All of the ships were travelling to or from Saudi ports before changing course, ship-tracking data shows. ...
Ukrainian drones hit Russian online giant retailer Wildberries for second timeUkrainian drones hit Russian online giant retailer Wildberries for second time
Logistics hubs belonging to Wildberries in the Krasnodar and Stavropol regions were struck overnight. ...
What I learned as Israel’s first Consul General in DubaiWhat I learned as Israel’s first Consul General in Dubai
Liron’s view Six years ago, the signing of the Abraham Accords was dismissed by skeptics as a fragile, fair-weather agreement, bound to shatter at the first sign of Middle Eastern turbulence. Yet, as we mark the latest anniversary of that historic breakthrough — and as I conclude my tenure as ...
Africa’s AI-driven lender to enter Ethiopia, EgyptAfrica’s AI-driven lender to enter Ethiopia, Egypt
The News An AI-driven lending platform backed by one of South Africa’s biggest lenders is expanding into two of Africa’s largest credit-starved markets, its CEO told Semafor, betting its machine-learning algorithms can maintain a default rate that is a fraction of traditional commercial banks. Optasia, which made its stock market ...
Africa’s data center growth needs power sector overhaulAfrica’s data center growth needs power sector overhaul
The News African countries must open up their power markets in order to court the private investors needed to supply the electricity that AI will demand, a data center executive told Semafor, as a new report warned the continent risks seeing little economic benefit from the technology. Africa’s economy is ...
Center-left Democrats seek distance from Medicare for AllCenter-left Democrats seek distance from Medicare for All
The center-left Searchlight Institute is urging Democrats to abandon Medicare for All legislation and instead work toward universal healthcare in other ways that wouldn’t disrupt private insurance. The Health Care Unity plan, shared first with Semafor, endorses a bigger role for government in healthcare — negotiating drug prices and breaking ...
Higher share of adults in US than in other countries see danger in politics, poll findsHigher share of adults in US than in other countries see danger in politics, poll finds
Americans are more likely than those living in any other nation to name politics as a leading risk to their safety. One in 10 US adults identified politics as the “greatest source of risk” to their daily safety, according to new Gallup polling, up from 6% who said so in ...
Burnham says he will review early prisoner release schemeBurnham says he will review early prisoner release scheme
The prime minister says he cannot commit to changing the policy but wants to look at it in detail “before we go further forward”. ...
Middle East crisis live: US renews strikes on Iran as Trump threatens to attack nuclear site ‘very heavily’Middle East crisis live: US renews strikes on Iran as Trump threatens to attack nuclear site ‘very heavily’
US military completes 11th night of strikes as attacks overshadow diplomatic efforts in Pakistan to salvage interim ceasefire deal Houthis threaten attacks on shipping tankers if they use Saudi ports on Red Sea What is Pickaxe Mountain, Iran’s underground nuclear facility? The Iranian judiciary’s Mizan Online news website reported that ...
Mamdani urges US government to arrest Netanyahu if Israeli PM visits USMamdani urges US government to arrest Netanyahu if Israeli PM visits US
New York mayor admits he does not have authority to arrest Netanyahu, adding Israeli PM is ‘architect of a horrific genocide’ Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor, acknowledged on Tuesday he does not have the authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged US federal authorities to do so if ...