During the night of August 23, 2026, armed gangs attacked Kenscoff, a mountain community overlooking Port-au-Prince. By the end of the assault, at least 47 people had been killed, including five children. Twenty-two others were injured, dozens were abducted, and...
The plight of American journalist Bilal Abdul Kareem, who has been detained in Syria for more than eight months without any publicly announced charge or trial, is being considered by UN experts in Geneva this week. His case has been submitted...
TODAY’S NUMBERS 99.73 Dollar Index (DXY) · 4.81% US 10-year Treasury yield · $4,304 Gold, per ounce All three are rising together — the market pricing a Fed rate hike into a war, not a slowdown, a combination not seen...
The European Union is facing growing concerns over alleged Russian hybrid operations on European territory after Germany concluded that Russia was responsible for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month. German authorities said their assessment was based on...
The re-escalation in the Middle East and the Russian ban on diesel exports amid incessant Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries have pushed middle distillate cracks to record highs this week. The renewed exchange of strikes in and around the Strait...
The death of a British national, Bradley Townsend, killed in Ukraine in June while fighting for Russian forces has been widely reported in the media. “British traitor who joined Vladimir Putin’s army ‘killed by Ukraine drone'” splashed the Daily Star while...
Changes include fewer seats in parliament and new rules on presidential candidates ahead of December elections Guinea-Bissau voters have approved a new constitution significantly expanding presidential powers ahead of elections due in December. According to provisional results, 70% of voters approved sweeping...
The United States has launched a new wave of attacks on Iran, marking a renewed escalation in a conflict that has remained deadlocked for months. Iran has responded with missile attacks on what it identified as US assets across several...
In August 2024, special forces from five Ukrainian military intelligence units crossed the Black Sea to raid Russian-held Kinburn Spit. The commandos of these units — Chimera, Aratta, Stuhna, Paragon, Terror, and the Siberian Battalion — landed, fought, destroyed equipment,...
The summer of 2026 has raised questions once again among politicians, diplomats, and academics about whether Germany might be about to dither on Russia. Last month, a drone attack on German soil seemed designed to coerce Germany back into business...
Australia and the United States have announced a combined $580 million in funding for Pacific Island nations, highlighting growing competition with China for influence across the strategically important region. The funding comes as Pacific states face energy insecurity, organised crime...
US President Donald Trump’s plan to secure direct access to Venezuela’s oil reserves could undermine the country’s efforts to revive its struggling energy sector. While Washington says the arrangement will accelerate reconstruction and strengthen US energy security, critics warn that...
South African artist Puleng Mongale explores how her childhood church still connects her to the women of her family, not through religion but shared history and memory This image, called Holy Gang, combines an image of a church in my mother’s...
Venezuela’s crude oil production rate could double in the next few years thanks to new deals set to be signed with U.S. and other foreign energy companies, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has said. “The investment in these deals will...
The 65-billion-barrel Venezuela oil deal is not proof that regime change was sold with a resource contract attached as its explicit precondition — the deal was announced eight months after Nicolás Maduro’s capture, not before it. But the actual innovation,...
Asian financial markets came under heavy pressure on Wednesday as renewed US airstrikes on Iran intensified fears of further disruption to the global energy supply. Rising oil prices and a sharp increase in US government bond yields revived concerns over...
Taiwanese companies are planning an additional $20 billion in investment in the United States, driven largely by strong demand for artificial intelligence and semiconductor technologies. The move comes as Washington pressures Taiwan’s technology industry to expand its US presence and...
I was told to keep my diagnosis private but I am determined to show the reality of breast cancer and reject the stigma that prevents women seeking treatment ‘Madam, this looks like breast cancer, and if it is, we will chop...
On 28 August, six months to the day after American and Israeli aircraft opened the war on Iran, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted that putting diplomacy back on track was not impossible. He had just held what he called creative...
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned this week, raising a flurry of questions about whether his departure is part of a larger political reordering that has pushed skeptics of President Donald Trump’s war policies to the margins. A long-time friend of Vice...
Israeli settlers attacked an NBC News crew in the village of Jalud over the weekend, injuring the network’s correspondent, Matt Bradley, as well as two other crew members and Aida Ahmed Abdullah, the Palestinian woman they were interviewing. “They jumped out,...
Oil prices climbed once again in early Asian trade on Wednesday as the U.S. and Iran traded strikes in a significant escalation after a month of relative calm. At the time of writing, WTI had climbed to $91.05 per barrel,...
A new University of Massachusetts-Amherst opinion poll, conducted August 21-26, finds profound American disillusionment with President Donald Trump, with his Iran war, and with its economic fallout in their lives. Apparently, the Ellison family’s attempt to drum up support for Donald Trump and his Iran...
When Washington on August 19 unveiled its economic “D-Day” – the latest tightening of the financial siege and the blockade around Iran’s ports – it believed it was applying decisive leverage. But in Tehran the move was read as something...
I realize everyone is fixated on the renewal of US attacks on Iran. Iran has just completed its second wave of attacks on US military targets in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan. I will write about this tomorrow. Today I want...
Japan’s push for submarine-launched hypersonic weapons marks a major step toward a more survivable counterstrike posture — one that could eventually give it the foundations of a latent sea-based nuclear deterrent. Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) officially included plans to...
China’s agricultural funding mainly goes to farm development, fisheries, irrigation, mechanisation, agricultural technology and rural infrastructure. Chinese invest less in agro-processing and storage. Southern African countries (Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique) receive the most in loans. They’re followed by east...
Energy literacy has become a strategic necessity for modern societies. Electrification accelerates across Europe and the United States, natural gas remains the backbone of grid stability, and oil markets continue to shape global economic behavior. In this context, the public...
Saudi Arabia’s power stations, desalination plants, factories and farms consume more than 1 million barrels per day of liquid fuel that the kingdom aims to displace by 2030. Natural gas and renewables will provide most of the replacement energy. Nuclear...
The port of Corpus Christi has become one of two ports selected for a project aimed at integrating small modular reactors in a bid to expand the use of nuclear power in more industries—and propel SMR technology forward. Small modular...
While condemning President Donald Trump ’s “record level of lawbreaking,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) told The Lever today that Democrats shouldn’t be afraid to use the newly expanded powers of the Oval Office to deliver their agenda should they win...
In this issue: - Xi at the SCO - China’s global strategy - Li Qiang meets US business delegation - Tax changes for foreigners - Auto industry overseas conduct guidelines - Latest issue of Qiushi The Feed: Business, Economy and Trade - Politics and Law - Foreign...
Xi, Modi and Putin in the same room is easy to read as a rival bloc assembling against Washington. The more accurate reading is harder for the US to counter: this is a gathering of countries that have decided American...
In recent years, the European Union has replaced one critical energy and security vulnerability with another heavy dependence for its green energy ambitions. As the EU has moved to phase out Russian energy imports and reduce the overall dependence on...
Solar energy is going gangbusters. The world is adding photovoltaic solar panels at a blistering rate, shattering its own records year after year, buoyed by a flood of ever-cheaper solar panels out of China. “We have a plentiful and cheap...
After years of volatile markets, lithium prices are soaring, and everyone wants a piece. As the battery storage sector goes gangbusters on a global scale, lithium spot prices are seeing a major windfall, with mining companies posting massive profits. As...
After two weeks of darkness, power has been restored to all the citizens of Gary, Indiana, an old, low income, lakefront, industrial city within sight of Chicago. The outage did get some national publicity, TV stories showing the residents of...
Corporate profits are skyrocketing as the AI boom continues, while workers continue to lose out. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger . Cross-posted from Micha el Roberts’ blog As the central bankers of the world...
Burnham promised to end neoliberalism, but he has already U-turned on his most ambitious policies. Joe Gill has worked as a journalist in London, Venezuela and Oman, for newspapers including Financial Times, Morning Star and Middle East Eye. His focus is...
Walter Benjamin’s view of revolution, as an emergency break on a runaway train, is increasingly relevant in an era of war and climate breakdown. Chris Bambery is an author, political activist and commentator. His books include A People’s History of Scotland and...
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026Time: 12:00-1:00 PM ETThe second joint webinar by RUSI and War on the Rocks: Two leading defense publications from both sides of the Atlantic present their expert panel. OverviewFor this edition of The Atlantic Brief, the Royal...
President Xi Jinping pointed out that both China and Egypt are at a critical stage of development and rejuvenation. China has made a good start to the implementation of its 15th Five-Year Plan, while Egypt is advancing the building of...
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In 1967, a Maasai herder called Jumanne Mhero Ngoma stumbled across a clump of unusual violet crystals in the Mereli Hills near the Tanzanian city of Arusha. For his discovery, Ngoma was awarded 50,000 shillings – about $22 in today’s...
Before this week’s Grand Canyon flash floods left at least two people dead and stranded 80 in the national park, President Donald Trump’s Interior Department moved 300 specialized emergency response personnel from across the country to the capital — not...
The earnings of America’s largest corporations — the S&P 500 — surged by an astounding 53% over the past year. But most Americans are losing ground . Wages have barely risen — yet a tomato today costs 40% more than it did...
Cuts to the nation’s largest food assistance program will likely spill over into schools, causing students to lose access to free breakfast and lunch. More than 1 million American children have lost access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP,...
This story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here . This fall , 54 million K-12 students are headed back to the classroom for another year of lessons in all the classic subjects: math, English,...
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