Quad-ASEAN trade cooperation key to regional economic security

Japan, India and Australia’s converging interests would be fortified by a Japan-ASEAN-Australia-India economic corridor championed by the United States. Japan and India—the world’s fourth- and fifth-largest economies, respectively—are determinedly...

EU Sends €3B to Kyiv in Russian-Asset-Backed Loans

The Ministry of Finance on Wednesday reported that Kyiv has received another tranche of frozen-Russian-asset-backed funds from the EU, this one a €4 billion tranche under the G7’s Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration for Ukraine (ERA) initiative. So...

G-7 Finance Chiefs Discuss Further Sanctions on Russia

Newsfrom Japan Economy Oct 2, 2025 00:16 (JST) Tokyo, Oct. 1 (Jiji Press)--The finance ministers of the Group of Seven major democracies held an online meeting Wednesday to discuss further sanctions targeting Russian oil exports. "We discussed...

Oil slides to 17-week low on US and Asia economic worries

uOil prices fell to a 17-week low on Wednesday, down for a third straight day on a U.S. government shutdown fed worries about the global economy, while traders expected more oil supply to come on the market with a planned output boost by OPEC+...

US to give Ukraine intel for long-range strikes: report

"After seeing the Economic trouble (the war) is causing Russia, I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form," Trump wrote on Truth Social last Tuesday, shortly...

Trump’s additional tariffs on lumber are ‘misguided and unnecessary’: BC Lumber Trade Council

B.C.’s lumber industry criticizes U.S. President Trump’s announcement to increase the duties on Canadian lumber. The BC Lumber Trade Council (BCLTC) called the additional increase “misguided and unnecessary.” CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130 NEWSRADIO...

In Santa Barbara, Stories from Ukraine

By Amy Weaver This story first appeared in Amy Weaver’s LinkedIn newsletter, Direct Relief: Hope Ahead. Subscribe on LinkedIn When I returned to California from Africa a few weeks ago, Direct Relief was hosting a remarkable group of visitors from...

Latvia supports the idea of a “reparations loan” for Ukraine

Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa stated the need to support the European Commission’s initiative on the so-called reparations loan for Ukraine, as financial assistance for Ukraine is needed today. She said this ahead of an informal meeting of...

EU Leaders Discuss ‘Drone Wall’, Ukraine In Copenhagen To Counter Russia

Oslo: European Union (EU) leaders held an informal summit in Copenhagen, discussing issues including the advancement of an EU-wide “drone wall” and continued support for Ukraine, according to remarks made at a late-evening press conference. During...

EU considers using frozen Russian assets for loan to Ukraine

European leaders expressed broad support on Wednesday for the idea of using Russian assets frozen in the West to provide a 140 billion euro loan to Ukraine but will discuss it further in three weeks to try and sort out legal aspects of the...

Hot Topics in International Trade - October 2025- Rare Earth Minerals-Part 2 – Enter Greenland’s Global Significance

If you had the chance to read one of my previous articles titled Rare Earth Minerals and China’s Global Dominance, you’d see how much China dominates in possessing these rare earth mineral deposits of gold in their soil. It’s been more than a...

Surge in Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries sparks Russian fuel shortages

Olga Robinson & Matt MurphyBBC Verify and Yaroslava KiryukhinaBBC Russian ShareSave Ukraine has dramatically increased the number of attacks launched against Russian oil refineries in recent months, sparking fuel shortages and price rises in some...

US to give Ukraine intelligence on long-range energy targets in Russia

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will provide Ukraine with intelligence on long-range energy infrastructure targets within Russia, two officials told Reuters on Wednesday, as it weighs whether to send Kyiv missiles that could be used in...

Kyiv Court Blocks Ukrenergo Boardʼs Move to Fire CEO

A Kyiv commercial court has barred Ukraine’s state-owned power grid operator Ukrenergo, along with its registrars and authorities, from implementing a Sept. 26 Supervisory Board decision to dismiss the company’s CEO and management team, according...

Ukraine’s Chernihiv Plunged to Darkness as Moscow Renews Energy Strikes

Locals in northern Ukraine’s Chernihiv region have reported blackouts and potential water supply disruptions following reports of Russian drone strikes on Wednesday, Oct. 1. The region borders Belarus and Russia to the north, with the city of...

Ukraine's Security Service visits Kyiv Independent CEO’s home, says it’s in unrelated investigation

An employee of Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) visited the home of the Kyiv Independent's CEO Daryna Shevchenko on Sept. 30, in an apparent attempt to gather information. According to the SBU, the man was conducting operative work for a case...

Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries spark fuel shortages, export bans, and price hikes

Photo for illustrative purposes. Vapour escapes from processing complex during operations at the Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim oil refinery, operated by Bashneft PAO, in Ufa, Russia, on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. (Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images)...

Ukraine to Compensate Military Travel Costs After Foreign Medical Treatment

Chevron of a soldier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. ArmyInform About the message Yulia Svyrydenko’s Telegram channel The government has decided to reimburse the travel costs home for servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine after treatment...

Ukraine Exempts Tax on Repeated Import of Weapon Parts for Defense Contracts

The Cabinet of Ministers approved a new mechanism for exempting from taxation the re-importation of parts for weapons manufacturers that were destroyed while fulfilling state contracts. This was announced on October 1 by Prime Minister Yulia...

Ukraine receives 4 bln euros in EU loan from frozen Russian assets

KIEV, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine on Wednesday received 4 billion euros (about 4.7 billion U.S. dollars) in a European Union loan sourced from frozen Russian assets, according to the country's Ministry of Finance. The funds were transferred to...