The U.S. government shutdown has entered its third week, raising fears of flight delays, overworked air traffic controllers, and mounting pressure on the aviation sector.
Indian refineries are sharply reducing Russian oil imports following new U.S. sanctions, a move that could ease trade tensions and open the door to lower tariffs on Indian goods.
A renewed wave of bird flu across Europe has forced governments to confine poultry indoors, triggering mass culls, trade disruptions, and fears of a wider public health crisis.
Israel’s parliament has advanced a bill to annex the occupied West Bank, sparking international condemnation and raising fears over the end of a two-state solution.