At a moment when the US is reconsidering the extent and purpose of its engagement abroad, I find myself returning to a lesson I confronted often in my time in government: After more than five decades working on Africa, one of the most important things the US can do is ...
Month: September 2026
Beijing issues AI warnings but rejects US calls to slow developmentBeijing issues AI warnings but rejects US calls to slow development
Beijing warned that AI advancements threatened China’s political, economic, and social stability even as it dismissed US calls to slow the technology’s development. China’s minister of state security wrote in a weekend essay that AI posed six principal risks from his perspective, including threatening the security of the country’s political ...
Sweden’s center left looks set to win in tight election raceSweden’s center left looks set to win in tight election race
Sweden’s center-left opposition appeared poised to retake power after a neck-and-neck election that nonetheless underlined the strength of the country’s far-right parties. Rising anti-immigrant sentiment has upended politics in Sweden, once one of the most welcoming countries to asylum seekers, as it has across Europe’s biggest economies: Marine Le Pen, ...
The situation in Iran is dangerously escalating – but whatever you do, don’t call it a war | Arwa MahdawiThe situation in Iran is dangerously escalating – but whatever you do, don’t call it a war | Arwa Mahdawi
Forget the bombing: the Trump administration keeps insisting this isn’t a war. But it’s not just a matter of semantics “I will not send you to fight and die in stupid foreign wars that never end,” Donald Trump promised a crowd in Pennsylvania in 2024. While the disastrous conflict in ...
China criticises idea it is in ‘malicious competition’ over AIChina criticises idea it is in ‘malicious competition’ over AI
It follows the Anthropic CEO ‘s calls for a slowdown in AI development, in a way that China doesn’t pull ahead. ...
What you need to know about the latest donations to Reform UKWhat you need to know about the latest donations to Reform UK
Chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman explains who’s behind Reform UK’s £72m in donations. ...
Oil prices rise after drone attacks shut down Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipelineOil prices rise after drone attacks shut down Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline
Price spike comes as rebel Houthis in Yemen target oil infrastructure and capture strategic island in Bab al-Mandab strait Business news – live updates Oil prices have climbed above $107 a barrel after a series of drone attacks forced Saudi Arabia to close its east-west crude pipeline. Brent crude, the ...
Citi raised more than $40 billion for Saudi clients this yearCiti raised more than $40 billion for Saudi clients this year
The Scoop Citigroup has raised more than $40 billion to support Saudi clients so far this year, and increased its direct exposure to the kingdom since the Iran war began, maintaining its bet on the kingdom as a key growth market. The US bank has decided to boost internal exposure ...
Inside the US Treasury secretary’s tense relationship with financial mediaInside the US Treasury secretary’s tense relationship with financial media
The Scoop Last September, Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait got a call from US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The secretary had been a regular on Bloomberg’s TV programming and in its reporting for years, first as the founder of a hedge fund, and increasingly as he rose in Donald Trump’s ...
‘I’ve never been more terrified!’ Carly Rae Jepsen on motherhood, stardom and her horniest album ever‘I’ve never been more terrified!’ Carly Rae Jepsen on motherhood, stardom and her horniest album ever
Call Me Maybe made the singer-songwriter famous – but also confused. Who was she? Who was her music for? Fourteen years later, about to release the double album Day and Night, she finally has some answers Carly Rae Jepsen is as bubbly as ever as she comes down for breakfast ...