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Oil prices tumbled Tuesday as traders once again priced in a U.S.-Iran agreement before anyone had actually signed one. West Texas Intermediate was trading at $75.64 per barrel shortly before 2 p.m. ET, down $4.70, or 5.85%, while Brent had...

Russia is introducing new technology into the Ukraine war. Will it help the Russians win in the conflict? Even more tantalizing, both were developed by private sector companies in Russia! Russia and Ukraine often tout new products sold to the...

The leaders of the five Central Asian states and Azerbaijan, meeting on the shores of Lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan on July 31, signaled an intent to deepen trans-Caspian connections. The meeting’s final document, known as the Cholpon-Ata Declaration, was perhaps more symbolic than...

For modern SoC teams, “shift left” no longer means finding a few more RTL bugs before tape-out. It means moving meaningful system validation earlier—far enough left that firmware, operating systems, drivers, applications, and external interfaces can be exercised before first...

The emergence of bloodthirsty right-wing paramilitary death squads in Colombia is often attributed to the rise of powerful vertically integrated cocaine cartels during the early 1980s. That interpretation, however, overlooks the deeper forces behind their emergence in a country shaped...

India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation more than doubled its quarterly profit as higher crude and natural gas prices—and a weaker rupee—more than made up for another drop in production. ONGC reported net income of 170.34 billion rupees, or about...

The interest of Chinese intelligence, military, political, and strategic circles in the current state of increasing American interest in the cities of Ceuta and Melilla and the exploitation by the American legislature of the current international controversy over them after...

Iron ore futures in Singapore fell to their lowest intraday level in one year as deteriorating fundamentals continued to weigh on the market. Steel demand in China remains soft amid an ongoing construction slump and weakening mill margins, while supply...

Brent crude fell back to around $80 per barrel after renewed optimism over a potential US-Iran draft agreement eased geopolitical fears, even as President Trump criticized US refiners for high fuel profits. Trump Takes Aim at Big Oil’s War Profits...

Used under a Creative Commons license, original by Tony Webster Do you have a reasonable expectation of privacy while you’re out and about? The general understanding most people have is that no, you don’t. Not in public, anyway. That’s based on numerous...

The U.S. Department of Defense has canceled a tender to buy up to $300 million worth of lithium carbonate for the national strategic stockpile in another blow to the Administration looking to secure critical minerals for the defense and other...

The US’s multibillion-dollar push to expand interceptor missile production could begin rebuilding depleted stocks, but long manufacturing lead times, industrial bottlenecks and cost imbalances mean the benefits will depend on how quickly new capacity translates into deployable missiles. The US...

Indian state-owned refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has bought 2 million barrels of crude from Nigeria, trading sources told Reuters on Tuesday, as India looks to offset the loss of supply from the Middle East with deliveries from producers...

BP has announced that it will offload its US biogas business just days after confirming its exit from the North Sea, as the firm looks to shift its focus back to core oil and gas products. The London-listed oil giant...

Reuters reported this morning that the U.S. has used “virtually all” its long-range precision strike missiles during its war on Iran. Reuters’ sources would not say exactly how many of these surface to surface weapons, known as Army Tactical Missile Systems...

Traffic at the Strait of Hormuz remains at the lowest in more than two months as security concerns have intensified with recent attacks on ships and persistent threats to shipping in the region. After a brief respite between the middle...

Iraq faces mounting pressure to rein in the militias while balancing tensions with neighboring countries, the US, and Iran. The Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq has come under nearly 1,000 drone and missile attacks by Iran and its proxies since...

As artificial intelligence systems become larger and more demanding, memory is becoming one of the most important constraints in server design. Modern AI workloads do not only require powerful GPUs and accelerators; they also require enormous amounts of data to...

Pakistan's national Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC) has signed an agreement with a Canadian firm to deploy advanced technology to boost production from heavy crude oilfields, the largest Pakistani exploration and production firm has said. Under the agreement...

Trump’s repeated threats followed by last-minute retreats risk turning American deterrence into a paper tiger, encouraging adversaries to test Washington’s resolve. Pulling back from the brink may avert war today, but inconsistency could prove costlier tomorrow. If not exaggerated, it’s...

India’s state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), the top explorer in the country, will build a new storage site at Mangaluru to hold about 13 million barrels of oil as the world’s third-largest crude oil importer looks to boost...

Fresh uncertainty has emerged over prospects for diplomacy between the United States and Iran after conflicting claims over negotiations coincided with a maritime attack near the Strait of Hormuz. The incident pushed oil prices higher and reinforced concerns that the...

BP more than doubled its profit for the second quarter from a year earlier on the back of higher oil and gas prices and stronger refining margins driven by the shock supply disruption in the Middle East. BP on Tuesday...

U.S. President Donald Trump returned to office pledging to restore free speech and end what he described as years of government censorship. Yet a growing body of federal court rulings has found that his administration has repeatedly violated First Amendment...

The United States has depleted a significant portion of its stockpile of long range precision missiles during its five month military campaign against Iran, raising concerns over its preparedness for future conflicts with major powers such as China and Russia....

A new railway, a sixteen-year coal supply arrangement and a renewed yuan swap line do not suggest that China is preparing to annex Mongolia. They do, however, increase the economic cost of foreign-policy disagreement with Beijing. June 2026: sovereignty and...

An upper-class Englishwoman falls in love with a worker on her uncle’s sugar plantation in this insipid adaptation of Romesh Gunesekera’s novel Here is a tale of love across the divide, based on a novel by Booker nominee Romesh Gunesekera ....

Saudi Aramco saw its adjusted net income jump by 33% for the second quarter from a year earlier as high oil prices and the oil giant’s ability to re-route most crude exports more than offset the constrained flows at the...

The sudden mass crossing into Spain’s North African enclave raises questions that Europe cannot afford to dismiss as merely another migration crisis. The timing, Morocco’s behavior, and the growing strategic alignment between Rabat, Washington, and Tel Aviv point to something...

Germany’s energy demand dropped by 1.9% over the first half of the year on surging oil and gas prices, according to preliminary data released by the Working Group on Energy Balances (AGEB), an association of German economic and energy organizations....

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael P. Duffey joins Jonathan to discuss the Pentagon’s ongoing acquisition transformation. Their conversation spans the recent munitions agreements, industry investments, the shift to portfolio acquisition executives, allied coproduction, and more.Image: Cpl....

It was framed as a perfect storm because nativists dearly wanted it to be. Looking on, progressives failed to meet the moment too The live streams are still running, training their cameras on the beach at Ceuta, where nothing is happening....

就让岁月开成一朵花， 等一场春风温柔抵达， 带着知足上路， 带着晚霞回家， 爱在时光中轻轻发芽。 – 吴忧 And so it begins. President Xi Jinping of China has summoned overseas Chinese to pool strengths and contribute to the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. This is not new. The People’s Republic of China...

Washington has repeatedly used trade policy and U.S. market access over the past decade to advance broader economic security priorities with its trading partners. The Trump administration’s decision not to renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on July 1, during a mandatory...

US Undersecretary of War Elbridge Colby called South Korea (Republic of Korea, ROK) a “model ally” while visiting Seoul a few months ago. A “model ally?” Compared with what? South Korea is still a longtime partner and an ally bound by a...

Tanker crossings in the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb remained subdued at the start of this week despite reports about potential renewal of peace talks based on statements made by President Donald Trump. A dozen tankers crossed the Bab...