India Sends Emergency Power to Nepal After Glacial Floods Erase a Tenth of Its Grid
KATHMANDU, September 15 — India has approved the emergency export of up to 654 megawatts of electricity to Nepal for…
Iran to Declare “Exclusion Zone” Outside Strait of Hormuz as U.S. Blockade Redirects 92 Ships
Tehran says it will publish a restricted area running from the U.S. blockade line into the Persian Gulf, raising the…
Witkoff and Kushner Shuttle Between Moscow and Kyiv in Renewed U.S. Peace Push; Capitals Agree to 3-Day Strike Pause
Witkoff and Kushner held three hours of talks with Zelensky a day after meeting Putin, as both sides suspended attacks…
Day 190: The Strait of Hormuz Is Closed, and the World Is Paying
WASHINGTON / DUBAI, Sept. 7 — The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively shut to commercial shipping for 190 days.…
Death Toll Reaches 70 After 7.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Eastern Indonesia
JAKARTA/KUPANG, Aug. 19 — Rescue operations continue across Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province five days after a powerful 7.7-magnitude…
Anthropic Targets $2 Trillion Valuation in October IPO, Poised to Eclipse SpaceX as Largest Market Debut
Investors backing Anthropic, the maker of the Claude family of large language models, expect the artificial-intelligence company to list on…
Fatal Explosion and Power Outage Rock Rotterdam Port, Exposing Vulnerabilities in Europe’s Energy Hub
ROTTERDAM, August 14 — An explosion at a petroleum storage facility in Rotterdam’s Europoort area killed one worker and injured…
Reserve Bank of Australia Holds Rates at 4.35 Percent as Inflation Forecast Slips to 2028
The Reserve Bank of Australia held its benchmark interest rate at 4.35 percent for the second consecutive meeting on Tuesday,…
Rhine Drops to Record Low at Kaub Chokepoint, Threatening European Supply Chains and German Growth
The Rhine River at the strategic Kaub passage has dropped to 15 centimetres on the official gauge, breaking a record…
Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Strikes Western Colombia, Killing at Least 132 and Triggering National Disaster Declaration
BOGOTA, Aug. 10 — A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday morning, killing at least 132 people, injuring…