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Yet another tanker has been struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, the UK Maritime Trade Operations said today, as quoted by DPA. The report follows earlier attacks that continue despite efforts on the part of Pakistan and...
There is a harsh paradox in today’s sustainability debate. The tools for understanding environmental risk are becoming more sophisticated: financed emissions, climate-risk models, taxonomies, transition plans and carbon pricing are increasingly part of the language of business and finance. This...
China Radio International has been broadcasting since 1993. Its mission is to introduce China to the world and present the world to China. Broadcasting in 80 languages, it is one of the world's major international broadcasters. It operates a multi-language...
The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railways has been in the spotlight recently. Many observers have highlighted the project, which connects trade routes from China (Kashgar) through Kyrgyzstan to Andijan in Uzbekistan and then on to Europe, as part of an era of power...
Views of settlements in the Rasuwa district in north-central Nepal covered in mud following the devastating flash floods that swept through the area on Aug. 26, 2026, causing widespread destruction to homes, roads and other infrastructure. CREDIT: UNICEF/UN0914644/ Skanda Gautam By...
On paper, Alexander Vindman’s loss in last week’s Florida Democratic Senate was a shocking upset. After all, Vindman had a 16-to-1 fundraising advantage and far more national name recognition than the winner — progressive state Rep. Angie Nixon. But the results...
Over the last month, he has engaged in two controversial and rare interventions in financial markets. The first came in early August when the U.S. Treasury joined the government of Japan in its efforts to strengthen the yen by buying the...
By: Ainur Rohmah Indonesia’s experiment with decentralization is facing a tough test under President Prabowo Subianto. As Jakarta pulls billions of dollars in regional funding back to the center to finance his signature programs, local governments are left with less money...
The continuing proceedings under the Indus Waters Treaty have exposed an uncomfortable contradiction at the heart of the international system: international institutions can create legal mechanisms to manage disputes, but they cannot always compel powerful states to participate in them....
There is very little information on CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow. Even so, there is enough information to make some observations. One reason for Ratcliffe’s visit was to warn Moscow about replacing the Kyiv regime, which Washington fears...
In late 1861, Union soldiers in Bloomfield, Missouri, found the local newspaper’s office empty and decided to put it to good use. Stars and Stripes covered the activities of the three Illinois regiments. Their commander in chief, of course, was US...
Almost half of the world’s oil supply is produced in regions currently engaged in hot conflicts, Reuters reported this week. The situation raises questions about long-term oil supply security and the limits to diversification. The Middle East, of course, is...
There will not be a regular newsletter Thursday as one of our kids is heading back to college at the end of the week. Given that Xi leaves for the SCO summit on August 30, the August Politburo meeting will...
The global semiconductor market in the second quarter of 2026 was $368 billion, according to WSTS. 2Q 2026 set records for growth: up 35% from 1Q 2026 and up a phenomenal 104% from 2Q 2025. The previous record growth was...
The Iran war has entered a stage for Washington in which deciding how to end it may prove more difficult than deciding how to start and sustain it. Within the U.S. ruling establishment, the growing divide between Donald Trump and...
Alongside boosting exploration and production offshore its home market Norway, Equinor is pursuing an international growth strategy, aiming to significantly increase its overseas oil and gas output by focusing on fewer but more lucrative regions such as the U.S., Brazil,...
Octopus boss Greg Jackson has called on Andy Burnham to deliver “urgent reform” to the energy market to protect households from “volatile” gas prices. Jackson, founder of the UK’s biggest household electricity supplier, said: “The government’s decision to take VAT...
GAZA /PNN/ The head of the “Board of Peace” for Gaza, Nikolay Mladenov, said Hamas has agreed in principle to transfer governing authority in the territory to a technocratic committee and to hand over weapons as part of a broader U.S.-backed...
Saudi Arabia is not waiting for the Strait of Hormuz to return to normal to deliver its crude to Asia. It is building a workaround, one tanker handoff at a time. Saudi Aramco is offering more September crude to Asian...
HEBRON, West Bank /PNN / Residents of Khillet al-Farra, a small community west of Yatta near the border with the town of al-Samu, have endured years of difficult living conditions due to a lack of basic services, leaving daily life a...
Authors: Raymond James Floreani and Julian Spencer Churchill PhD Friday, August 21st, 2026, is a day that will certainly be etched into the minds of average everyday Canadians. It is when Donald Trump directed the United States government at midnight...
China’s push to squeeze more oil and gas from home is paying off just as imported energy becomes more geopolitically complicated. CNOOC posted record first-half profit and production on Wednesday, helped by higher oil prices following the Iran war and...
GAZA CITY /PNN / Grape farming in the Gaza Strip is facing a sharp decline after years of war-related destruction, with farmers citing widespread land levelling, shortages of fertilisers and pesticides, and soaring production costs as key factors behind the crisis...
BETHLEHEM, West Bank /PNN/ A Palestinian man from Bethlehem has issued a humanitarian appeal to donors, officials and charitable organisations, seeking assistance as he struggles with severe health and financial challenges while caring for his three children with special needs. Mahmoud Abayat...
HEBRON, West Bank / PNN / As a prolonged water crisis grips the rural area of Masafer Yatta, water tanker drivers continue to travel between scattered communities to deliver much-needed supplies, despite dangerous conditions and obstacles that can turn a single...
From Media Restrictions to a Legal Architecture of Silence The most consequential development in Afghanistan’s information environment may no longer be the individual restrictions imposed on journalists. It is the transformation of those restrictions into a broader system of legal...
Volodymyr Zelensky’s unexpected decision to honor SpaceX CEO Elon Musk with Ukraine’s Order of Freedom has brought renewed attention to the way the Starlink satellite network operates in Ukraine and to the potential risks for Musk’s business empire. Zelensky Seeks Ways...
When monsters square off, they are quick to showcase their asymmetrical superpowers. Take Godzilla, for instance. Thanks to U.S. atomic testing in the Pacific, the dinosaur-like sea creature has explosive, radioactive breath that can destroy everything in its path. His archenemy...
By James Alix Michel VICTORIA, Seychelles, Aug 26 2026 (IPS) Across this vast ocean, the latest monitoring by Mercator Ocean International shows marine heatwave conditions ranging from moderate to severe. At the same time, the World Meteorological Organization expects a strong El...
In 2025, Rob Geist Pinfold wrote, “The March Massacres Show That Syria Urgently Needs Solutions, Not Sanctions,” in which he argued that sanctions relief was a major way the West could positively engage with the new Syrian government. A year...
How feasible is Trump’s strategy? Is Iran in as desperate straits as Treasury Secretary Bessent suggests? Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum Cross-posted from the Stategic Culture Foundation The 60-day MoU has expired. The...
There is no bigger con man in the United States than Chief Justice John Roberts. Not even President Donald J. Trump . The con began in September 2005, during Roberts’ confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Articulate, handsome and energetic...
🗳️ This is Midterm Madness , the only newsletter you need to stay up to date on election news. Key race updates, money trails, numbers that cut through the spin, and campaign moments that say more than official talking points...
Western media, by employing double standards, censorship, deceptive language, amplifying Israeli lies and dehumanizing Palestinians, facilitates the genocide in Gaza. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where...
How does weaponry effect a war? Cross-posted from Aurelien’s substack “Trying to understand the world” Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=139499 I’ve written a fair amount over the last few years about the implications of the use of new military technologies in Ukraine and the Middle...
The biggest-ever split within Poland’s main right-wing opposition party is a serious self-inflicted wound, signalling a more fragmented conservative landscape and complicating the right’s path back to power. While it provides a tactical boost for the Tusk government, there is...
This story was originally published by The 19th . Dolly Parton, who used her stardom to not only embrace all listeners but also nurture marginalized communities through literacy and financial development, died peacefully in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday, according to her...
Gaza /PNN / Report by Nesma Al-Harazin A few blocks away from Rafiq’s workshop, in a modest home kitchen filled with the smell of fresh bread and spices, Islam Al-Khaldi, 32, a journalism graduate, stands next to her husband Mohammad Al-Akhras,...
The government’s National Wealth Fund is set to pump £71m into miner Tungsten West in a bid to help reopen the Hemerdon mine in Devon. The funding package combines a £36m share purchase, which will hand the government a 7.4...
On August 25, Moscow received not only CIA Director John Ratcliffe but also the head of the Vatican’s diplomatic service, Paul Gallagher. The coincidence is difficult to regard as insignificant. Moscow Accepts the Vatican’s 'Good Offices' After meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey...
In one week, I celebrate my 53rd Birthday. I decided that, while this wasn’t some multiple of five, it’s still a big event. I never thought I’d live this long, and to celebrate, I’m offering a whopper of a deal...
Most passengers never think about aircraft spare parts. They board a flight expecting every system to work as it should, rarely considering the network of suppliers and specialists working behind the scenes to keep aircraft flying safely and on schedule....
India’s state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) plans to invest about $200 million to revive production at the San Cristobal oilfield in Venezuela, which it shares with Venezuelan state oil firm PDVSA, Indian outlet Economic Times reported on Wednesday,...
Another round of NATO naval exercises began in the North Atlantic the day before yesterday. At first glance, there seems to be little reason to focus on them separately. One more exercise, one less — and all of them are...
A reader poses a question. production organized around the valorization of capital. What happens when a state directs part of its automation effort toward reproducing the conditions of an aging society rather than simply maximizing profit? Is ‘does it create value?’...
UK energy bills are set for a three-year high at the beginning of the winter, as higher gas prices due to the Iran war have prompted the energy regulator to raise the energy price cap on household costs by 4%...
When Myanmar’s military bombed a Buddhist monastery during a meditation retreat this month, reportedly killing at least 14 people, most of them elderly civilians, it should have reinforced a basic conclusion: the junta cannot be treated as a normal governing...
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