What's at stake for the EU's carbon market blueprint
The European Commission has confirmed it will allow EU industries to continue emitting planet-warming CO₂ gases well into the 2040s.
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Bitcoin is trading through a dangerous weekend as 20% of the world’s oil hangs in the balance
Bitcoin traded near $62,900 on Friday afternoon, down roughly 38% from its October 2025 all-time high, as Brent crude settled above $85 and the Strait of Hormuz remained effectively closed to normal commercial traffic. By early Saturday, it had recovered to around $63,900, then traded flat throughout the EU morning. The disputed waterway normally carries…
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Iran attacks US allies in Middle East as renewed conflict enters second week | US-Israel war on Iran
Iran launched a wave of attacks against US allies in the Middle East, as the renewal of US strikes on Iran entered a second week and fighting escalated over the strait of Hormuz. Kuwait has accused Iran of targeting civilian sites and vital infrastructure in the country, such as a power and water desalination plant….
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the women who love World Cup soccer : NPR
CeeCee Barrett, left, and Vina Nails owner Vy Nguyen, right, showcase their FIFA World Cup-inspired art at her salon in Houston, Texas, on June 26, 2026. Danielle Villasana for NPR hide caption toggle caption Danielle Villasana for NPR At some point in our World Cup travels, as NPR journeyed from city to city talking to…
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GPT-5.6 vs Fable 5 Review: Which One You Pick Depends on These Factors
For the first time, OpenAI isn’t shipping one model with thinking dials. GPT-5.6 comes as three genuinely separate LLMs—Sol, Terra, and Luna—with different training, different pricing, and different capability ceilings. The comparison that matters is Sol against Claude Fable 5, Anthropic’s most capable public model right now. Sol costs $5 per million input tokens and…
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Iraq signs 48 deals with US companies during PM’s visit to Washington | Business and Economy News
The deals include rebuilding the long-defunct Iraq-Syria crude oil pipeline, which could bypass the Strait of Hormuz. Published On 18 Jul 202618 Jul 2026 Iraq has struck dozens of agreements and partnerships with American companies, many in the oil sector, during a visit to the United States by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi. “A total of…
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Russian online retail warehouses hit by deadly Ukrainian strikes
Serhii Kuzan, chairman of the Ukrainian Security and Cooperation Centre, told the BBC that Wildberries was a “vital component” of Russian logistics, and that its website had been used by Russian volunteers to purchase military equipment including walkie-talkies, body armour and drone components. “The primary rationale for striking Wildberries’ warehouses is to disrupt Russian logistics…
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Uniswap Founder Proposes v4 Protocol Fees Across Multiple Networks
Uniswap founder Hayden Adams has proposed expanding protocol fees across Uniswap v4 and several network deployments, putting one of DeFi’s longest-running governance debates back at the centre of the market. Protocol fees are a sensitive topic for Uniswap because the exchange is one of DeFi’s most important pieces of infrastructure. It processes huge volumes, sits…
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Burnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling
Andy Burnham will announce plans for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea when he becomes prime minister on Monday, the BBC has been told. The Labour Party’s 2024 manifesto – which the new leader said he would follow – had pledged to not issue new licences but to honour existing ones. At…
