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Cuba’s electrical grid collapses amid US oil blockade
Ten million people left without power in latest of outages that sparked violent protest last weekendCuba’s national electric grid has collapsed, the country’s grid operator has said, leaving approximately 10...
EU calls for urgent reboot in talks with UK to stop reset deal failing
Time is running out to find agreement on areas such as tuition fees EU citizens would pay in Britain and rules for food safetyThe EU is hoping to urgently reboot...
The quiet recovery of Ireland’s ancient tongue
In the land of St Patrick, Irish is making a steady comeback
Sri Lanka brings in four-day week to eke out stocks of oil and gas hit by Iran war
Effective closure of strait of Hormuz also affecting Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, which have brought in crisis measuresSri Lanka is introducing a shorter four-day working week to preserve its shrinking...
'My mother cried out one last time': Palestinian boy, 12, describes how Israeli forces killed his family in car
Khaled Bani Odeh's parents and two brothers were shot dead as they drove home from a shopping trip in the occupied West Bank.
Wary allies show there's no quick fix to Trump's Iran crisis
European leaders are hesitant to help Trump secure the Strait of Hormuz, but they know inaction on the Iran war is not really an option.
Rapid-charging EV batteries are on the way
They can be topped up in as little time as filling a car with fossil fuel
Will America’s Asian allies get dragged into the Iran war?
They are worried Uncle Sam will abandon them if they don’t fight
Mexico City breaks Guinness Record with giant football training session
Mexico City set a Guinness record for the largest football training session as 9,500 participants filled the capital’s Zocalo square ahead of World Cup.
The War Room newsletter: A conflict Trump was ill-prepared for
There is no simple way to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, writes Shashank Joshi, our defence editor
A Maoist survival guide to the Iranian energy crisis
For a self-reliant power like China, no supplier is ever irreplaceable
Africa particularly vulnerable as Iran conflict disrupts supply chains, say experts
Food production in many African countries depends heavily on fertiliser imported from the Gulf through the strait of HormuzCountries in Africa, where farmers depend heavily on imported fertiliser and a...