Middle East and North Africa
China Coal Mine Blast Tests Limits of Xi’s Energy Security Push
China’s world-beating coal production has helped shield its economy from the worst of the Iran war shock. Now the deadliest mining disaster in years is raising uncomfortable questions about the cost of that drive.
Iran Peace Deal Push Intensifies as Fragile Ceasefire Holds
Persian Gulf nations and Pakistan stepped up efforts to transform a fragile truce in the Iran war into a permanent peace deal, with US President Donald Trump again signaling that the conflict may end soon.
