We are still in the early innings of the earnings season, with roughly a third of S&P 500 companies having returned their second quarter scorecards. And, it’s shaping up to be yet another bumper earnings season: according to FactSet data,...
Christopher Nolan’s hotly-debated new film raises questions about the crisis of Western leadership. Vijay Prashad is the Director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. His most recent book (with Grieve Chelwa) is How the International Monetary Fund Suffocates Africa (from Inkani...
Whether it is wildfires, floods or droughts, Spain’s climate has become increasingly extreme and the southern European country is moving from one ecological crisis to the next. Chris Bambery is an author, political activist and commentator. His books include A People’s History...
The unofficial truce between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis is over. The war re-opens up yet another front of conflict in the Middle East. Elfadil Ibrahim is a writer and analyst covering the politics of the Middle East and Africa, with...
Amid continued war and the so-far unsuccessful attempts to open the Strait of Hormuz, the goal of preventing Iran from developing a bomb has been sidetracked. It was a primary objective when the war started, but atomic diplomacy has been...
IInternational experts have reported a uptick of human rights violations committed in Iran, notably arbitrary executions of protestors since January 2026. Credit: Amir Sarabadani/Wikimedia Commons By Oritro Karim UNITED NATIONS, Aug 3 2026 (IPS) Over the past several weeks, the humanitarian landscape in...
For those who have been unconscious these past several months, the Controlled Media darling known as Savannah Guthrie had her mother allegedly kidnapped just before the Iran War kicked off. Total coincidence…if you believe in coincidences. Kinda how Pedo-Adjacent Former Prince Andrew,...
Credit: Joseph Barrientos on Unsplash By James Alix Michel VICTORIA, Seychelles, Aug 3 2026 (IPS) Earlier this year, I called publicly for a precautionary pause on deep-sea mining, arguing that it is not a rejection of progress, but a commitment to sound science. I...
Desperate to blunt the threat posed by Ukrainian drone attacks, the operator of Wildberries, Russia’s leading e-commerce platform, is looking to lease warehouse space in neighboring Kazakhstan. In response to a series of recent Ukrainian drone strikes across Russia that...
European Commission president says work needed in five areas of migration control including returning more people The president of the European Commission has called for action to strengthen Europe’s borders after tens of thousands of people arrived and quickly left the...
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 Ukrainians...
President Donald Trump demanded that U.S. oil companies immediately lower gasoline prices on Monday after crude futures plunged following his decision to suspend another planned military strike on Iran. In a Truth Social post, Trump instructed producers to “get your...
Daniel was working at a market in Lagos when he was given the chance to start anew in the UK. He had no idea what was expected of him in return • The summer issue of the Long Read magazine is...
An unexpected alignment between the world's two largest economies has triggered a sharp shift in the euro's exchange rate and drawn renewed attention to vulnerabilities within the U.S. debt system. US and Japan Support the Yen to Ease Pressure on Debt...
Galala city, Egypt, the southern exit to the Suez Canal. Credit: Unsplash/M abnodey By Maximilian Malawista UNITED NATIONS, Aug 3 2026 (IPS) As the United States and Iran continue to escalate with military strikes across both fronts, the conflict took a new turn...
Purple was in fashion at the 2026 Design Automation Conference, where Synopsys reinforced its position at the forefront of AI-powered engineering. Under the conference’s “Chips to Systems” theme, the company showcased intelligent, end-to-end technologies designed to help the semiconductor industry...
As with all wars, particularly in the world’s main oil and gas repository of the Middle East, the U.S./Israel-Iran conflict has long threatened to widen out to include other interested parties aside from the main protagonists. The involvement of Washington’s...
Georgia’s only oil refinery has begun replacing Russian crude with supplies from Kazakhstan and Libya as owner Black Sea Petroleum races to avoid European Union sanctions that will go into effect in January. The Kulevi refinery received and processed Kazakh...
I thought I would be on vacation already but there were too many interesting things over the last few days to not do one more newsletter before heading off on my version of the “Beidaihe Break”. The Beidaihe Break has officially...
In her bid to be the next governor of Wisconsin, Francesca Hong likes to invoke the state’s progressive heritage. When journalist Mehdi Hasan asked her how she expects purple Wisconsin — known for its “razor thin margins” and “moderate swing...
Outspoken Zambian politician with a unique sense of humour who was acting president for 90 days The Zambian politician Guy Scott, who has died aged 82, became, as the country’s acting president for 90 days in 2014, its first white head...
Dozens of people died attempting to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after an estimated 50,000 crossed from Morocco last week. The incident has led to a political crisis in Spain and criticism from EU countries. Lucy Hough speaks to the...
A monkey trap offers a reward such as food that, when grasped, makes the hand too large to withdraw from the hole in the trap giving access to that food. Unless the monkey lets go, the animal is stuck. Now,...
“We are now, like, in the singularity.” These are the words of Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, speaking on the Relentless podcast on July 25. He added: “I’ve been waiting for this my whole life, and I think it’s going...
Those who anticipated that a U.S. war against Iran would risk igniting a region-wide conflagration are looking prescient. The latest metastasis of the conflict has included airstrikes by both the United States and Saudi Arabia in Iraq, against Iraqi militias seen as allied...
Photo by Igor Omilaev on Unsplash Like it or not, artificial intelligence is here to stay. I think it can be a useful tool in a lot of ways, but it has limits. It’s not perfect by any stretch. I’ve asked Google...
The Trump administration credits its fraud control efforts for the disappearance of millions of people from Obamacare rolls rather than a sharp rise in premiums — a claim disputed by policy experts that glosses over the reality that many more...
European natural gas prices plunged at opening on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had called off a planned attack on Iranian energy sites and talks on a deal would begin this week. Europe’s benchmark natural gas prices,...
Amid the genocide in Gaza and the war in Iran , the mainstream media consistently pushes the idea of a “rift” or “rupture” within the Democratic Party over Israel. In actuality, no such friction exists. Look at any poll over the...
The global discourse on artificial intelligence is preoccupied with a dramatic possibility: The Singularity, the moment a disembodied artificial general intelligence awakens in a server farm, escapes human control and either elevates or destroys civilization. This is largely a software-centered...
Venezuela's long-awaited oil revival has been slower than many in Washington anticipated, according to the Wall Street Journal. Seven months after Nicolás Maduro's removal, negotiations between the interim government and major U.S. energy companies remain bogged down, with no landmark...
The Houthi threat to shipments of Saudi crude oil from the Red Sea hasn’t abated and more tankers laden with Saudi oil appeared to have made the transit through the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint in dark mode. Two tankers that had...
China can leverage its efforts to address the border migration crisis between Spain and Morocco by promoting humanitarian diplomacy, funding border development projects, and advancing President Xi Jinping’s concept of a shared future for mankind. These tools allow Beijing to...
The very highest levels of the British government secretly exerted pressure on the BBC to censor a film about the army killing an unarmed child in 1972. Official documents, recently discovered by the Pat Finucane Centre , also show the British...
Juan Jesús Vivas says influx seen as ‘at least encouraged or permitted’ by Rabat, as Spain demands EU solidarity - Explainer: why is Ceuta a migration flashpoint? A growing chorus of voices has accused Morocco of helping to fuel the crisis in...
Young people across India recently made international headlines for mass protests over the recurring leaks of entrance exams that help students qualify for medical schools and highly coveted government jobs. The Gen Z protesters won a major victory within a...
The Iran war could “halt growth” in the UK economy as the success of Andy Burnham and John Healey’s economic management largely hinges on President Trump’s decision-making, a City firm has warned. Big Four consultancy EY has said that the...
For nearly two decades, one line in the global opinion charts held steady: the United States was better liked than China. That line has now crossed. Pew Research Center’s July 15 report, based on 42,151 interviews in 36 countries between...
The EU’s panic and the lack of solidarity emboldens smugglers and the far right – and makes Spain even more vulnerable For the European hard right and the White House, it seemed almost too good to be true: left-liberal Spain punished...
Indian refiner Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited plans to boost the crude oil refining capacity at its Manali refinery by a third to 280,000 barrels per day (bpd), the refiner said in its 2025/2026 report. Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) is...
A new direct debit system launched by the government at the start of August restructures its financial relationship with mills and bakeries — the supply chain that makes subsidized bread for around 64 million people. The new system marks the first...
Chips&Media WAVE-J is a high-performance JPEG codec intellectual property core designed for advanced imaging systems that require very large image support, high throughput, flexible pixel formats, and integrated pre- and post-processing. It succeeds the CODAJ12V architecture while retaining compatibility with...
For anyone entrusted with peacemaking, a visit to Northern Ireland, 28 years after the signing of the agreement ending the region’s “ Troubles ,” should be mandatory. The process that culminated in Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement (GFA) offers a...
Iran’s reported acquisition of Chinese shoulder-fired air-defense missiles could turn the war’s lower altitudes into a costly battlefield of attrition for US and Israeli airpower. Iran was set to receive its first shipment within weeks under a signed US$60-$70 million...
Two of Australia's biggest LNG projects led by Santos and Inpex could face stricter environmental and pollution reporting rules after the Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority (NT EPA) recommended 23 ways to address a previous under-reporting of emissions. The regional...
Shell has signed an agreement to sell its European onshore renewables portfolio to French peer TotalEnergies, the UK-based supermajor said on Monday as it prioritizes capital allocation into high-value businesses. The portfolio included in the transaction comprises 0.5 gigawatts (GW)...
Anti-FGM activists protests outside the National Assembly in Banjul, The Gambia, on 18 March 2024, as lawmakers discuss a bill seeking to lift the ban on FGM. Credit: by Muhamadou Bittaye/AFP By Inés M. Pousadela MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Aug 3 2026 (IPS) Last August,...
By: Salman Rafi Sheikh Although the Strait of Hormuz has dominated global attention, with Iran’s intermittent disruptions threatening one of the world’s most important energy arteries since the United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran on February 28, the...
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