The Theresa May government is setting up a fracking fund to compensate landowners affected by drilling operations.

But the question that has started dawning on some people is: is the deal necessary in the first place?

Looks like that arbitration court ruling in the Hague has had zero effect on slowing China’s progress in fortifying its claims in disputed waters.

The Israelis are reaching out to Arabs, Africans and Europeans to work out matters of common concern.

In more ways than one, 2016 feels like a funhouse mirror re-run of the 1990s.

Despite historically low interest rates, state and local investment in infrastructure is flagging.

Maybe. But the Kremlin stands to gain a lot more by staying put, at least for the time being.

China sends more than 200 vessels into the East China Sea over the weekend, testing Japan’s new hardline nationalist Minister of Defense.

Will the summit feature Ankara breaking from the West in a spectacular way? Probably not. But the meeting will still be consequential.

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