn’t a US-China deal
Qin Yong of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (China) says there could be a significant slowdown of China's GDP growth in the second half of 2025, and that there could be some "very worrying" scenarios if a trade agreement with the US isn't reached,
Death toll rises in China’s north following extreme rain, state media says
BEIJING (Reuters) -Extreme weather killed at least eight people in the city of Chengde just outside the Chinese capital Beijing, with 18 still unaccounted for, as heavy rainfall pounded the hilly region over the past week.
Nvidia got U.S. greenlight to sell its H20 chips in China — but now China is worried about security
Nvidia earlier this month said the U.S. government is giving permission to sell its H20 microchip again in China — but now a Chinese regulator is raising a red flag.
Cyprus Business Now: tourism, real estate, shipping, Keve, Syprodat
Tourism revenue in Cyprus climbed to €373.3 million in May 2025, according to the latest results on Wednesday from the passengers survey conducted by the statistical service (Cystat).This marks a 20.2 ... ( read original story ...)