17+ hour, 13+ min ago   (265+ words) Artist's impression of the MTG-I2 satellite in orbit above Earth. Credit: EUMETSAT MTG-I2 launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 27 August 2026 and has now reached its geostationary orbit, around 36,000 km above Earth. During LEOP, carried out for EUMETSAT by…...

15+ hour, 5+ min ago   (370+ words) Bond yields are ripping, with the 10-year climbing above 4.9% and at the highest level since 2007. Meanwhile, the 30-year yield has risen above 5.3 percent, the highest level seen since 2002. To illustrate where we are fiscally right now, let’s look at the…...

14+ hour, 14+ min ago   (189+ words) By ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute The historical foundations of this schema rest primarily on two remembered episodes: Siam’s avoidance of colonisation and Thailand’s diplomatic conduct during the Second World War. Although the policies adopted in these cases differed considerably, both…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (695+ words) The story of the Dairi Prima Mineral project in North Sumatra is a warning about what happens when geological opportunity is allowed to outrun disaster preparedness. Sumatra is exceptionally rich in mineral resources. The island’s rugged Barisan Mountains (Bukit Barisan)…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (555+ words) Iran's Alternative Trade Routes: With the Strait of Hormuz blocked, Iranian imports and exports are going through border crossings with Turkey and Pakistan, as well as a freight route to China via Central Asia. It is also using its Caspian…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (211+ words) Anthropic said it has disrupted attempts by Iran, China, and other countries from using its artificial intelligence (AI) models to disseminate state propaganda and spy on ethnic minorities and dissidents. That is according to the AI company’s latest threat intelligence…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (451+ words) The latest developments on the ground in Yemen are so significant that their seriousness cannot be understated. Iran now has an arm on the vital Bab Al-Mandab Strait through its proxy, the Houthi militia, which has seized the port of…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1583+ words) While wars and the climate crisis dominate international attention, pastoralists are quietly protecting some of the world’s most vulnerable landscapes—but shrinking grazing routes, insecure land rights and inaccessible finance are undermining their work Wars, geopolitical rivalries and the accelerating…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (399+ words) We forecast U.S. crude oil production will average 13.8 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2026, surpassing the previous record of 13.7 million b/d set in 2025, in our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). In the first half of 2026 (1H26), crude oil production averaged 13.7 million…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (498+ words) By Dawit W. Giorgis Let us begin with the undisputed historical and scientific fact that the Human Tree of Life traces back to Africa. The healthcare sector represents the most critical and devastating gap in this dynamic: Tragically, this reverse brain…...