Oil jumped to the highest in more than three weeks as markets rallied over China easing its Covid restrictions. Brent crude futures surged more than 4% to near $99 a barrel, with China, the world’s biggest crude importer, said to be working on plans to scrap a system that penalises airlines for bringing virus cases into the country. Oil has ...

China has pledged to deliver water cannons to the Solomon Islands, just days after Australia provided rifles, underscoring the growing competition for influence in the Pacific nations. China and the Solomon Islands were to hold a ceremony Friday morning to hand over two water cannons and an undisclosed number of vehicles to police, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported, citing program ...

North Korea’s unprecedented barrage of missiles is underscoring the costs of Washington’s tensions with Beijing, since China has shown little appetite for additional sanctions over the country’s nuclear program. China, along with Russia, played a critical role in approving United Nations sanctions on their neighbor after Kim Jong Un tested an atomic bomb and launched a missile designed to carry ...