Cross-strait tensions, the One-China policy and regional security around Taiwan and China.
Russia has transferred some of the largest European retail chains and industrial assets under external management, while retaining a lever of pressure on the West through the threat of full nationalization. Major Western retailers will no longer control their businesses in...
Sanctions are designed to impose economic costs that eventually generate political pressure for behavioral change. Yet Russia has absorbed years of unprecedented economic restrictions without experiencing a corresponding political backlash. Conventional explanations focus on the country’s macroeconomic buffers: accumulated foreign-exchange...
The US government on Monday finalized new lower vehicle fuel economy standards — reversing a push by the Biden administration to build more fuel-efficient vehicles. The move is broadly seen as helping sales of gas-powered cars and trucks at the...
The long National Day vacation is getting started, so the newsletter is thin today. We are recording this week’s Sharp China on Wednesday, but I am not yet sure if there will be enough for a Wednesday newsletter too. Unless...
Russian defense conglomerate Almaz-Antey is set to unveil its long-range Harpy-A1(E) strike drone at an upcoming defense exhibition in Vietnam, marking its first international foray into the realm of armed unmanned aerial vehicles. The drone is engineered to strike stationary...
Damning reports confirm dozens of casualties amongst US navy sailors and marines in Iranian attacks this month, as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seize another American unmanned submarine in the Strait of Hormuz. Mint Press News’ Robert Inlakesh looks...
As chipmakers put more computing power into a single system, the challenge extends beyond making individual chips faster. They must connect multiple chips, memory stacks, power supplies, and sometimes optical components in a compact package. In the2026 TSMC OIP Forum...
The U.S. federal government has come up with an alternative to a diesel fuel export ban that could alleviate the price pain at the pump by boosting the availability of a tax-free sort of diesel. That’s according to unnamed sources...
We all sense that the American economy is one big con game, in which we’re the mark. But one of the world’s largest Wall Street firms just accidentally confessed that truth in a warning to the investor class. The admission came...
The United States has withdrawn its troops from Iraq after 22 years, but the country now faces a problem that Afghanistan did not encounter even after the departure of American forces. US Troops Leave Iraq After 22 Years of Occupation Iraqi authorities...
At the 81st UNGA in New York, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated, unreservedly, Russia’s objection to South Africa’s exclusion from the G20 summit while promoting the significance of the basic principles of sustainable transformation of global multilateral institutions and organizations...
A global crackdown on the water and energy use of the artificial intelligence sector is picking up speed. This week government officials in California and the European Union both announced new policies to help track and limit the runaway resource...
Sometimes, a defeat can include many triumphs. This is the case of the Mexican government’s efforts to beat back a lawsuit by Legacy Vulcan. This company, the largest U.S. producer of crushed construction stone, sued in 2018 over Mexico’s closure...
As September draws to a close, forests continue to burn both in Russia and across the ocean. California is currently battling several active wildfires, with the largest, Plaskett Fire, consuming over 30,000 acres and Timber Fire exceeding 25,000 acres. In...
Tennessee is set to execute 50-year-old Krista Pike on September 30, marking the first execution of a woman in the state in over 200 years. The last such instance occurred in 1820. A Brutal Crime and a Death Sentence In 1995, Pike,...
Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Johann Foucher, founder and CEO of Pollen Metrology, a French company whose journey offers a rare vantage point on how artificial intelligence is reshaping semiconductor manufacturing from the inside out. What makes...
Maricarmen’s eviction was the straw that broke the camel’s back, sparking the biggest social movement seen in Spain since the ‘indignados’ 15 years ago. Laura Wittebroek is a writer and member of Clamour. Cross-posted from Counterpunch Over the past few days, Maricarmen has...
Housing has always been at the forefront of political concerns in Spain post-2008, but whereas the 15-M movement was more broadly about the legitimacy of the political and economic system, the demands of the current protests are more narrowly focused...
The debate around AI safety in the political West conveniently misses the fact that China has already introduced safety rules. Madeline Carr is Professor of Global Politics and Cybersecurity at University College London Cross-posted from The Conversation Recent warnings from American AI leaders...
A year after mass protests demanding a change in political priorities, gen Z opted out of last week’s poll en masse The spectacle of young migrants swimming en masse from Moroccan waters to the Spanish exclave of Ceuta exposed the frustration...
The U.S. Department of Energy will offer another 40 million barrels of crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as gasoline and diesel prices remain elevated nearly seven months into the Iran war. The barrels will be offered through an exchange,...
Dior creative director Jonathan Anderson presented a new collection in Paris on Tuesday, showcasing metallic trousers, structured jackets, and sheer feathered skirts. This was a year after his debut at the brand owned by LVMH, with notable guests like singer...
There is much to be said on many issues between the U.S. and China, and it was -- in the many meetings that occurred between American and Chinese officials that took place as the two countries’ leaders said very little...
Next-gen AI accelerators, high-performance processors, and complex computing architectures depend heavily on advanced packaging. Bringing multiple dies, chiplets, high-bandwidth memory, and advanced interconnects together into a single 2.5D or 3D package yields massive performance gains. However, this design evolution… Read...
The European Union is considering delaying methane reporting rules for imported oil and gas by as much as a year as tight fuel supplies and rising prices collide with Brussels’ climate agenda. The rules are set to take effect on...
Russia will reduce funding for welfare, education, and healthcare in its state budget for 2027, focusing more on military spending. Planned defense expenditures will rise to 17.1 trillion roubles ($202.58 billion), which is about 27% more than the previous budget....
The European Commission is suggesting measures to protect the EU from potential issues with future members that could weaken democracy and veto decisions. This proposal comes as Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, and Moldova work towards joining the EU. A draft document...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un now occupies a different position from the one he had at the Hanoi Summit with Donald Trump seven years ago. Between 2019 and 2026, in both efforts to arrange a summit, Trump used a similar...
Russia has targeted European companies to remove foreign ownership rights over their Russian assets, citing the EU’s involvement in the Ukraine conflict. This month, Russia placed the assets of Swiss company Nestle, German wholesaler Metro AG, and French retailer Auchan...
Anthropic may face legal claims from customers and users due to the actions of rogue artificial intelligence agents. This concern arises as the company prepares for a major initial public offering. The AI technology they are developing allows for autonomous...
Credit: United Nations By Shihana Mohamed NEW YORK, Sep 29 2026 (IPS) “Artificial intelligence (AI) must be shaped by humanity, with humanity, and for all humanity… Life-and-death decisions must never be surrendered to machines. Killer robots must have no place in our future.” With...
Bethlehem/PNN/ The European Union and several European nations—including France, Germany, and Denmark—have pledged €20 million in urgent aid to support development efforts in Area C through programs implemented by the Palestinian government. This commitment follows a cooperation agreement signed by the Minister...
LONDON /PNN / The British government has revealed that it has suspended or rejected more than 80 export licenses to Israel for items that could be used by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip. This move represents a tightening of...
This story was originally published by ProPublica . Without Amy Miller , some elderly and disabled people wouldn’t be able to vote. The attorney for Disability Rights Nebraska travels the state, investigating the quality of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. As...
Related Letter from Des Moines: Cary Fowler, the World Food Prize and the Ghost of Norman Borlaug Millet, sorghum, fonio , Bambara groundnut, cowpea, amaranth, pigeon pea, taro. For decades these crops were treated as the food of the past. Research money,...
I’m very critical of the educational establishment. I spent a lot of time in public school myself, even though I graduated from a small private school. My eldest graduated from public school and, up until 2020, my daughter was in...
Oil prices ease as renewed Iran talks and recovering Saudi exports temper supply fears. Europe’s LNG Buying Spree Comes With the Clock Ticking - Europe is finally ramping up imports of liquefied natural gas ahead of the winter heating season,...
The Dangote refinery in Nigeria is going public as Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, is targeting 10 million retail investors in the “IPO for the people” pitch of Africa’s biggest initial public offering. The Dangote group this month launched a...
On Sept . 19 , French President Emmanuel Macron touched down in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France’s last remaining territory in North America. The tiny fishing archipelago off the southern coast of Newfoundland is home to fewer than 6,000 people, all of them...
Siemens and TSMC are expanding their collaboration on semiconductor design tools, with a focus on AI assisted workflows, advanced chip packaging and support for newer manufacturing processes. Their announcement centers on an AI agent intended to find and fix design...
Spain, Portugal, and Luxembourg have urged the European Union to set renewable energy targets for 2040, arguing that the EU should accelerate its clean energy rollout to reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels and on geopolitical disruptions to oil and...
With diesel prices at record highs, restricting U.S. diesel exports has an obvious appeal. Keep more American-made diesel at home, increase domestic supply, and take some pressure off farmers, truckers, construction companies, and ultimately consumers. President Donald Trump endorsed the...
Canada’s first liquefied natural gas export facility, LNG Canada, will double its capacity in the early 2030s after the Shell-led project announced on Tuesday the final investment decision to proceed with Phase 2 of the plant in Kitimat, British Columbia....
Agentic AI is beginning to move semiconductor engineering beyond copilots and isolated task automation. From Agentrys’ public material and recent discussion, its architecture points toward a broader engineering flow: Specification → RTL → verification → synthesis / physical design → PPA optimization...
The traditional view of healthcare no longer works as aid declines and national finances are squeezed. Instead, we must view health financing as productive capital, as virtually all other sectors depend on a healthy population functioning at peak capacity. A frica...
The United Arab Emirates has expressed intent to invest another $25 billion in India, including in the energy sector, Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said at a high-level meeting in Mumbai. The UAE has already invested about $25...
Washington’s posture toward Beijing in recent years was defined by a formula of dealing “ from a position of strength .” Yet, during the 2026 summit in Washington between President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump, both nations formally inaugurated...
Agricultural, land, forestry, environmental and trade policies in the Congo Basin remain compartmentalised at country levels, leaving proven agroecological models trapped at pilot stages due to a lack of advisory services, organic inputs, market outlets and sustainable financing. In a...
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