Before the conflict iata, a trade body, had forecast that the region would bring in 17% of the $41bn in net profits it ...

S INCE THE third Gulf war began three weeks ago, one number has captured the world’s attention: the price of crude. On March 16th Brent, the global benchmark, briefly topped $10 ...

Companies are developing ultra-fast charging systems that can refill electric vehicle batteries in minutes, potentially ...

Easier said than done, especially for the world’s biggest importer of oil. But Mr Xi’s words came on top of decades of work ...

Since the start of the war Australia has sent a command-and-control aircraft and some air-to-air missiles to the Middle East.

Yet the strait has become the focus of the war. Iran has imposed a de facto closure by threatening commercial ships and attacking a few of them. That has blocked roughly 15% of the world’s oil supply, ...

Irish-language storytelling and music are earning global recognition, from the film “The Quiet Girl (An Cailin Ciuin)”, nominated for an Oscar in 2023, to Kneecap, an Irish-language hip-hop group. On ...

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The anxiety has been heightened by the opacity of the private-credit market, which has expanded dramatically over the past ...

O VER THE past decade commercial-satellite images have become the lifeblood of open-source intelligence (OSINT), allowing ...