US President Donald Trump is preparing to issue an executive order expanding access to tax-exempt diesel, as he faces mounting pressure to ease near-record fuel prices with less than a month remaining before midterm elections. “Refiners and fuel sellers are likely to absorb almost all of the added benefit,” a ...
Saudi-backed forces recapture key areas around strait from Houthis in YemenSaudi-backed forces recapture key areas around strait from Houthis in Yemen
Government offensive launched under air cover by Saudi military coalition aims to retake all Houthi-held territory Forces of the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen have recaptured several key areas around Bab al-Mandab strait from Iran-backed Houthi rebels, Yemeni officials said on Monday. The officials said forces allied with the internationally ...
Vance wants voters to ‘give us another chance’. But he is cornered | Sidney BlumenthalVance wants voters to ‘give us another chance’. But he is cornered | Sidney Blumenthal
The vice-president’s recent remarks seek to maintain a posture of strength while they inadvertently expose political realities JD Vance has parachuted into the midterm election campaign on a rescue mission in a new guise: a risk management consultant. Speaking in the flat language of the expert hired to identify threats, ...
The surprising, cut-throat race for Los Angeles mayorThe surprising, cut-throat race for Los Angeles mayor
Karen Bass is fighting for her political life as progressives battle to lead the US’s second-largest city Karen Bass has never lost an election. But this fall, she faces the fight of her political life. Bass has roughly a month to convince voters that she should be elected to a ...
Trump says ‘threat’ led US to pull bombers from RAF FairfordTrump says ‘threat’ led US to pull bombers from RAF Fairford
The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday it had removed the B1 bombers from the base in England back to their home stations in America. ...
Author and former politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86Author and former politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86
His last book, Adam and Eve, is set to release this month. ...
An ‘astonishingly layered’ novel on how history gets toldAn ‘astonishingly layered’ novel on how history gets told
by Rebecca Perry. Perry’s novel, shortlisted for the Booker Prize (and the only debut on the list), tells the story of a young-ish curator who is trying to understand the world of a medieval monarch who had been reluctant to take the throne. Specializing in , the curator seeks to ...
Bridging Africa’s data gapBridging Africa’s data gap
Alexis’s view “Policy without data is like guesswork.” Ghanaian lawmaker Albert Nyakotey Tetteh was making the case for better use of public sector data in infrastructure development when he said that in parliament last month. But his point rings true more broadly: For decades, a lack of data has held ...
Solar market set for Africa boom, says reportSolar market set for Africa boom, says report
Sub-Saharan Africa’s off-grid solar market is due to expand by 450% by 2035, with more than 35% of installations projected to be in Nigeria, according to a new report by global research firm Wood Mackenzie. Across the continent, persistent failures in national grids and growing populations have already created an ...
Sahel states launch Russia-backed TV stationSahel states launch Russia-backed TV station
Three junta-led West African states launched a joint television channel to offer programming in line with their push to de-emphasize Western viewpoints. Tafouk TV, owned by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, started broadcasting in September, has been praised by Russia’s ambassador in Bamako, and signed a cooperation agreement with the ...