Australia’s Central Bank Lifts Rate to 4.85%, Highest Since 2008
🔊 Listen to this article SYDNEY, November 6 — The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash rate by 25…
ANC and DA Neck-and-Neck in South African Local Elections as AGOA Termination Looms
🔊 Listen to this article JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 6 — The African National Congress held a narrow lead over the Democratic…
China Chairs 37th APEC Ministerial Meeting, Setting Stage for Shenzhen Leaders’ Summit Amid Global Trade Fragmentation
🔊 Listen to this article BEIJING, Nov. 5 — China hosted the 37th APEC Ministerial Meeting on Foreign and Trade…
Carney and Trump Signal Imminent Trade Framework as Canada Accelerates “Ever Closer” EU Pivot
🔊 Listen to this article OTTAWA, Nov. 5 — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump signaled…
Lula Maps Intensive Diplomatic Sprint Spanning COP31 Presidency Handover, ASEAN, and G20 to Anchor Global South Leadership
🔊 Listen to this article BRASÍLIA, Nov. 3 — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is set to embark…
EU Energy Ministers Debate Grid Tariff Overhaul and Winter Security as Bottlenecks Stall Clean Power
🔊 Listen to this article LUXEMBOURG, Oct. 29 — European Union energy ministers gathered in Luxembourg on Thursday to debate…
The AI Power Grab: How Data Centers Are Redrawing the North American Energy Map
🔊 Listen to this article WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 — The surging electricity appetite of artificial-intelligence data centers is redrawing the…
Iran Negotiates “Two-Day Plan” to Reopen Strait of Hormuz as Final Agreement Remains Elusive
Iran confirmed it accepted a Qatar-brokered plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, as shuttle diplomacy intensifies…
China’s Wind and Solar Capacity Surpasses 2,000 GW, Shattering 2030 Targets and Reshaping Grid Dynamics
🔊 Listen to this article BEIJING, Oct. 29 — China’s combined wind and solar capacity has pushed past a major…
African Banks Shift to Local-Currency Settlement via PAPSS, Bypassing Intermediary Dollars
🔊 Listen to this article NAIROBI, Oct. 29 — A growing number of African banks and businesses are routing cross-border…