St Barts is one of many UK institutions whose benefactors were involved in the trafficking of enslaved AfricansInside the Great Hall of St Bartholomew’s North Wing, alongside stately portraits of the apostle from whom London’s oldest hospital takes its name and King Henry VIII, extravagant commemorative boards adorn the walls.The Great Hall was a grand,…
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said that a drone attack near a train carrying European officials in Ukraine was intended to intimidate Western countries and discourage them from supporting Kiev.”I think about that it is clearly meant to scare Western countries from supporting Ukraine, from going to Ukraine to show support,” Kallas told…
US President Donald Trump on Sunday slammed critics of artificial intelligence (AI) who warned firms to slow down development, branding them “negative” forces. The comments came soon after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced his company will not go public this year, citing safety concerns.
Prime minister had been due to speak at the TUC conference in BrightonUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has cancelled his engagements for Monday and Tuesday after his father, Roy, died.Among other plans, the prime minister had been due to speak to the TUC conference in Brighton on Tuesday. Continue reading…
The pipeline disruption comes as Gulf oil exports have already fallen sharply and shipping routes face further threats. With no restart date announced, the impact on deliveries to Europe and Asia depends on how long the shutdown lasts.
The himalayan flash flood that devastated northern Nepal on August 26 was an unprecedented disaster. The death toll continues to rise, with nearly 1,400 people now confirmed dead and 5,130 still missing, including around 600 foreign nationals from 35 countries.
Public offering of Aliko Dangote’s Nigerian oil refinery business could swell his net wealth by two-thirdsThe fortune of Africa’s richest person could swell by two thirds to nearly $60bn (£44bn) after his refinery in Nigeria listed publicly in the continent’s biggest-ever initial public offering.If Monday’s flotation of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals on the Nigerian…
Iran-linked rebels force closure of east-west pipeline and capture strategic island in Bab al-Mandab straitBusiness news – live updatesOil prices have climbed above $108 a barrel after a series of drone attacks forced Saudi Arabia to close its east-west crude pipeline.Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, surged to more than $108.5 a barrel…
Says the world’s diesel price rise is mostly caused by the Russia/Ukraine War, not Iran
The parliament isn’t set to meet until late September to elect a new speaker, and then prime ministerNordic correspondentSince the party was founded in 1988, the story of the far-right Sweden Democrats (SD) has been one of such continuous growth that a triumph in Sunday’s general election seemed inevitable. Continue reading…