Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed new attacks on a Saudi Arabian oil refinery Thursday, as the US-Iran war threatened to expand further. The strikes could impact the kingdom’s efforts to maintain shipping volumes amid ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg reported. Riyadh is weighing support for a new ground ...
Multiple fires destroy homes and cause devastation in West MidlandsMultiple fires destroy homes and cause devastation in West Midlands
The region’s fire chief says the service took thousands of 999 calls across “one of the most significant” incidents in its history. ...
Israeli troops force families from homes amid settler terror campaign in West BankIsraeli troops force families from homes amid settler terror campaign in West Bank
Former PM of Israel calls events ‘concerted and meticulous attempt at ethnic cleansing’ against Palestinians Israeli troops have forced two Palestinian families to leave their besieged West Bank homes, the day after a top Israeli commander personally promised he would end a violent settler campaign to drive them out. Israeli ...
Watch: Houses engulfed in flames across StourbridgeWatch: Houses engulfed in flames across Stourbridge
Multiple fires burned across the West Midlands and destroyed homes there. ...
What the LA Lakers ‘firesale’ says about sports investingWhat the LA Lakers ‘firesale’ says about sports investing
Liz’s view There’s always money in the sports team. Mark Walter controls a vast financial empire and is under federal investigation for undisclosed related-party transactions between its interlocking parts. Unwinding those transactions will require him to raise billions of dollars. Most people in that situation would look to sell their ...
Africa’s Amazon turns to World Bank for shock absorberAfrica’s Amazon turns to World Bank for shock absorber
The News A fresh cash injection from the World Bank’s private investment arm will help Africa’s largest ecommerce vendor absorb shocks spurred by ongoing geopolitical crises in the Middle East and meet profit targets over the next year, the company’s chief executive told Semafor. New York-listed Jumia raised $50 million ...
‘600 pages of deep pleasure’‘600 pages of deep pleasure’
by Philip Hensher. In this historical telling of an art form that’s seen a slow decline in popularity, Hensher details the evolutionary scramble that motivated writers and publishers to do justice to the medium’s name: find something . Hensher rehashes centuries of publishing-house drama with an investigative eye, evaluating famous ...
How Britain’s No. 10 intervened in the AstraZeneca-Bristol mergerHow Britain’s No. 10 intervened in the AstraZeneca-Bristol merger
The Scoop AstraZeneca’s planned $400 billion deal with Bristol Myers Squibb triggered worries at the UK government’s highest levels, prompting outreach that helped contribute to the collapse of the deal, according to people briefed on the deal. Varun Chandra, the UK’s top business envoy and an adviser to Prime Minister ...
Reed Hastings on life after Netflix and the next wave of AIReed Hastings on life after Netflix and the next wave of AI
Netflix co-founder and former CEO Reed Hastings says AI could unleash a new wave of “creative destruction” as companies use rapidly improving technology not just to cut costs, but to challenge competitors and build new businesses. In this episode of , Hastings notes that AI has been getting “roughly twice ...
Ukrainian cathedrals, Gaza’s archives, Iranian squares – modern war is systematically erasing human history | Simon JenkinsUkrainian cathedrals, Gaza’s archives, Iranian squares – modern war is systematically erasing human history | Simon Jenkins
It is not enough now for war to kill, it must eradicate a people’s cherished and precious heritage too Wars may not take summer holidays, but they do sometimes see exhaustion. As drones race back and forth across Ukraine and the strait of Hormuz, a grim stalemate seems to have ...