Yesterday
Biden fails to win security, oil commitments at Arab summit
Joe Biden has been unable to get Arab nations to pump more oil or make progress on a security deal that could include Israel.
- Steve Holland, Aziz El Yaakoubi, Jarrett Renshaw and Maha El Dahan
This Month
Biden defends Saudi trip, says human rights on the agenda
The US president would not commit to asking the Crown Prince about the 2018 murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
- Nick Allen and Abbie Cheeseman
Biden faces ‘mission impossible’ in plan to tame oil prices
Oil executives and market analysts say both parts of the plan are fraught with difficulty and could backfire by goading Russia into cutting its energy exports.
- Derek Brower and David Sheppard
June
Afghanistan quake kills more than 1000, injures 1600, officials say
Heavy rain and strong winds were frustrating search and rescues efforts late on Wednesday after a massive earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan.
- Haq Nawaz Khan, Adela Suliman, Karina Tsui and Shaiq Hussain
Six takeaways from what Elon Musk said at the Qatar Economic Forum
The world’s richest person covered everything from the state of his deal to buy Twitter to the direction of the American economy and planned job cuts at Tesla.
- Reed Stevenson
Israel heads for fifth election in three years in fresh crisis
The Israeli election will put former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu back at the centre of political power.
- Josef Federman
Saudi Arabia ready to pump more oil if Russian output sinks under ban
The kingdom has resisted calls from the White House to ramp up production despite oil prices trading near $US120 a barrel, the highest level in a decade.
- David Sheppard, Samer Al-Atrush and Derek Brower
May
Lifeline for Netanyahu as Israel’s government loses majority
Should Benjamin Netanyahu return as prime minister, analysts say Israel would get a government alliance that would be among its most right-wing in history.
- Patrick Kingsley
