Actors detained at Jewish Voice for Peace demonstration against Israeli prime minister’s address to the UN general assembly Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon and Hacks star Hannah Einbinder were among people detained by police in New York on Thursday as they moved in to break up a protest against Benjamin Netanyahu. ...
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Netanyahu defends Israeli military action as delegates walk out before UN speechNetanyahu defends Israeli military action as delegates walk out before UN speech
The Israeli leader labels those who left his speech at the UN General Assembly as “moral cowards”. ...
Ed Miliband meets Iran’s foreign minister as Tehran gives US ultimatum on strait of HormuzEd Miliband meets Iran’s foreign minister as Tehran gives US ultimatum on strait of Hormuz
Senior Iranian officials say Washington has four to five days to respond to its conditions for reopening the strait The UK foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, has met his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, for the first time in New York amid warnings from senior Iranian security officials that the US has ...
UN delegates walk out as Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to address general assembly – videoUN delegates walk out as Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to address general assembly – video
Dozens of delegates left the room in support of Palestine as the Israeli prime minister walked to the podium on Thursday. Other delegates clapped and chanted ‘Am Yisrael Chai’ or ‘the people of Israel live’ in support of the prime minister UNGA live Continue reading… ...
An electric dystopiaAn electric dystopia
, by Hernan Diaz. The Pulitzer Prize-winner’s new science fiction novel is set in a dystopian New York City where companies have established a monopoly over electricity. ’s protagonist is a young woman who works as a “pincher,” someone who makes a living stealing back energy from the privatized grid ...
Southeast Asia continues its $160 billion gas buildoutSoutheast Asia continues its $160 billion gas buildout
Southeast Asian countries are continuing a $160 billion gas buildout, even as the Middle East conflict exposed the import-dependent region’s vulnerability to supply shocks and high prices. Analysis by Global Energy Monitor shows more than 100 gigawatts of gas power and 70 million tonnes per year of LNG import capacity ...
China’s clean tech exports prevented more than the UK’s annual emissionsChina’s clean tech exports prevented more than the UK’s annual emissions
Chinese exports of solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, and EVs prevented 374 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions last year, more than the annual emissions of the UK, new analysis found. The findings from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air show how rapidly falling solar and ...
US energy secretary downplays diesel export ban idea as prices climbUS energy secretary downplays diesel export ban idea as prices climb
Oil prices rose above $100 a barrel on the US-Iran geopolitical deadlock. Iran’s president said Wednesday he was open to talks to end the war, but warned that Tehran wouldn’t surrender its nuclear program — a major sticking point in the negotiations — or “bow” to the US. Yet, more ...
Data centers have an insurance problemData centers have an insurance problem
Tim’s view On top of power hardware shortages, angry neighbors, and permitting delays, data center developers have a new headache to deal with: skeptical insurers. Wall Street is more than happy to rain cash down on AI infrastructure. But the insurance industry is still struggling to design and price coverage ...
Kim Kardashian’s Team Moms highlights the ridiculous excess of the US youth-sports industryKim Kardashian’s Team Moms highlights the ridiculous excess of the US youth-sports industry
A new Paramount+ series premiering Thursday turns pushy sports parents into glossy entertainment – with the children largely ushered off stage Remember when pushy sports parents were deserving objects of our collective scorn? When Marv Marinovich and Jim Pierce were bywords for abusive fatherhood, Sarah Palin made the overbearing hockey ...