Bloomberg The same source responsible for a recent missile launch on an airport in Saudi Arabia likely perpetrated attacks on ships near the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Kingdom’s energy minister. Khalid Al-Falih’s comments during a G-20 ministerial meeting on energy and the environment in Japan come after US President Donald Trump blamed Iran for the vessel attacks near ...

Bloomberg China confirmed that a Chinese fishing vessel was involved in an incident with Filipino fishermen in South China Sea but denied that it hit and abandoned them. China’s preliminary investigation showed that Chinese fishing vessel Yuemaobinyu 42212 from Guangdong province was engaged in a “light purse seine operation” about midnight on June 9 when it was suddenly besieged by ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong’s leader suspended efforts to pass a bill allowing extraditions to China, in a dramatic reversal that she said was necessary to restore order in the Asian financial hub and avoid further violence and mass protests. Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s chief executive, announced the legislative “pause” at a news conference on Saturday, even as activists asked hundreds of ...