Bangladesh may be joining the defence agreement signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan earlier this month. Bangladeshi State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir told reporters on Monday that his country has been invited to participate in what has become known as the Mecca pact, but did not say who extended the invitation.

The U.S. Department of State has recently strongly and publicly rejected the Afghan government’s request for American investment in Afghanistan’s mining sector and underground resources...

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced on the 2nd of September during his visit to Venezuela that US companies have signed agreements to expand their oil extraction operations in Venezuela...

The United States has finalised what President Trump called “the largest oil deal in world history,” granting itself 100-year rights to 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan crude at “no cost to the American taxpayer.” ...