US-Israel war on Iran and political instability in Somalia lead to pirates targeting cargo ships off Horn of Africa The scourge of Somali piracy targeting cargo ships and smaller dhows off the Horn of Africa has returned to levels not seen in a decade, driven by a convergence of factors ...
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UK government expected to announce restrictions on trade with West Bank settlementsUK government expected to announce restrictions on trade with West Bank settlements
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is expected to outline proposals targeting goods from Israeli-occupied areas on Tuesday. ...
Crooked Media’s nonprofit launches new political creator driveCrooked Media’s nonprofit launches new political creator drive
The News The nonprofit arm of ’s audio empire is hoping to lure younger voters back to the Democratic Party by boosting ideologically aligned social video creators ahead of the 2028 presidential election. Crooked Ideas, the issue-focused partner organization of Crooked Media, is launching new programming and brands aimed at ...
AI is not yet driving US job lossesAI is not yet driving US job losses
The latest US employment figures have failed to show an AI-driven surge in job losses, multiple analysts noted, suggesting theories of a “jobpocalypse” are premature, or misunderstood the effects of AI to begin with. “It’s a good bet that AI will eventually make some occupations obsolete,” but so far it’s ...
US, Iran feel pain from energy disruptionsUS, Iran feel pain from energy disruptions
US gas prices hit record highs and Iran doubled the price of fuel consumed over quota, as energy disruptions hit at the pump in both countries. Tehran announced a new “exclusion zone” in the Strait of Hormuz amid reports that its grip on the key waterway, and its negotiating leverage, ...
AI upends China’s graduate job marketAI upends China’s graduate job market
AI is hurting China’s already weak graduate job market. An estimated 12.7 million graduates will join the workforce this year, the largest cohort yet. But “the supply of… graduate jobs has not kept pace” with ballooning college attendance rates, The New York Times reported. AI’s impact, already being felt in ...
Malaysia eyes Huawei chips despite US warningsMalaysia eyes Huawei chips despite US warnings
Malaysia is considering using Huawei chips to power its sovereign AI efforts, Bloomberg reported, in what would be the first known instance of a foreign government choosing Chinese accelerators over American ones. Though Washington has warned that using Chinese chips could violate export restrictions, Huawei’s steep discounts offer cheaper compute ...
Flight recorders recovered from ‘devastating’ Amazon cargo plane crashFlight recorders recovered from ‘devastating’ Amazon cargo plane crash
Five people were killed and five others seriously injured when the Boeing 767-300 overshot the runway at Miami International Airport. ...
Palestinian parents fear for children’s lives at school as settler attacks growPalestinian parents fear for children’s lives at school as settler attacks grow
A headteacher in the occupied West Bank has installed new barbed wire fencing after three pupils were killed this year. ...
UK to adopt tougher stance on Israel with illegal settlements trade banUK to adopt tougher stance on Israel with illegal settlements trade ban
Ed Miliband to reassert support for Palestinian rights and a two-state solution in move likely to draw fierce criticism from US and Israel Ed Miliband will announce what he has described as a broad reset of the UK’s relations with Israel on Tuesday, promising the government will take a more ...