Amid the daily horror show in the Middle East is the realisation the so-called adults in the room are insane or powerless or just as bewildered as you are That funny feeling is back – the one many of us felt at the start of the Covid pandemic, where we ...
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US judge dismisses $10bn Trump defamation suit against Wall Street JournalUS judge dismisses $10bn Trump defamation suit against Wall Street Journal
Trump sued the newspaper and its owners, including Rupert Murdoch, in a Florida federal court over a birthday book for Jeffrey Epstein. ...
Henry Zeffman: Starmer seeks closer ties with EU – and doesn’t mind reopening Brexit divisionsHenry Zeffman: Starmer seeks closer ties with EU – and doesn’t mind reopening Brexit divisions
Keir Starmer’s approach has provoked anger from the Conservatives and Reform UK. ...
EasyJet passengers describe EU border ‘nightmare’EasyJet passengers describe EU border ‘nightmare’
Airlines warn of further disruption due to the introduction of a new EU digital border control system. ...
Five key failures of killer’s parents and agencies ahead of Southport attackFive key failures of killer’s parents and agencies ahead of Southport attack
Inquiry Chair Sir Adrian Fulford said the Southport attack could have been prevented if authorities and the killer’s parents had acted more quickly. ...
Data centers under fire test Gulf sovereign AI ambitionsData centers under fire test Gulf sovereign AI ambitions
Winston Ma’s view At the Future Investment Initiative summit in Miami in late March, geopolitics and technology investing collided in a single, blunt warning, when US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff said the region faced a “risk premium” from the threat of infrastructure such as data centers being “blown up.” To ...
Rising US wholesale prices likely to hit consumersRising US wholesale prices likely to hit consumers
Economists warned that US wholesale prices could rise rapidly, suggesting further pain for consumers down the line. The projected rise in the producer price index at an annualized 4.6% in March, up from 3.4% in February, would come after March’s consumer price inflation was already the highest rate in two ...
Chinese EV exports jump 124% amid energy crunchChinese EV exports jump 124% amid energy crunch
Chinese EV exports jumped by 124% in the first quarter of the year, and analysts forecast that the war in the Middle East could further boost their fortunes as gasoline prices soar globally. While much of East Asia has been roiled by higher oil prices, China’s rollout of green energy ...
Controlling Hormuz seemed improbable. Turns out, it’s profitableControlling Hormuz seemed improbable. Turns out, it’s profitable
Wael’s view In March 2012, Saudi Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi gathered a small number of journalists in Doha to deliver what he intended as reassurance. Iran was threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz. “If you believe Hormuz will be closed,” he told the group, myself included, “I will sell ...
Vietnam breaks ground on first high-speed railVietnam breaks ground on first high-speed rail
Workers broke ground on Vietnam’s first high-speed rail line. The route will link the capital to industrial hubs in the east at over 200 mph. Southeast Asia has seen a proliferation of high-speed rail, mostly China-financed, but projects in Indonesia and Laos are expensive and behind schedule. The Vietnamese line ...