4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1031+ words) Thursday September 10, 2026 The world's food system is under growing stress, and new research is pointing to areas where this could lead to conflict. Severe droughts and extreme weather are damaging harvests in many regions. A developing El Niño event is…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (208+ words) The Business Standard The common ad trackers on smartphones pose a risk of leaking the location of US troops on the battlefield. Using commercially collected location data and information from data brokers, the enemy can identify the location and movement…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (551+ words) Wednesday August 26, 2026 Iran's rial fell to a record low against the US dollar today (24 August) as Washington prepared to announce additional sanctions aimed at putting further pressure on an economy already weakened by years of sanctions and a US naval…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (154+ words) The Business Standard As climate change melts the sea ice in East Greenland, thousands of humpbacks, fin and minke whales are flocking there. In 2024, about 16,000 whales congregated there, according to research. While the whales benefit from the abundance of food,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (420+ words) Saudi Arabia has tightened regulatory oversight of financial transfers to the United Arab Emirates, according to business executives and companies, in a move that signals growing strains between the two Gulf neighbours. Saudi banks have since mid-May delayed, blocked or…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (480+ words) Tuesday August 11, 2026 The United States on Friday sanctioned an unlicensed multi-state cryptocurrency exchange, alleging it processed millions of dollars of crypto for Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other groups linked to the Iranian state. The designation follows a…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (137+ words) The Business Standard The United States has sanctioned Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange Shelbit over its alleged role in a $4 billion Iranian sanctions-evasion scheme. The US Treasury says Shelbit processed millions for Iran's IRGC, central bank and other state-linked groups. The crackdown…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1690+ words) Friday July 31, 2026 One of the world's largest illegal gambling networks sends millions of dollars worth of crypto through an office in Dubai, part of a $4 billion Iranian sanctions evasion operation. The office, above a budget hotel in an unfashionable neighbourhood,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (463+ words) Tuesday July 28, 2026 China is facing a rise in AI-generated misinformation following natural disasters, with fabricated images, videos and text spreading rapidly on social media after events such as Typhoon Noul, creating challenges for emergency responders and authorities seeking to provide…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (655+ words) Energy resources are strategic assets that are fundamental to a nation's economy, security and infrastructure. Very few countries are net energy exporters or rely entirely on self-sufficient domestic energy supplies. True energy independence is rare. For resource-constrained nations, energy diplomacy…...