US’ new Iran plan could backfire, Trump's former Iran negotiator says
Washington’s effort to sanction countries doing business with Tehran “poses a greater threat to US credibility” than to…
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Canada announces retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% against the US
US President Donald Trump threatened to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, as relations between the neighbors hit a…
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Canada strikes back with tit-for-tat tariffs
Canadian officials announced they plan to impose tariffs on $20 billion of US goods in retaliation for new US levies.
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Canada announces retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% against US
Ottowa is readying a response to US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 50% tariffs on Canada’s auto and steel…
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Famous London bakery fires warning shot at Saudi copycat
The bakery did a stellar job knocking off the OG, as social media users in Saudi Arabia celebrated the arrival of the…
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Kuwait continues to tighten citizenship rules
New rules bar naturalized citizens from voting and replace paper nationality certificates with electronic ones.
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MBS’ France visit spotlights growing economic ties
France has become the fourth-largest investor in Saudi Arabia, and MBS is returning the favor.
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Denmark bets on Ukraine wind farm with €100 million loan
The project will be operated by the Ukrainian agricultural company Kernal for both its own use and power sales to the…
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Data center demand drives gas development surge
A new study counted 189 gigawatts of gas-fired capacity in development in the first half of 2026.
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China's electrification means oil sector has likely peaked
The Chinese state-owned oil refinery posted a surge in profit in H1, but an exec says oil demand has been structurally…
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El Niño heat intensifies wildfires around the world
Searing temperatures caused by the warm weather pattern are intensifying the effects of global heating, sparking…
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Zambia closes courts, preventing election challenge
Candidates had until today to lodge their claims against the disputed vote, won by incumbent President Hakainde…
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Concerns brew about Argentina's two-track economy
Argentina is producing oil and gas like never before, helping make crude the country’s leading export for the first…
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Germany's economy defies downbeat expectations
Germany’s GDP grew faster than previously thought in the second quarter, defying fears that higher energy costs driven…
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US removes Syria from state sponsors of terrorism list
Washington’s decision is a crucial step for Damascus as Syria’s government seeks to close the book on the Bashar…
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US prepares new immigration crackdown
White House officials said they would cancel the visas of 200,000 asylum seekers, and outlined plans to charge more…
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US cancels more military drills with South Korea
The US cancelled planned military exercises with South Korea just weeks after scaling back separate drills with Seoul’s…
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Latest Iran sanctions risk economic showdown with China
More aggressive interventions against Chinese banks and state-owned companies will be needed to fully sever Beijing’s…
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China, Iran shrug off US threats of economic war
Beijing and Tehran dismissed US warnings of an economic D-day, after the US Treasury secretary threatened wide-ranging…
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A tale of two tycoons
Together, the founders of Evergrande and Unitree represent the top and bottom of the Chinese business cycle.
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Michigan state senator was in talks to endorse El-Sayed before Piker flap
Democratic congressional nominee Jeremy Moss, who is Jewish, instead released a statement criticizing the Senate…
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Jeffries-Kushner meeting draws mixed reaction from Democrats
Some saw the meeting as a tacit admission from the White House that the administration will soon have to work with a…
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Trump tries to pull Darline Graham to victory in South Carolina
It’s personal for the president, who was close to Graham’s late brother, Lindsey Graham.
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Trump won’t budge on Canada, beef despite Republican pushback
The US president is instead threatening more tariffs on Canada, and those close to him see no off-ramp yet.
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France, UK pledge stronger military support for Ukraine
The countries promised faster deliveries of air defense weapons to Kyiv amid Russia’s escalating ballistic missile…
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Trump threatens new 50% tariffs on Canadian cars
Canadian PM Mark Carney has threatened to retaliate with counter-tariffs, saying, “Everything is on the table.”
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Fully autonomous Russian drone kills three Ukrainians
The drone in question was powered by a Nvidia minicomputer not sold in Russia but available through resale markets.
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China's Xi Jinping likely to attend BRICS summit in India
Xi’s attendance at BRICS would mark his first visit to India in seven years amid thawing ties between the Asian giants.
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US tariffs target Chinese 'overcapacity'
Washington plans to impose an additional 7.5% tariff on Chinese goods for industrial “overcapacity” before September’s…
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Unmanaged coal plant shutdown could wipe $550M off South Africa's GDP
The Secuda coal-to-liquids plant is woven into the nation’s fabric as both an economic powerhouse and environmental…
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Canada tariffs complicate Republicans’ Senate defense
The new levies could have an outsized effect in three states crucial to the Senate majority next year: Maine, Michigan,…
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Bessent expands threat of secondary sanctions on Iran
The president is calling foreign leaders with a timeline.
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Africa's electricity access gap persists amid investment shortfall
While access to electricity has increased in the past decade, nearly 600 million people remain without power.
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The information economy's dominant currency
Roopika Risam’s ‘Data Empire’ considers how much of our lives are dictated by data — especially when it is wielded as a…
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Dangote offers East African countries a 30% stake in new refinery
The prospective 700,000 barrels-a-day oil site will cost the Dangote Group more than $15 billion to build.
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Nigeria's regulator calls for domestic stake in MTN-IHS deal
The ruling underscores Abuja’s push to deepen local ownership of pillars of Nigeria’s digital economy.
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