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India’s crude imports fell in August, and Russia’s share declined with them, exposing a supply problem that seasonal refinery patterns alone cannot explain. The usual maintenance period at Indian plants comes toward the end of the monsoon, when domestic diesel...
The world’s largest oilfield services company is spending $3.4 billion to expand into the infrastructure behind the AI power boom. SLB said Monday it will acquire German cooling equipment maker Kelvion, more than doubling the revenue opportunity per gigawatt of...
On Friday, the Tampa City Council approved a deal to construct a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays. The public will be on the hook for nearly a billion dollars in development, an open-ended commitment to structural maintenance on...
Agentic AI was everywhere at DAC 2026. Various focus areas were presented that covered many parts of the chip design flow. Verification and debug were a popular topic since so much time is spent there. Analog design is another pressure...
When Bashar al-Assad’s regime collapsed in a political earthquake on 8 December 2024, it was far more than a mere political transition that occurred. The amount of time Bashar al Assad was in place Israel was up against a Syrian...
This is a web version of The Lever ’s daily email newsletter. 🔥 New in The Lever : Which corporate Democrat is cosplaying as progressive ? 👇 Further down in this newsletter: - New data from the Low-Wage 100. - Which state is keeping...
The United States’ recent confrontation with the International Criminal Court (ICC) raises a question about international law and geopolitics that needs urgent attention. Washington has historically been one of the main architects of the principles behind international criminal justice, from...
Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum, only for War on the Rocks members. Each Monday, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media offering insight into how...
It may sound strange, but Stockholm and Helsinki's decision to establish joint mechanisms to defend against drone attacks leads to a rather simple conclusion. And who is flying into Finland these days, if not Ukrainian drones? So are Sweden and...
European benchmark natural gas prices jumped by 5% in early morning trade on Monday as the re-escalation of hostilities between the United States and Iran intensified concerns about LNG supply from the Middle East. The benchmark price at the Dutch...
This story was originally published by ProPublica . In mid-July testimony before Congress, Russell Vought boasted that, as the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, he’d refashioned the agency’s approach to pursuing banks and other financial companies accused of...
In view of the recent debate between Thailand and the United Nations regarding the conclusions drawn by UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews after the Cambodia–Thailand border crisis, it becomes clear that the current situation presents much more than just another...
Six months after US and Israeli air strikes against Iran launched a conflict that has shaken energy markets and disrupted global shipping, there is still no clear end to the confrontation. While Iran's military capabilities have suffered major damage, it...
In the summer of 2024 , Emilie and Justin Solomon found themselves on a top-secret mission in Greece. Related Pricey IVF Test May Be Selling False Hope Their family and friends thought the adventure-loving couple was on another jet-setting vacation, but they were...
Photo by Alisa Anton on Unsplash I’m not a Luddite. I like technology just fine. I can use AI as a tool and then write pieces on the internet about why we should be careful about AI. I see no conflict...
In a few short years , “Abolish ICE” has gone from a position considered far too radical to receiving serious consideration from the Democratic National Committee . Recent articles in the Atlantic, Bloomberg and USA Today argue that abolishing ICE will result in worse outcomes for...
Supply issues have been tightening the Chinese coking coal market for months, pushing the price of the key steelmaking raw material a record 46% in August alone, the biggest surge on record. Coking coal futures on China’s Dalian exchange were...
There is always a winner in any major global oil crisis. In 1973/74, it was Saudi Arabia and its OPEC brothers who shifted the balance of power in the market away from the previous arrangement dominated by the West’s ‘Seven...
Current US concerns revolve around the potential for China to dominate the infrastructure and sovereign data of emerging nations in Africa and the Middle East through artificial intelligence technologies. This conflict has manifested itself directly in Egypt, which has become...
Iran on Monday dismissed as “laughable” a Truth Social AI-generated post by U.S. President Donald Trump that the key Iranian oil export hub of Kharg Island is “being blown to smithereens”, as tensions in the Middle East boiled up again...
Oil prices increased due to rising tensions involving Iran, sparked by a U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim regarding Kharg Island oil hub, which an Iranian official dismissed as “laughable.” There has been no evidence of an attack on Kharg Island,...
Chancellor John Healey has been presented with a plan to tax oil firms and banks further as bosses in the sectors have posted huge profits, according to reports. Healey may look to tax businesses at this year’s Budget in order...
BRICS — the growing transcontinental coalition of major Global South states such as Brazil, India, Indonesia, and South Africa, and the “Global East” of China and Russia — is not the anti–American alliance Washington fears. It is a reformist, not...
The signing on 7 August of the so-called Mecca Pact by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan again raises the question of whether the Gulf monarchies might seek to reduce their security dependence on the United States. The Gulf monarchies’ experience...
- Cape Town stunt sparks major debate over safety risks - Airlink insists flyby conducted according to regulations A pre-game stunt involving two passenger jets flying dramatically low over a stadium in South Africa drew huge cheers from the estimated crowd of...
Asia’s diesel exports to Africa are surging to nearly five-year highs, as Middle East’s sales to Africa crashed to nine-year lows amid threats to shipping and refinery outages, a Reuters analysis of ship-tracking data and volumes showed on Monday. The...
Ukraine is already suffering a severe demographic crisis as a result of the decision to eschew peace talks and pursue military victory instead — a decision backed emphatically by U.S. and European leaders earlier in the war. The ensuing combination of...
For nearly three years, foreign ministries in Washington, London, and Brussels have debated arms embargoes on Israel in committee rooms, largely without result. Meanwhile, a much less formal network of ordinary people has been trying to accomplish the same goal...
Scientists say system to treat contaminated wastewater offers a model for ensuring food security in a fast-warming climate All it took to turn the murky, heavily polluted waters of South Africa’s Stiebeuel River into a resource clean enough for irrigating a...
Frontier models (Claude, etc.) are very powerful but becoming expensive for high token counts. Methods to exploit a mix of models, including local open-weight models, are attracting attention. Paul Cunningham (GM, Verification at Cadence), Raúl Camposano (Silicon Catalyst, entrepreneur, former...
Guidance says states must implement ‘comprehensive measures’ to address legacy of racial discrimination A UN committee has said countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and take other measures to address the enduring legacy of racial...
Israel and Greece have signed a €3 billion ($3.5 billion) defence agreement that will see Israel develop a multi layered air defence system for Greece. The deal comes as Athens accelerates a wider military modernisation programme aimed at strengthening its...
Sexual and reproductive services face an uncertain future as the country’s second-largest donor halts support worth hundreds of millions of pounds The Swedish flag is still flying above the pale blue building overlooking the Atlantic in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, but the...
Partial presidential election results are displayed on a screen at the Zambian Elections results center in Lusaka on 17 August 2026. Credit: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP By Andrew Firmin LONDON, Aug 31 2026 (IPS) On 24 August, police sealed off access to Zambia’s courts, closed...
The latest escalation comes as the six month conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran enters a more uncertain phase. Washington has increasingly shifted from direct military action toward economic pressure and sanctions, while Iran has sought to preserve...
Ceuta is a Spanish enclave on Morocco’s northern coast and one of the European Union’s two land borders with Africa. Its location has made it a longstanding focal point for irregular migration and a sensitive issue in Spain Morocco relations....
Closing plenary at UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Credit: Anastasia Rodopoulou/ENB-IISD By Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM, Aug 31 2026 (IPS) When the rains fail across Tanzania’s northern Maasai Steppe, herders drive their cattle farther in search of pasture and water. Boreholes run low. Cattle...
Pedro Sánchez says two countries cooperating and accuses Israel and Russia of spreading fake news about migration Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has said there is no evidence to suggest the Moroccan government was behind last month’s massive border crossing into...
Lithium miners are reporting strong profits for the first half of the year thanks to stronger demand for battery storage, Bloomberg reported today, noting some of them are planning production ramp-ups and capacity expansion. Two Chinese lithium majors - Tianqi...
Markets End August With Rising Risk Global financial markets entered the final trading day of August cautiously as renewed fighting between the United States and Iran pushed oil prices higher and increased concerns about inflation. Brent crude rose above $90...
On August 20, China’s National Immigration Administration expanded the 240-hour visa-free transit policy to two more countries — Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam — bringing the number of eligible nationalities to 57. A parallel 30-day visa-free scheme for Hainan now covers 61...
This is a collaboration with The American Prospect , a magazine about ideas, politics, and power . Max Rose, the pugnacious former Democratic congressman from Staten Island, has been a frequent guest on cable news this election cycle, touting the success...
The US-Israeli war against Iran passed its six-month mark this week, and on August 24, the bill for two decades of hosting American power came due. The US Treasury opened a global sanctions campaign against everyone still trading with Tehran....
Char residents crossing the Jamuna River by boat (Stock photo, 2016). By Mohammad Zaman DHAKA, Bangladesh, Aug 31 2026 (IPS) Bangladesh’s riverine and coastal chars have always been landscapes of movement, but climate change is making that movement more violent, frequent, and unequal....
Asian crude oil importers, including China, Japan, and South Korea, have turned to buying oil from as far as Argentina to offset supply losses from the Middle East, anonymous traders with knowledge of the purchases told Bloomberg on Monday. Refiners...
Kazakhstan marks the 35th anniversary of the closure of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site, recalling the Nevada–Semipalatinsk anti-nuclear movement and highlighting continued cooperation between government and civil society for nuclear disarmament. Credit: INPS Japan By Katsuhiro Asagiri TOKYO / ASTANA, Aug 31...
Quantum’s hype obscures a reality with real geopolitical stakes: the technology works and is advancing every day. Cameron Chehreh (IonQ), JD Dulny (Booz Allen), and Ben Gianni (GDIT) join Jonathan to discuss the race to Q-Day. They cover the shift...
Meloni Set to Break Italy’s Stability Record Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is poised to lead the country’s longest lasting government since World War Two, surpassing the previous record of 1,412 consecutive days held by Silvio Berlusconi. Meloni came to...
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