
A refinery operated by the Venezuelan state oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela, in Punto Fijo.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, and the Federal Reserve chairman, Kevin M. Warsh, met with Group of 20 finance ministers and central banker governors on Tuesday in Asheville, N.C.

Pedestrians walking past a mural of Iran’s slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in downtown Tehran on Monday.

President Trump said his defense secretary and secretary of state reached an agreement with the Venezuelan government on securing billions of barrels of oil reserves “through a partnership with private business.”

Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader, center, and the Kyrgyz president, Sadyr Japarov, left, during a welcoming ceremony in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Monday.

A camp for people displaced by violence and drought in Somalia’s southern Gedo region, seen in April.


Tampa International is one of three U.S. airports opting in to a new program.

Oil tankers and cargo vessels were anchored last month off the coast of Oman during an effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil tankers and cargo vessels off the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre monitors shipping around the Arabian Peninsula, aiding vessels in trouble.

This illegal mine near Caucasia, Colombia, sells gold into the Royal Canadian Mint’s supply chain.