Overloaded van rear-ends truck in central China, killing 13 – Authorities confirm 13 dead, 3 injured after crash on expressway in Nanyang City early Thursday.

Reports of multiple explosions in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Details emerging.

Reports of multiple explosions in Bandar Abbas, Iran.

Shanxi coal disaster likely to reduce Chinese coal output, raising costs for steelmakers, power plants and chemical manufacturers

The Shanxi coal disaster is expected to reduce Chinese coal output in the near term, increasing costs for steelmakers, power plants, and chemical manufacturers.

Chinese crude imports set to drop to pandemic-era lows as Iran war reveals demand slump. Bloomberg reports the decline may be structural as demand disappears.

Chinese imports of crude oil are set to drop to levels not seen since the pandemic, as the war in Iran reveals the extent to which demand has disappeared and may not be coming back.

Impeached Philippine VP Sara Duterte faces potential lifetime political ban as senators push legislation. Supporter calls movement 'insane and wicked'

Philippine senators are seeking to permanently bar impeached Vice President Sara Duterte from holding public office, according to reports. A staunch supporter called the movement 'insane and wicked'.