Oil Prices Fall Sharply as US-Iran Pause Eases Immediate Supply Fears
Brent fell as much as 7.4 per cent after Washington and Tehran stopped striking each other, though Houthi attacks on Saudi Aramco ports kept…
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Sudan’s Army Chief Orders Offensive to CAR Border After North Kordofan Gains
The directive follows rapid gains in North Kordofan that reopened a supply corridor to El Obeid, as UN data shows millions of displaced Sudanese…
Sonam Wangchuk Ends 26-Day Hunger Strike Over India’s Exam Paper Leaks
The 59-year-old activist ended his fast after talks with two federal ministers. Two days later the education minister resigned and the protest movement stood…
Chernihiv Declares Day of Mourning After Russian Strike as Romania Intercepts Third Drone
Two killed and 25 injured in a strike on a Chernihiv supermarket, as Russia fired 136 drones and eight missiles overnight and Romania scrambled…
WMO Forecasts Rapid Shift to Strong El Niño, Raising Extreme Weather Risk Worldwide
Sea-surface temperature anomalies are expected to exceed 2C as El Niño strengthens through September, lifting heatwave, drought and flood risk across the tropics.
China Launches World AI Cooperation Organization as Xi Presses for Global Governance
Xi Jinping announced WAICO, headquartered in Shanghai, at the 2026 World AI Conference, positioning it as an alternative governance venue as US export controls…
Andy Burnham Ends First Week as UK Prime Minister With Cost-of-Living Push
Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade cut VAT on electricity, restored the £2 bus fare cap and named John Healey chancellor in an…
ICC Member States Vote to Remove Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan in Historic First
Eighty-two of the court's 125 member states voted to dismiss Karim Khan over findings of serious misconduct. He denies wrongdoing and will challenge the…
US and Iran Pause Strikes for Second Day as Oman Mediates Over Strait of Hormuz
Washington and Tehran held off on attacks for a second consecutive day as Oman mediated over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Neither government…