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A $9.4 billion gas bill sees developing Asian nations sour on LNG
12+ hour, 38+ min ago (798+ words) Qatari shipments of LNG through the Strait of Hormuz have all but dried up since the conflict started at the end of February. Published Sep 14, 2026, 08:35 AM The loss of a fifth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply due to the…...
Mongolians wait hours for fuel as reliance on Russia bites
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (699+ words) Published Sep 08, 2026, 11:03 AM BAGAKHANGAI, Mongolia - After a five-hour wait for petrol, Mongolian pensioner Nasanjargal is still 10 places from the pump, with dozens of cars behind him in a queue snaking into the arid steppe. “Fuel is unavailable, there are huge…...
Prabowo offers Indonesia as Russia’s gateway to ASEAN
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1072+ words) Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto spoke at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok in Russia on Sept 3. Published Sep 03, 2026, 08:00 PM JAKARTA - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto pitched his country as Russia’s gateway to Southeast Asia on Sept 3, saying the Pacific should become…...
Mongolia bears brunt of Russia's fuel crunch, official says
1+ week, 4+ day ago (349+ words) Director of the policy and planning department in Mongolia's food ministry Bolorchuluun Tsendgombo speaks during and an interview on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, September 2, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Vladimir Soldatkin Published…...
US’ Bessent blames high energy prices on Ukraine’s Russia strikes
1+ week, 4+ day ago (401+ words) Published Sep 03, 2026, 08:03 AM WASHINGTON – US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian energy facilities were one reason for rising global energy prices, citing those attacks before mentioning the war against Iran when asked about the elevated cost…...
Citigroup fined $8 million in Britain for Russia sanctions breaches
1+ week, 5+ day ago (254+ words) As of 2025, Citigroup had ceased almost all institutional banking services in Russia. Published Sep 02, 2026, 07:10 PM LONDON – Britain has fined Citigroup’s local business more than £4.7 million (S$8 million) for handling hundreds of transactions in breach of sanctions against Russia. The Office…...
US, China arm for space warfare: hunter satellites and orbital weapons
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1135+ words) Published Sep 02, 2026, 06:06 PM Updated Sep 02, 2026, 06:21 PM Sept 2 - In June, a secretive unmanned Chinese spaceplane closely monitored by U.S. military analysts released a small satellite hundreds of miles above Earth in an orbital region crowded with commercial and military satellites. The object…...
German power grid under fresh sabotage attack: Police
1+ week, 5+ day ago (264+ words) Power lines are seen in front of the Janschwalde power plant in Turnow-Preilack, Germany. Published Sep 02, 2026, 02:01 PM Updated Sep 02, 2026, 03:29 PM FRANKFURT – Germany faced a second sabotage attempt on its electricity grid, with local police saying on Sept 2 they are investigating…...
Russia's Putin renames planned 'Power of Siberia 2' pipeline to 'Power of Baikal' pipeline, minister says
1+ week, 5+ day ago (211+ words) Published Sep 02, 2026, 03:31 PM Updated Sep 02, 2026, 03:36 PM VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept 2 - Russian President Vladimir Putin has renamed the planned "Power of Siberia 2" gas pipeline to China to the "Power of Baikal" pipeline, Russia's Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev said on Wednesday. He did…...
Russia, US see grounds for financial ties, Russian finance minister says
1+ week, 5+ day ago (235+ words) Russia's Finance Minister Anton Siluanov attends a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus in Moscow, Russia February 26, 2026. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool Published Sep 02, 2026, 12:25 PM Updated Sep 02, 2026, 12:48 PM Sept 2 - Dialogue between Russia and…...