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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Middle East crisis live: US blockade of Iran’s ports to begin today as Pope Leo says he has ‘no intention to debate’ Trump over warMiddle East crisis live: US blockade of Iran’s ports to begin today as Pope Leo says he has ‘no intention to debate’ Trump over war
Centcom says blockade to begin at 10am ET; pontiff says he will not respond to US president’s scathing attack Full report: Trump says US will blockade strait of Hormuz after Iran peace talks fail Planeloads of negotiators and too little time: US and Iran’s 21 hours of talks Circling back ...
This week saw humanity at its worst. Artemis II told the opposite story | Flynn ColemanThis week saw humanity at its worst. Artemis II told the opposite story | Flynn Coleman
We send the voice of the dead across space as an act of continuity and care, while on Earth we tally the bodies. Which do we choose to become? Four people are sleeping 19,000 miles from the moon when the voice of Apollo 13’s commander arrives. “Hello, Artemis II. This ...
Why is the US threatening to block Iranian ports and how would it work?Why is the US threatening to block Iranian ports and how would it work?
Announcement has left markets in yet more uncertainty, with questions over how blockade will be enforced Middle East crisis – live updates The US military has announced it will enforce a blockade on all Iranian ports in the strait of Hormuz from Monday after ceasefire talks with Iran over the ...
And the election winner is … the candidate who can afford Africa’s soaring nomination feesAnd the election winner is … the candidate who can afford Africa’s soaring nomination fees
Presidential elections in Djibouti and Benin at the weekend highlighted how a costly electoral system is reshaping democracy Alexis Mohamed would have loved to stand against his former boss. A longtime adviser to Djibouti’s president, Ismail Omar Guelleh, Mohamed resigned last September, citing democratic regression in the country. But at ...
What Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli right really mean when they invoke ‘Greater Israel’ | Daniel LevyWhat Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli right really mean when they invoke ‘Greater Israel’ | Daniel Levy
The concept is about much more than acquiring territory, it is also about Netanyahu’s desire for Israel to become a regional superpower • Daniel Levy served as an Israeli peace negotiator at the Oslo II talks and is president of the US/Middle East project Much remains unclear about the significance ...
Euphoria season three review – grubby, desperate and absolutely not worth the waitEuphoria season three review – grubby, desperate and absolutely not worth the wait
What a relief that this is the end for Sam Levison’s grim drama. A show which was once blackly funny is now humourless torture porn To say that season three of Euphoria is long-awaited would be something of an understatement. HBO’s high school drama debuted in 2019, when it garnered ...
Viktor Orbán is gone. What does his fall mean for Europe? Our panel respondsViktor Orbán is gone. What does his fall mean for Europe? Our panel responds
Hungary’s return to democracy will be hard. But the impact of Péter Magyar’s decisive victory could be profound, inside the country and beyond Continue reading… ...