Countries in Central and South Asia continued to see some of the worst air quality, with India's New Delhi being the most polluted capital city in the world

The group, which describes its business as "emissions intelligence," has raised an extra $5 million to enter the insurance sector to focus on emissions risk management.

Trafigura attributed the majority of debts owed by its counterparty in the country, Lex Oil, but its own internal probe is ongoing to try to locate around $500 million.

The Russian central bank moved on Thursday to stop foreign buying of the ruble in the domestic market after the currency slipped to its lowest since March 2022

President Xi said at a summit in Beijing last month that from December goods from least developed countries with diplomatic ties to China would not be subject to import duties

Modi said BRICS should not project itself as an alternative to global bodies, but rather try to reform organisations and help humanity.

Putin got the red carpet treatment on Tuesday, despite Ukraine calling for his arrest under a warrant from the International Criminal Court

China’s decision to restrict exports of antimony from mid-September could push the metal's price to $30,000 a ton, traders say

Tokyo imposed asset freezes and export bans on 11 companies, plus groups in five countries last Friday over sanctions related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Putin will attend an event marking 75 years of bilateral ties. He is due to meet Premier Li Qiang to discuss economic cooperation, and will also visit Harbin, a city with strong ties to Russia

US Treasury and State Departments impose curbs on nearly 300 suppliers in Russia, China and a range of other nations for supporting Moscow's war in Ukraine

Late last year a Russian firm imported car kits to assemble Citroёn C5 models at an old plant still owned by Stellantis; they came from China's Dongfeng Motor Group