Oil markets spooked as US president appears willing to maintain US Navy blockade and Iran keeps strait of Hormuz all but shut The global oil price has soared above $126 a barrel, its highest level since 2022, after Donald Trump warned the US blockade of Iranian ports could last for ...
Day: April 30, 2026
As a Ukrainian journalist, I’ve covered the US for 20 years. I find it increasingly shockingAs a Ukrainian journalist, I’ve covered the US for 20 years. I find it increasingly shocking
My country has been under occupation, dogged by corruption and war. Yet even I’ve been bewildered by the way the US seems to be fracturing A version of this piece appeared in the Dial under the headline No Common Ground In 2008, when I was a reporter for a leading ...
In plane sight: how the gilded elite live – in picturesIn plane sight: how the gilded elite live – in pictures
From golf tournaments to shooting parties, these images of photographer Will Vogt’s social circle offer us an intimate glimpse of a world that feels out of reach Continue reading… ...
Claude AI agent’s confession after deleting a firm’s entire database: ‘I violated every principle I was given’Claude AI agent’s confession after deleting a firm’s entire database: ‘I violated every principle I was given’
PocketOS was left scrambling after a rogue AI agent deleted swaths of code underpinning its business It only took nine seconds for an AI coding agent gone rogue to delete a company’s entire production database and its backups, according to its founder. PocketOS, which sells software that car rental businesses ...
The Rendlesham Forest mystery: ‘It’s the perfect storm of a UFO case’The Rendlesham Forest mystery: ‘It’s the perfect storm of a UFO case’
In 1980, two US airmen reported an extraordinary encounter near a military base in the east of England. What really happened? In 1996, Nick Pope wrote his first book. Open Skies, Closed Minds was a semi-autobiographical examination of well-known UFO cases mixed with his own research. Pope worked at the ...
Simply divine: the extraordinary supernatural visions of Francisco de ZurbaránSimply divine: the extraordinary supernatural visions of Francisco de Zurbarán
He painted sea battles, the labours of Hercules and breathtaking still lifes. But, as a major new exhibition makes clear, it was in his thrilling depictions of the spiritual that the Spanish master showed his true genius Against an impenetrable black ground, the crucified figure looms pale and shining. There’s ...
Syrian commission prepares war crimes case against notorious Assad officialSyrian commission prepares war crimes case against notorious Assad official
Fadi Saqr is accused of mass killings of civilians in Tadamon, Damascus, where people say he must face justice A Syrian rights commission is preparing a case accusing Fadi Saqr, a militia leader within the Assad regime, of involvement in crimes against humanity and war crimes, a senior Syrian official ...
Oil jumps to highest price since 2022 after report Trump to be briefed on new Iran optionsOil jumps to highest price since 2022 after report Trump to be briefed on new Iran options
Axios reported that US Central Command has prepared a plan for a wave of “short and powerful” strikes on Iran. ...
Iran’s wartime executions – podcastIran’s wartime executions – podcast
Over the last six weeks, the Iranian regime has carried out a spate of executions of political prisoners. The Guardian journalist Daniel Boffey reports Iran has hanged 18 political prisoners during the last six weeks. Chief reporter Dan Boffey tells the stories of some of the condemned and their families, ...
Big Tech firms beat earnings expectations amid AI spending questionsBig Tech firms beat earnings expectations amid AI spending questions
Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft all beat first-quarter earnings expectations on Wednesday, but investors are poised to closely scrutinize their heavy spending on AI. Big Tech has propped up the US stock market — and in many ways, the US economy writ large — in the last year, but investors ...