The U.S. government shutdown has entered its third week, raising fears of flight delays, overworked air traffic controllers, and mounting pressure on the aviation sector.

Global oil prices surged 5 percent after new U.S. sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, raising concerns over supply shifts and new trade alignments.

Indian refineries are sharply reducing Russian oil imports following new U.S. sanctions, a move that could ease trade tensions and open the door to lower tariffs on Indian goods.

A renewed wave of bird flu across Europe has forced governments to confine poultry indoors, triggering mass culls, trade disruptions, and fears of a wider public health crisis.

Israel’s parliament has advanced a bill to annex the occupied West Bank, sparking international condemnation and raising fears over the end of a two-state solution.