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European Union’s 27 Nations Weigh Emergency Steps to Curb Energy Price Surge

 Energy ministers from the European Union’s 27 nations met in Brussels to discuss urgent measures to control rising energy costs triggered by the ongoing conflict involving Iran. The talks aim to prepare for a broader summit where EU leaders will address the growing burden...

UK Joins European Pact to Build World’s Largest Offshore Clean Energy Grid

The United Kingdom has joined nine European countries in a landmark agreement to develop a vast offshore wind network in the North Sea, aimed at creating the world’s largest “clean energy reservoir.” The pact will link offshore windfarms across borders through high-voltage subsea cables,...

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TikTok’s American Chapter Begins With a $10 Billion Payment to Washington

As TikTok embarks on its new chapter under American ownership, the financial terms of that transition have placed a $10 billion payment to the US government at the center of the story. Investors Oracle, UAE's MGX, and Silver Lake completed the acquisition of TikTok's US operations from ByteDance in January, making an initial Treasury payment of $2.5 billion. Further installments are scheduled until the...

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Iran Wounds the World Economy as Hormuz Standoff Drags Into Another Week

The Strait of Hormuz remained closed on Saturday as Iran showed no signs of reopening the vital waterway despite intense US and Israeli military pressure...

From Geran to Shahed: Why Ukraine’s Drone Experience Is Uniquely Relevant to West Asia

Understanding why Ukraine's drone defense offer was so valuable requires understanding the technological connection between the conflict in Eastern Europe and the one now unfolding...

Trump’s War Has Six American Soldiers Dead and Millions Displaced

The US-Israeli offensive against Iran has exacted a significant cost on the American military as well as on the civilian populations of Iran and Lebanon....

Technology

Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Failure Reveals the Limits of Founder Vision — $80 Billion Buys the Lesson

Founder vision is the engine of the greatest technology companies. It is also the source of their most expensive failures. Meta is shutting down Horizon...

Instagram Drops Encrypted DMs: A Lesson in Corporate Privacy Commitments

Meta's removal of end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages, effective May 8, 2026, offers a telling lesson about corporate privacy commitments. The change was disclosed...

Revealed: Google’s AI Health Peer Advice Tool Was Pulled Months Ago Without Notice

  A Google search feature that offered health advice gathered from anonymous internet users via AI was removed months before the public was aware of its...

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Ryder Cup Drives Irish Economy with £434 Daily Ticket Prices.

Next year's Ryder Cup at Adare Manor in County Limerick will see ticket prices soar, with European organizers setting the cost for daily entry at €499 (£434). This marks a significant increase from the €260 ticket price at the last European-hosted Ryder Cup in Rome three years ago. The new pricing will first be available to those residing in Ireland, where the centenary event...

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