Nawaf’s view Whatever becomes of the ceasefire, one fact is already fixed: Relations between the Gulf and Iran will not return to what they were before this war. That does not mean the Gulf is entering some permanent, dramatic rupture with Iran. Serious states do not have the luxury of ...
Blue Origin reuses launch booster in race with SpaceXBlue Origin reuses launch booster in race with SpaceX
Blue Origin reused a launch booster for the first time, although the mission it was used on was unsuccessful. Landing and reusing a rocket — something only SpaceX had done before — is a major milestone for the Jeff Bezos-backed space company, but an unspecified malfunction with the craft’s upper ...
Rising AI demand sees supplies dwindle and costs riseRising AI demand sees supplies dwindle and costs rise
Consumers are feeling the effects of the AI compute crunch, as supplies dwindle and prices rise. The Mac Mini computer, previously a niche product, is now all but out of stock, The Wall Street Journal reported, because the no-frills, high-powered machine is the most cost-effective way to run locally hosted ...
Algeria launches oil and gas licensing round amid energy crunchAlgeria launches oil and gas licensing round amid energy crunch
Algeria launched an oil and gas licensing round as it looks to boost output and attract investors amid the global energy crunch sparked by the war in the Middle East. The government said prospect sites are estimated to contain hundreds of millions of barrels of crude and vast amounts of ...
LatAm oil boom could exacerbate inequalityLatAm oil boom could exacerbate inequality
High oil prices sparked by the Iran war are accelerating Latin America’s oil boom, though the growth risks exacerbating economic inequality across the region, analysts said. Latin America is forecast to make up around 50% of global oil production growth through 2030, according to Rystad Energy, lifting the prospects of ...
Trump’s presidency is what evil looks like: absurd, frightening, cruel | Nesrine MalikTrump’s presidency is what evil looks like: absurd, frightening, cruel | Nesrine Malik
Commentators have said that the US president’s clownishness and lack of ideology somehow make him less dangerous. They’re wrong Over the past few weeks, a random kaleidoscope of images has been flashing through my head. Some are characters from movies not seen since childhood. Others are snippets from literature or ...
Handcuffs, dog bites and avian warfare: how personal grudges sullied Alfred Hitchcock’s reputationHandcuffs, dog bites and avian warfare: how personal grudges sullied Alfred Hitchcock’s reputation
The director liked to create tension on-set to draw out stronger performances. But have stories about his psychological tricks been inflated in the retelling? In 1978, shortly after publishing The Art of Alfred Hitchcock, biographer Donald Spoto met the director one last time. At one point, Hitchcock appeared to fall ...
‘We wasted a lot of lives’: CIA spymaster’s caution over past Iran intervention resurfaces from beyond the grave‘We wasted a lot of lives’: CIA spymaster’s caution over past Iran intervention resurfaces from beyond the grave
A documentary about Peter Sichel – the ‘Jewish James Bond’ who died in 2025 – includes striking mea culpas about the cost and efficacy of US involvement in the Middle East In New York social circles, he was known as the “Jewish James Bond”: a refugee from Nazi Germany whose ...
From Manifesto to Mr Loverman: Bernardine Evaristo’s best books – ranked!From Manifesto to Mr Loverman: Bernardine Evaristo’s best books – ranked!
From the secret gay life of a British-Caribbean man to that controversial shared Booker win, the author has blazed a trail across the literary landscape. Here are seven of her top titles Even by Evaristo’s experimental standards, this book is a highly ambitious mash-up of forms and stories. It takes ...
US releases video of forces seizing Iranian shipUS releases video of forces seizing Iranian ship
The US has intercepted an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf as part of its naval blockade, Donald Trump has said. ...