Category: Global
The damage wrought on the Middle East’s oil and gas sup...
Saudi Arabia and Qatar have both suffered significant damage to production capacity during the US-Israeli war against Iran
The tragedy of leisure
The combination of AI and small families will create more free time than is good for us
Anthropic closes in on OpenAI as US business use surges
Divergence reflects company’s recent rapid growth owing to strong interest in its Claude Code products
‘Fortress China’ shows cracks as Iran war strains suppl...
Energy, chemicals and helium supply under pressure despite Beijing’s push to build up economic security
Dubai, eternal city
Why, amid the uncertainty, the city’s professional class holds an unshakeable belief in its resilience
US and Iranian delegations meet Pakistani prime ministe...
Tehran and Washington have never held direct bilateral negotiations
Netanyahu authorises Israeli talks with Lebanon after T...
Israel’s military campaign against Hizbollah has threatened to undermine fragile truce agreed by US and Iran
The 10 minutes that set Lebanon ablaze
A string of rapid Israeli attacks killed hundreds of people in one of the deadliest episodes in the country’s history
Trump officials deny threatening Vatican over Pope Leo’...
Pope Leo XIV has become increasingly concerned over Washington’s military policies
The chips chokehold that could end the AI investment bo...
Taiwan’s control of leading-edge silicon chips lies on a geostrategic faultline
Israel presses ahead with Lebanon strikes as talks loom
Iran’s attendance at peace discussions in Islamabad on Saturday uncertain amid strained truce
China’s Xi tells Taiwan opposition leader unification a...
Meeting in Beijing with Chinese president first of its kind in a decade
