US equity futures rise and oil drops on optimism that US and Iran may be nearing a peace deal. Yen strengthens to a 10-week high against the dollar, sparking speculation of Japan’s intervention. US gasoline prices top $4.50 a gallon for the first time since July 2022. Strong results from AMD and Super Micro push…
Also in today’s newsletter: Italy extradites alleged Chinese spy to US, and German chancellor says Washington being ‘humiliated’ by Iran Source link
“Edward”, a nine-year old Kenyan boy, has always been aware his father worked for the British military. The boy’s skin colour, lighter than his peers, has provoked years of bullying. His father disappeared before Edward [not his real name] was born, leaving his mum living in extreme poverty, ostracised by some of her family. Source…
Glacial ice has sealed the gateway to Everest’s summit, keeping hundreds of climbers from reaching the top. “Icefall doctors” are on the case. Source link
Also in this newsletter: US returns stolen Italian artworks in bid to repair relationship Source link
Jon Rahm clinched the LIV Golf Mexico City title on Sunday amid rumours the tour is on the verge of collapse. Reports last week suggested Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is set to pull its financial support from the breakaway tour, placing its future in jeopardy. LIV Golf chief executive Scott O’Neil has dismissed…
The ship, which carried fuel and natural gas, has been adrift for weeks in the Mediterranean Sea after a drone attack, alarming officials who fear an environmental disaster. Source link
Last year, climate researcher Zeke Hausfather was playing around with climate-data visualizations, trying to find new and shocking ways to show just how fast Earth is warming. He was brainstorming ideas with an artificial-intelligence tool and getting it to code and create them quickly. Together, they made innovative tree-ring-style plots with the months of the…
President Trump has repeatedly attacked German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for comments he made about the U.S. role in the Iran war, targeting a leader who has worked hard to be in the president’s good graces and a country considered to be one of the U.S.’s strongest allies. The comments escalate Trump’s attacks on European nations……
Republicans in the House and Senate vented their frustrations with the Pentagon on Tuesday, using a pair of back-to-back hearings to press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the Iran war, President Trump’s unusual plan to fund the Defense Department, spending priorities and America’s dwindling munitions stockpiles. The hearings come as the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran……