4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1128+ words) Deep in Arctic waters near the remote Svalbard archipelago this spring, NATO allies caught Russian subs training to unleash a secret weapon designed to disable critical undersea cables without leaving any fingerprints. The clandestine Russian operation, described to Reuters by…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (394+ words) Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could push small and medium-sized businesses out of global supply chains, increasing economic concentration and weakening the resilience of international trade, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development said on Tuesday [Sept. 8]. … Disruptions…...

5+ day, 37+ min ago   (712+ words) The US attacked more Iranian oil tankers overnight, with the worsening tensions over control of the Strait of Hormuz sending Brent crude beyond $100 a barrel. The American military said it “destroyed” five vessels in response to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (405+ words) German police have detained a 48-year-old man suspected of carrying out a series of sabotage attacks on the country’s electricity grid, police and prosecutors said on Tuesday. The suspect, identified as Daniel V. in line with German privacy rules, was…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (278+ words) Hurricane Lowell passed west of Hawaii, where heavy rains may cause hundreds of millions of dollars of damage. Lowell, with top winds of 105 miles (169 kilometers) per hour, edged west of Kauai but is still dropping heavy rain, as well as…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (278+ words) France is bracing for its fifth heat wave this year after the hottest summer in its history ravaged forests, hurt the tourism season and destroyed crops in Europe’s top agriculture producer. The new heat wave is due to start on…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (514+ words) Since countries signed onto the 2015 Paris Agreement, the United Nations has regularly reported on the world’s progress at limiting global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. A landmark UN report published today brings an end to that era — and the beginning…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (86+ words) South Korea’s Samsung Group-affiliated insurers plan to acquire London-based reinsurance company Canopius by buying an additional 50% stake for more than 2 trillion won ($1.47 billion), the Korea Economic Daily said on Thursday. Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance Co. and Samsung Life Insurance…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (615+ words) Tankers and cargo ships are transiting the Bosphorus strait adorned with nets, water tanks and tires to try to fend off growing Russian and Ukrainian drone strikes in the Black Sea, according to security experts and video obtained by Reuters....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (343+ words) Germany’s power grid was hit twice in a single day on Tuesday, with incidents on opposite sides of the country knocking units of coal-fired power plants offline and authorities investigating possible terrorist or extremist motives. The latest incident occurred in…...