What’s at stake for the EU’s carbon market blueprint
The European Commission has confirmed it will allow EU industries to continue emitting planet-warming CO₂ gases well into the 2040s.
Gulf council blasts “war crimes” by Iran
The United States and Iran continued exchanging strikes on Saturday as tensions over control of the Strait of Hormuz escalated. US Central Command carried out a seventh consecutive night of attacks, targeting military infrastructure and maritime capabilities, while Iran launched…
Power, desalination plants hit in Kuwait
The United States and Iran continued exchanging strikes on Saturday as tensions over control of the Strait of Hormuz escalated. US Central Command carried out a seventh consecutive night of attacks, targeting military infrastructure and maritime capabilities, while Iran launched…
The Blue Ridge Mountain mine powering the world’s digital economy
One of the most abundant minerals in the Earth’s crust, quartz is essential for manufacturing core components of smartphones and computers. Most of the world’s supply comes from a single mining district in the Appalachian Mountains of the southeast United States, which has become an unlikely linchpin of the global tech economy.
Pogacar wins Tour de France 14th stage to extend overall lead
Slovenia’s cycling phenomenon Tadej Pogacar launched a devastating late attack Saturday to win the mountainous 14th stage of the Tour de France, extending his lead over Jonas Vingegaard.
French MPs approve assisted-dying law
On Wednesday, French lawmakers approved a bill that will create a legal right to assisted dying for adults with incurable illnesses. The issue has been championed by President Emmanuel Macron but has been highly contentious politically. Still – opinion polls…
Josh Kerr smashes men’s mile world record that stood unbroken since 1999
Britain’s Josh Kerr clocked 3min 42.66sec in the men’s mile at a high-octane Diamond League on Saturday, smashing the record set by Morocco’s Hicham El Guerrouj in Rome in 1999.
Malian army convoy ambushed by rebels north of Gao
A Malian army convoy was ambushed by rebels in a remote part of the northern Gao region, the Malian military confirmed Saturday. Regional al Qaeda affiliate JNIM and the separatist Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) claimed responsibility for the attack in separate…
German conservative parliamentary leader resigns over surrogate baby controversy
Jens Spahn, the parliamentary head of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU faction, resigned on Saturday amid mounting pressure over his use of a surrogate mother in the US despite a surrogacy ban in Germany. Spahn and his husband welcomed the child earlier…