The News Saudi Aramco’s second-quarter profit increased 33% from a year earlier, as higher oil prices and strong refining margins helped offset lower export volumes. Thanks to decades of investment in energy infrastructure, the world’s biggest crude exporter has been able to keep oil flowing, despite disruptions to the Strait ...
Day: August 4, 2026
China’s maritime playbook for AIChina’s maritime playbook for AI
Andy’s view The US lawyer Paul Reichler has made a career defending the underdog. When I first met him a decade ago, he was poring over antique navigation charts and hydrological surveys of the South China Sea, preparing to take on China in a case brought by the Philippines under ...
White House silent on public release of its AI frameworkWhite House silent on public release of its AI framework
The White House is not commenting on whether it plans to publicly release the framework for voluntary reviews of advanced AI models that it plans to brief companies on later today. AI firms including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Meta have yet to see details of the framework ahead of today’s ...
Michigan Senate and 10 other races to watchMichigan Senate and 10 other races to watch
The News What are the stakes of today’s election for America’s progressive movement? What do they mean for the Democratic Party? Let the Incredible Hulk explain. “This is what we started in 2016,” Mark Ruffalo said on a Sunday night call organized by supporters of the left-wing candidates in Michigan’s ...
Battleground Democrats try to stay above their party’s frayBattleground Democrats try to stay above their party’s fray
The News KALAMAZOO, Mich. — While some Democratic candidates tear each other apart over the future of their party, Sean McCann is part of a quieter group attempting to stay above the fray. It’s tempting to try to call these Democrats part of a new center-left, but their campaign strategies this ...
More than 150 migrants rescued after boat catches fire in ChannelMore than 150 migrants rescued after boat catches fire in Channel
The boat was attempting to cross to the UK when its engine caught fire, according to French authorities. ...
Afghan boxer arrested in Greece over discovery of Scottish woman’s body in suitcaseAfghan boxer arrested in Greece over discovery of Scottish woman’s body in suitcase
Sharif Ahmadzai, from Afghanistan, is expected to appear in court in Athens on Wednesday. ...
‘The war leaked into every lesson’: learning Ukrainian in a country under siege‘The war leaked into every lesson’: learning Ukrainian in a country under siege
Soon after my first visit to Ukraine four years ago, I began language lessons. It taught me more than I ever expected Almost as soon as I returned from my first reporting trip to Ukraine, in October 2022, I decided to start Ukrainian lessons. Not as an act of solidarity, ...
With Russia at the door and the US backing away, Europe has to build its own ‘way of war’With Russia at the door and the US backing away, Europe has to build its own ‘way of war’
Even in a Europe-focused Nato 3.0, Washington would still want to call the shots. We need an insurance policy How can Europe defend itself against Russia without the US, or with much less of it? This question sums up the existential challenge now facing the continent. Russia’s imperial ambitions start ...
The ultimate guide to travel etiquette: how to handle 36 tricky situations, from manspreaders to smelly armpitsThe ultimate guide to travel etiquette: how to handle 36 tricky situations, from manspreaders to smelly armpits
It’s easy to lose your cool when you’re crammed into a train, bus or plane with a bunch of strangers and one of them is playing music without headphones or fighting you for the armrest. Here are the rules everyone should be following Public transport can be a hot, noisy, ...