The rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran has a spill-over impact on ending the conflicts in Yemen and Syria particularly and the Shiite-Sunni conflict in the Muslim world in general.
The battle for Bakhmut has become the focus of Russia's winter campaign to capture Ukraine's eastern region, with both sides describing it as Europe's bloodiest infantry battle since World War Two.
Iran has worked to strengthen its economic connections with other nations in the region, particularly China and India, both of which are significant purchasers of Iranian oil.
During the 2020 presidential race, Joe Biden had vowed not to approve any new oil and gas leases on public lands and he had been under intense pressure from environmentalists not to approve the so-called Willow Project.
US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome said that Washington was working to find a solution to Islamabad's serious economic issues. The US ambassador also said that the IMF program is also a part of the same effort.
Silicon Valley Bank -- a key lender to startups across the United States since the 1980s -- collapsed after a sudden run on deposits, prompting regulators to seize control Friday.
