Oil prices fell on positive comments from Washington and Tehran over talks to end their war, though Gulf nations remained glum and analysts voiced caution over rhetoric transforming into reality. US President Donald Trump has reportedly pushed for more negotiations with Iran, who...
Brent crude oil prices fell to their lowest level in two weeks Monday, as US President Donald Trump hinted at progress in negotiations with Tehran, and Iran’s supreme leader empowered the government to pursue peace talks.
President Donald Trump started off his last public speech before tomorrow’s midterms by highlighting one of his biggest second-term focuses: beautifying Washington, DC.
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The IMF raised its 2026 growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa to 4.5%, cementing its position as one of the world’s fastest growing regions.
The African National Congress is on course to lose control of most of South Africa’s major cities in Wednesday’s local elections, according to polling data, potentially disrupting power dynamics in the national coalition government.
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Saudi Aramco acquired a 49% stake in HUMAIN, the government’s AI champion, in exchange for AI assets and $2.6 billion as the kingdom once again leans on the state-controlled oil producer to power its diversification goals.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is in Abu Dhabi, where he secured contracts to deploy AI products across government, the oil sector, and sovereign wealth management. The deals come as the ChatGPT maker is reportedly looking to lock down a mega funding round ahead of an IPO.
The drums of war are beating again, and the oil-exporting states are bracing “for the worst,” as the UAE’s presidential advisor Anwar Gargash recently put it. Eight months into the US-Iran war, one lesson is clear: There is no amount of operational resilience that can shield ener...
Americans are angry about war and prices, and a president’s second midterm is always difficult — but a series of decisions by President Donald Trump has made Republicans’ Senate majority ever-more vulnerable.
Some investors are dialing back their expectations for US economic growth, as warning signs flashed red over the sustainability of the country’s breakneck AI buildout.
Gen Z-led protests in multiple German cities turned violent Saturday, with rioters looting stores and confronting police, as political and fiscal crises unleash a wave of discontent across Europe.
A leading progressive lawmaker says his party colleagues need to think big and dare President Donald Trump to veto Democratic bills if they take the majority.
China’s state broadcaster declined to broadcast matches from La Liga on Sunday, escalating Beijing’s row with the Spanish soccer league over Kylian Mbappé’s offhanded comments about Mao Zedong.
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