Revealed: the world’s worst mega-leaks of methane driving global heating
Illustration: Carbon Mapper Revealed: the world’s worst mega-leaks of methane driving global heating Exclusive: Fixing a leak can be simple and equivalent to closing a coal power station, making lack of action maddening, say analysts The world’s worst mega-leaks of...
More than 200 jobs at risk at carmaker Bentley
More than 200 jobs at risk at carmaker Bentley 15 minutes ago Share Save Caroline Gall West Midlands Share Save Getty Images Demand was strongest for Speed and Mulliner (Mulliner Bacalar pictured ) models, the carmaker said Up to 275...
Is there a more fair way to sell World Cup tickets?
NPR Planet Money LISTEN & FOLLOW NPR App Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio YouTube Music RSS link Planet Money Is there a more fair way to sell World Cup tickets? But for most fans not wealthy enough to...
Bringing marine life back to South Florida's 'forgotten edge'
NPR Science LISTEN & FOLLOW NPR App Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio YouTube Music RSS link Science Bringing marine life back to South Florida's 'forgotten edge' March 17, 2026 6:00 AM ET By Nathan Rott An experiment in...
‘Very damaging’: how the Iran war is hitting energy-intensive industries
Photograph: Handout ‘Very damaging’: how the Iran war is hitting energy-intensive industries Conflict pushes companies struggling with rising costs in sectors such as steel and chemicals to the edge I n its 160-year history, Somers Forge’s furnaces in the Black...
Teenage girls sue Musk’s xAI, accusing Grok tool of creating child sexual abuse material
Photograph: Thomas Fuller/NurPhoto via Getty Images Teenage girls sue Musk’s xAI, accusing Grok tool of creating child sexual abuse material Lawuit details how sexualised AI-generated images were produced and distributed without girls’ knowledge A group of three teenage girls, two...
Gas on the line: will the Iran war squeeze India's piped gas next?
Gas on the line: will the Iran war squeeze India's piped gas next? 27 minutes ago Share Save Soutik Biswas India correspondent Share Save AFP via Getty Images India is one of the world's largest LNG importers The Iran war...
Queensland government backflips on plan to contest all native title claims
The Queensland government has reversed a secret policy to contest every new native title claim in court, after it stopped negotiating with Cape York traditional owners. Photograph: AMCS View image in fullscreen The Queensland government has reversed a secret policy...
‘Removing flags doesn’t stop racism’: regional NSW council abandons plan to stop flying Aboriginal flag
A regional New South Wales council has abandoned its plan to ban the display of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP View image in fullscreen A regional New South Wales council has abandoned its plan to ban...
RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank raises official cash rate to 4.1% in blow to mortgage holders
RBA interest rates: Australian household budgets have already been under pressure after an interest rate rise in February and soaring petrol prices. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP View image in fullscreen RBA interest rates: Australian household budgets have already been under pressure...
(LEAD) Trump says U.S. requested summit with Xi be delayed 'a month or so' | Yonhap News Agency
President Donald Trump said Monday the United States has requested that a planned summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping be delayed for "a month or so," as the U.S. conducts its military campaign against Iran. Trump had reportedly planned to...
(3rd LD) Trump renews calls on S. Korea, China, Japan, others to help keep Strait of Hormuz open | Yonhap News Agency
President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his calls for South Korea, China, Japan and other countries to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route off Iran, amid growing concerns over disruptions to shipping through the vital...
Ukraine's urgent fight on the financial frontline
Ukraine's urgent fight on the financial frontline 1 hour ago Share Save Jonathan Josephs Business Reporter, BBC News Share Save EPA As Ukraine's soldiers fight, the government is trying to secure the country's economic future For Ukraine the financial frontline...
(LEAD) Trump says trip to China might be delayed, calls on Beijing to help unblock Hormuz Strait: report | Yonhap News Agency
President Donald Trump said Sunday that his planned trip to China might be delayed, redoubling his call for Beijing to help keep the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil shipping route, open amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, according...
Trump says 'we're talking' to Iran but it's not 'ready' for deal to end war
Advertisement World Trump says 'we're talking' to Iran but it's not 'ready' for deal to end war Trump said he was not sure he wanted to make a deal to end the war "because first of all nobody even knows...
Japan finance minister flags readiness to take decisive steps on forex
Advertisement Business Japan finance minister flags readiness to take decisive steps on forex Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks on the day Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers her policy speech in the parliament, in Tokyo, Japan, February 20, 2026....
Trump says U.S. requested summit with Xi be delayed 'a month or so' | Yonhap News Agency
President Donald Trump said Monday the United States has requested that a planned summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping be delayed for "a month or so," as the U.S. conducts its military campaign against Iran. Korea, U.S. conduct joint drills...
(2nd LD) Trump renews calls on S. Korea, China, Japan, others to help keep Strait of Hormuz open | Yonhap News Agency
President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his calls for South Korea, China, Japan and other countries to help keep the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route off Iran, open amid growing concerns over disruptions to shipping through the...
(LEAD) Trump renews calls on S. Korea, China, Japan, others to help keep Strait of Hormuz open | Yonhap News Agency
President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his calls for South Korea, China, Japan and other countries to help keep the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route off Iran, open amid growing concerns over disruptions to shipping through the...
Taxpayer bill for saving Scunthorpe steel furnaces could top £1.5bn by 2028, auditor says
Photograph: Darren Staples/PA Taxpayer bill for saving Scunthorpe steel furnaces could top £1.5bn by 2028, auditor says National Audit Office highlights benefits of state rescue for jobs and orders but warns of continuing high cost The cost of keeping the...
Trump redoubles calls on S. Korea, China, Japan, others to help keep Strait of Hormuz open | Yonhap News Agency
President Donald Trump on Monday renewed his calls for South Korea, China, Japan and other countries to help keep the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route off Iran, open amid growing concerns over disruptions to shipping through the...
The best external hard drives of 2026: Expert tested
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Trump urges UK and other nations to send ships to Strait of Hormuz
Trump urges UK and other nations to send ships to Strait of Hormuz 5 hours ago Share Save Maia Davies Share Save Reuters The president's message came a week after he said he "couldn't care less" whether allies could do...
Pentagon tightens controls over Stars and Stripes after calling it "woke"
AMEL EMRIC/AP hide caption toggle caption AMEL EMRIC/AP The Defense Department has begun to exert greater control over Stars and Stripes , weeks after a top spokesman accused the independent military newspaper of focusing on "woke distractions." The Pentagon announced...
'Gruesome' war bets fuel calls for crackdown on prediction markets
In theory, such bets run afoul of US financial rules, which bar trading on contracts involving war, terrorism, assassination, gaming or other illegal activities. Unlike traditional gaming firms, in which the odds are set by the company, prediction market companies...
How the war in Iran and its economic fallout will lead to Trump’s defeat
‘However high Trump is riding, he is nonetheless facing defeat.’ Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images View image in fullscreen ‘However high Trump is riding, he is nonetheless facing defeat.’ Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images Analysis How the war in Iran and its...
Trump calls on UK to send warships to keep strait of Hormuz open
Since the war began, ships have been attacked and the route effectively closed, pushing up oil prices and putting pressure on the global economy. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Since the war began, ships have been attacked...
Trump says 'hopefully,' S, Korea, other countries affected by attempted Hormuz Strait closure will send ships | Yonhap News Agency
President Donald Trump said Saturday that "hopefully" South Korea and other countries, affected by Iran's attempt to close the Strait of Hormuz, will send ships to keep the crucial oil shipping route "open and safe," amid growing concerns over disruptions...
Kennedy Center head steps down after tumultuous year
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Iranians react to new supreme leader's first address
Iranians react to new supreme leader's first address 22 hours ago Share Save Ghoncheh Habibiazad BBC Persian Share Save EPA Khamenei's first message to the Iranian people was delivered by a state TV presenter "I don't even think it was...