The bloc currently imports more than half of its crude oil from the Middle East.
Bloc is expected to call for deeper energy cooperation and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
China’s economy expanded by 5 percent in 2025, one of the slowest rates of growth in decades, according to Beijing, as policymakers grapple with weak consumer spending and a lingering debt crisis in the property sector. The government had set a growth target of “around 5 percent,” matching the 2024…
At least 24 people were killed and 47 others injured when motor-powered paragliders dropped bombs on a festival and protest gathering in Chaung U township, central Myanmar, on Monday evening, according to the exiled National Unity Government (NUG). The victims had assembled for the Thadingyut Festival, a Buddhist celebration that…