Indonesia restricts commodity exporters’ ability to repatriate dollar earnings, Goma falls to Rwanda-backed militia group, Chinese AI breakthrough signals possible shift in data centre power demands, India’s clean energy transition hits land acquisition roadblock and Japanese and Chinese automakers battle for declining Thai auto market.

Canada’s push to lead global uranium production again, India’s solar exports surging as US seeks China alternatives, a New York bill penalising fossil fuel companies, Japan’s ambitious leap in semiconductors and Argentina removing long-standing tariffs.

South Korean firms brace for Trump’s return amid domestic turmoil, Iran’s energy crisis blights country’s already dire economy, tech start-ups team up to win government defence contracts, Toyota bucks the trend with solely owned China EV investment and Qatar bristles at new EU supply chain regulations.