The molten fireballs and belching smoke over the Middle East early Thursday signaled a dramatic escalation in the Iran war — and its threat to the global economy. Israel launched a widespread strike on Iran’s world-largest gas field, South Pars, triggering retaliation from Tehran against key energy sites across the Gulf Arab states. Like the…
The UK’s two military bases on Cyprus are a “colonial consequence” on the island, says President Nikos Christodoulides. Source link
Attendees bring their laptops to install the OpenClaw AI agent during a Baidu event in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — So many people in China are rushing to try the OpenClaw artificial intelligence tool that they’re driving up prices for secondhand Mac computers. That’s according…
It comes days after Trump criticised Japan for not answering his demands for help in the Strait of Hormuz. Source link
Eli Lilly on Thursday said its next-generation obesity drug retatrutide cleared its first late-stage trial on Type 2 diabetes patients, helping them manage their blood sugar levels and lose weight. The drug lowered hemoglobin A1c — a key measure of blood sugar levels — by an average of 1.7% to 2% across different doses at…
In a significant move to tighten immigration compliance, the US Department of State has announced that travellers from 50 countries may soon be required to pay a visa bond of up to $15,000 when applying for business (B1) and tourist (B2) visas. The policy, introduced under provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act, will apply…
Fadel Itani is no stranger to Israeli strikes in his hometown. The 39-year-old photographer from Beirut captured a stunning sequence of images in the early hours of Wednesday morning, showing an IDF missile demolishing a tower block in one fell swoop. Itani, a freelance photograher with more than 16 years experience, told NBC News that…
Days after the signing ceremony, the M23 entered the Congolese city of Uvira near the Burundi border in the biggest escalation of the conflict in months. It later pulled out under US pressure, although it still controls large parts of eastern DR Congo, including the region’s two biggest cities, Goma and Bukavu. Source link
Chinese tech giant Alibaba on Thursday reported net income had dropped 66% year-over-year, as it missed analyst revenue expectations. Here’s how Alibaba performed its fiscal quarter, ending Dec. 31, 2025: Revenue: 284.8 billion Chinese yuan ($41.4 billion), compared to the 290.7 billion Chinese yuan expected by analysts, according to data compiled by LSEG. Net income:…
Have you ever felt like you give in your 100 percent at work and yet you feel heavy and unbothered? Burnout doesn’t usually announce itself with a loud bang; it’s more like a slow, heavy fog that rolls in until you realise you’re staring at your screen wondering “why bother?” It isn’t a sign of…