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M23 marches on in east DR Congo as US vows action against Rwanda
AFP, Published on 14/12/2025
» KINSHASA - The M23 pressed onwards in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, even as Washington vowed action over its Rwandan backers' violation of a US-brokered peace deal.
US strikes against Iran not aimed at regime change, Pentagon chief says
Reuters, Published on 22/06/2025
» WASHINGTON: The U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites were not a preamble to regime change, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday, adding that Washington sent private messages to Tehran encouraging negotiation.
Blaze triggers alarm over rise of big batteries
Published on 12/04/2025
» A fire on a bucolic stretch of California coast has threatened the rapid growth of an industry considered key to greening the power grid — and keeping the lights on.
Insurers must embrace AI tools
Oped, Published on 09/04/2025
» Over the past year and a half, insurers have been pulling out of high-risk areas at an alarming rate. Nowhere has this been more obvious than in California, where wildfires have become more frequent and intense -- the Los Angeles conflagration in January being only the latest in a series of devastating blazes. And it's not just wildfires: the Golden State is also prone to large, damaging floods.
UN chief warns against regional war over DR Congo
AFP, Published on 15/02/2025
» ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday demanded the Democratic Republic of Congo’s “territorial integrity” be respected and a regional war avoided, at an African summit the day after Rwandan-backed fighters seized a second DRC provincial capital.
DR Congo conflict ‘risks broader regional war’
AFP, Published on 01/02/2025
» GOMA, DR Congo - The conflict in eastern DR Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi’s president said on Saturday, as Africa’s top health agency warned the fighting could spark new outbreaks of serious diseases.
LA fires reveal limits of California's utility fund
News, Published on 21/01/2025
» Financial losses from the devastating Los Angeles wildfires are mounting after the blazes incinerated entire neighbourhoods and destroyed thousands of homes. And now, investors are growing increasingly concerned that a US$21 billion (720 billion baht) state fund crafted to backstop utilities will fall far short of what's needed if companies are found liable.
Weary LA firefighters brace for 'last' dangerous winds
AFP, Published on 20/01/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Exhausted Los Angeles firefighters on Sunday braced for the return of yet more dangerously strong gusts, as California's governor slammed "hurricane-force winds of misinformation" surrounding blazes that have killed 27 people.
With Israel and Iran it's tit for tat for tit for tat...
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 31/10/2024
» It's more like a courtship ritual between exotic birds than a 21st-century war. First the Israelis assassinate Revolutionary Guard generals in an Iranian embassy on foreign soil. Tag. You're it.
Trillions at risk in Gulf investments
News, Published on 25/10/2024
» Fears that Middle East instability would create an energy price shock have proven unfounded over the past year. But investors may be thinking about this crisis' potential risk premium in the wrong way. Instead of focusing solely on energy prices, they should consider what could happen if an escalating conflict impacts Gulf states' trillions in global investments.