Shipping in the crucial Strait of Hormuz, the only sea passage from the oil-rich Persian Gulf to the open ocean, has come to a virtual standstill, sparking a global oil price rise of about 10%.
Senator Smith said that while the government had strengthened sanctions against Russia, Australia was not doing enough to address the indirect flow of Russian oil revenue.
Expressing gratitude to nations that stood with India after the attack, PM Modi said terrorism, separatism, and extremism remain major threats to peace, prosperity, and stability worldwide.
The leaders met for over two hours at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage in what Trump called “an extremely productive” exchange, claiming “many points” had been agreed.
The move comes as leaders from the now 11-member BRICS bloc wrapped up a tense summit in Rio de Janeiro, which included scathing criticism of Trump’s expanding trade war.
Trump accused the Ukrainian leader of "gambling with World War Three" and questioned his appreciation for years of American military and political aid.
Trump, who last week referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a “dictator,” avoided labelling Russian President Vladimir Putin in the same way.
The crash killed 42-year-old mother Nancy Lefrançois and her 11-year-old son Loïc Chevalier, who were travelling in a passenger vehicle struck in the collision.
