“Dual Strait” Blockade: Houthis Choke Red Sea as Saudi Redundancy Strategy Collapses; Oil Surges Past $91
DUBAI, July 22 — Global energy markets lurched deeper into crisis on Wednesday as Yemen’s Houthi movement declared an immediate…
Iran Strikes Tanker as US-Iran War Enters Tenth Night; Houthis Threaten Second Chokepoint in “Dual Strait” Blockade
DUBAI, July 21 — Iran struck a commercial tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday, forcing its crew to…
Andy Burnham Becomes UK Prime Minister, Pledging “Biggest Changes in 40 Years” After Decade of Turmoil
LONDON, July 21 — Andy Burnham officially became Britain’s prime minister on Monday, accepting King Charles III’s invitation to form…
Iran Shuts Hormuz Strait as US-Iran Military Clash Enters Second Week
TEHRAN/WASHINGTON, July 20 — A deepening military confrontation between the United States and Iran entered its ninth day on Sunday,…
Spain Captures Second World Cup Title, Edging 10-Man Argentina 1-0 in Extra Time at MetLife Stadium
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., July 20 — Spain captured its second FIFA World Cup title in the early hours of Monday,…
Global ‘Heat Dome’ and IMF Warnings Accelerate Push for Climate-Resilient Economies
NEW YORK/LONDON, July 19 — As a massive “heat dome” continues to expose the fragility of global infrastructure, international financial…
US-Iran Conflict Enters Seventh Day as Oil Prices Surge to One-Month High and Semiconductor Stocks Slide Into Bear Market
WASHINGTON/TEHRAN, July 18 — The United States launched a seventh consecutive night of strikes against Iranian military targets on Friday…
Kimi K3 Launches with 2.8 Trillion Parameters as WAIC Day Two Shifts Focus From Benchmarks to Real-World AI Deployment
SHANGHAI, July 18 — At the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI unveiled Kimi K3,…
WAIC Day 2: Shanghai Summit Shifts Focus to Embodied AI and Global South Tech Transfers Following “Public Good” Mandate
SHANGHAI, July 18 — The 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) entered its second day on Saturday, shifting from high-level…
China Leads 29 Nations in Launching WAICO, Challenging Western AI Governance Monopoly
SHANGHAI, July 17 — In a move that signals growing momentum toward multilateral coordination on artificial intelligence governance, representatives from…