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  • Global energy markets are facing increased strain as the Red Sea oil blockade continues to worsen the energy crisis, with Asia reportedly 'scraping the bottom of the barrel' for resources.
  • Wildfires, exacerbated by heatwaves across Europe, have prompted mass evacuations in France and Spain, creating 'fire clouds' and choking skies with smoke.
  • The ongoing conflict and tensions involving Iran have led to a pause in US strikes, with Trump suggesting a preference for talks while simultaneously warning of potential military action.
  • Developments in artificial intelligence are impacting various sectors, from renewable energy demands to potential market shifts, as OpenAI seeks major data center funding and the industry grapples with China's AI advancements.
  • Industries worldwide are contending with complex geopolitical and economic challenges, including supply chain disruptions, political shifts in key regions like Venezuela and Israel, and domestic affordability concerns impacting utility profits.

ZeroHedge

  • Utility Profits In The Crosshairs Amid Affordability Concerns an hour ago by Tyler Durden

    Utility Profits In The Crosshairs Amid Affordability Concerns By Herman Trabish of UtilityDive , Last month, protesters angry over high electricity costs disrupted a Las Vegas conference of executives for the nation’s biggest investor-owned utilities — a vivid example of growing public outrage that has forced the industry to again defend their legally guaranteed profit margins. As affordability concerns increase political pressure, several states have taken steps to lower utilities’ return on equity, either through regulatory or legislative action. Consumer advocates say these measures are long overdue, while utilities say suppressing their ROE could impact their credit rating, which would

  • Inside America's Left: Mapping The Five Factions Battling For Power 2 hours ago by Tyler Durden

    Inside America's Left: Mapping The Five Factions Battling For Power Many transformations are unfolding within America's political left, and its shifting factions can be difficult to track. The Democratic establishment is fighting to preserve its grip on power as progressives and reformist socialists gain ground in local elections, with some openly promoting the dismantling of capitalism and adopting increasingly hostile rhetoric toward America. Fox News has begun publishing explainers to educate its audience about the emerging far left, while Trump administration officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, have declared war on the radical left

  • Washington Gets A Win After Post-Maduro Venezuela Withdraws From ICC 2 hours ago by Tyler Durden

    Washington Gets A Win After Post-Maduro Venezuela Withdraws From ICC Via Middle East Eye The US has welcomed a decision by the new Venezuelan government to withdraw the country from the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a post on X , the US State Department hailed the move as marking a "partnership on American-led efforts to dismantle the corrupt and worthless ICC . " It pointed to an investigation by the court into former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, who was abducted from the South American country during a US military assault in January 2026, saying it had produced "no result".

  • Ex-Wife In Korea's $645M "Divorce Of The Century" Gets Iced Out Of AI Boom 2 hours ago by Tyler Durden

    Ex-Wife In Korea's $645M "Divorce Of The Century" Gets Iced Out Of AI Boom A Seoul court has ordered SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won to pay his ex-wife 944 billion won ($645 million) , in the largest divorce award in South Korean history. And while the figure is a record, it was calculated against a stock price more than two years old - before it went ballistic in the AI boom. Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group. Lee Young-hwan/Newsis/Associated Press The Seoul High Court's First Family Division, presiding judge Lee Sang-ju, issued the ruling on Friday, nine years after Chey

  • The Left Is Using Kids As A Trojan Horse For Total Online Surveillance 3 hours ago by Tyler Durden

    The Left Is Using Kids As A Trojan Horse For Total Online Surveillance Authored by Lewis Dovland via American Thinker , It is the oldest trick in the authoritarian playbook. Anytime a Democrat politician looks into a television camera and declares a new policy is "for the kids," history tells us it is time to do three things: grab your Bill of Rights, lock your wallet, and check your firearms. The political left has mastered the art of semantic camouflage. Because leftists' true intentions - total state control and the systematic dismantling of individual liberty - are entirely unpalatable to


The Guardian

  • Uganda begins emergency food handouts after 19 die from hunger 20 hours ago by Samuel Okiror
    Global development, Uganda, Hunger, Africa, World news, Yoweri Museveni, Drought, Environment, Water, Aid, Food security, Malnutrition, Climate crisis

    Government move follows months of drought and crop failures in Karamoja, with 1.5m people facing malnutrition Uganda has launched emergency food relief distribution after at least 19 deaths from hunger were reported in an area of prolonged drought in the east of the country. A crisis has been building in the Karamoja region of Uganda as crops have failed without the season’s expected rains, leaving the region’s 1.5 million people facing acute food shortages and rising malnutrition. Continue reading...

  • Two Russian men jailed in Angola for terrorism and spying 5 days ago by Rachel Savage in Johannesburg and agencies
    Angola, Human rights, Africa, Russia, World news

    The men were convicted over alleged plan to stage coup and organise deadly demonstrations over fuel prices last year Two Russian men have been found guilty by an Angolan court of terrorism and spying after being accused of planning a coup and helping to organise deadly demonstrations in the southern African country last year. Lev Lakshtanov and Igor Ratchin were sentenced to eight and 11 years in jail respectively. They had denied the charges, claiming they were in Angola for cultural and business activities. Continue reading...

  • MoD cancels army training in Kenya over powers to prosecute British soldiers 5 days ago by Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent
    British army, UK news, Military, World news, Kenya, Africa, Ministry of Defence

    September exercise called off after Kenya raises concerns over funding and jurisdiction for criminal offences The British army has been forced to cancel training for its troops in Kenya after the Kenyan government refused to ratify a bilateral defence agreement. While the UK government wanted to renew the existing agreement, Kenyan lawmakers had sought changes to give local authorities greater powers to hold British soldiers accountable for any offences committed in the country. Continue reading...

  • Health worker monitored for Ebola in London hospital after working in DRC 6 days ago by Nadeem Badshah
    Ebola, London, Democratic Republic of the Congo, World news, UK news, Health, Africa

    UK resident was evacuated from Democratic Republic of the Congo where there is an outbreak of the disease A humanitarian worker is being monitored at a specialist hospital in London after potential exposure to the Ebola virus. The UK resident was medically evacuated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where the worker had been treating patients with the disease, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said. Continue reading...

  • Healthy diet too expensive for one in three people globally, UN report finds 7 days ago by Kat Lay Global health correspondent
    Global development, Hunger, Poverty, United Nations, Africa, Asia Pacific, Americas, World Health Organization, Health, Food poverty, World news

    Global hunger declined for the third year in a row in 2025 but experts call for action to bring down costs of fruit, vegetables and dairy as report shows 2.69bn people can’t afford to eat well One in three people cannot afford to eat a healthy diet, a new report has found, prompting calls for urgent action on food affordability. There are 2.69 billion people unable to afford a diverse diet that meets their energy and nutrient needs, and it will take “immense” amounts of work to achieve the global target of zero hunger by 2030, the annual report from


South China Morning Post

  • Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting 4 hours ago by Associated Press

    The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order from US President Donald Trump that could dramatically change mail-in voting ahead of November’s midterm elections. The Justice Department asked the justices to halt for now lower court decisions blocking the sweeping changes in nearly half the country. The request comes soon after Trump delivered an address elevating his years-long push to raise doubts about the legitimacy of elections and could...

  • Police say there were at least 3 shooters at Seattle food festival, 1 among the dead 4 hours ago by Associated Press

    Police now say there were at least three suspects involved in a shoot-out at a crowded food festival near Seattle’s Space Needle over the weekend. One of them was among those killed in the violence. In a document filed in juvenile court in Seattle, where a 15-year-old arrested in the case did not appear for a scheduled initial appearance on Monday, police said they believe there were at least three shooters, rather than two: the 15-year-old; an acquaintance who died at the scene; and “at least...

  • Judge rules singer D4vd must stand trial in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez 5 hours ago by Associated Press

    A judge ruled on Monday that there is enough evidence to put singer D4vd on trial in the killing and dismemberment of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez after, authorities said, she had threatened to expose their relationship and end his career. Los Angeles Judge Charlaine Olmedo decided the evidence prosecutors presented at a preliminary hearing that spanned five days provided probable cause for a trial on charges of murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14 and unlawful...

  • Savannah Guthrie makes an emotional plea to her mother’s kidnappers 5 hours ago by Associated Press

    US TV show host Savannah Guthrie has said in a new video that her family is living an unending nightmare nearly six months after her mother’s disappearance and pleads with her kidnappers: “Tell us where to look for her.” The video, released on Monday, is the latest public plea from the Today presenter about 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie since her disappearance on February 1 from her home just outside Tucson, Arizona. Savannah Guthrie said her family will never stop looking for her. “The world can be...

  • With rapid Ebola aid, China shows itself a reliable partner of Africa 5 hours ago by Göktuğ Çalışkan

    When Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), met Jiang Feng, head of China’s mission to the African Union, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in mid-July, the message was practical. They signed a handover certificate that brought Beijing’s direct emergency support for the Ebola response to US$4.5 million. A five-member Chinese medical team was already working in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital of Kinshasa. Kaseya described the contribution as...


New York Times

  • Trump Backs New Talks but It’s Unclear What He Hopes to Achieve This Time 3 hours ago by Michael Crowley
    US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), United States International Relations, Ships and Shipping, Defense Department, Netanyahu, Benjamin, Trump, Donald J, Iran, Middle East, Strait of Hormuz

    Iran denied President Trump’s claim that it wants to talk, and gave no sign that it would make concessions or speak directly with U.S. officials.

  • Iran War Enters 6th Month and a Period of Greater Uncertainty 7 hours ago by John Ismay
    US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026), Ships and Shipping, Peace Process, Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, Defense Department, United States Central Command, Trump, Donald J, Arabian Sea, Iran, Jordan, Strait of Hormuz

    Here is a rundown of the major events of the war, as both sides consider their next moves.

  • Heat From France’s Wildfires Creates a ‘Fire Cloud,’ or Pyrocumulonimbus 11 hours ago by Claire Moses
    Wildfires, Weather, France, Heat and Heat Waves, internal-open-access-from-nl

    A pyrocumulonimbus — a thundercloud created by intense heat — is a phenomenon that can spark new blazes and is “unprecedented in France,” officials said.

  • Wildfire Smoke Chokes Skies in Spain and France 14 hours ago by The New York Times
    Wildfires, Evacuations and Evacuees, Fires and Firefighters, Politics and Government, Europe, France, Spain, internal-open-access-from-nl

    Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate or told to take shelter inside.

  • Hundreds of Thousands Evacuate as Fires Tear Through Europe 5 hours ago by Matthew Cullen

    Also, Congress debates daylight saving time. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.


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