Day: August 20, 2026

But reducing the judgment to a victory for environmental activists or a setback for Shell misses the bigger issue. The case asks a much harder question: how should South Africa balance its need for energy, investment and economic growth with its responsibility to protect communities and one of its most

Crypto exchanges have been talking about "AI agents" for a couple of years now and this week, Binance actually built something you can plug into. On Thursday, the world’s largest crypto exchange rolled out Agent OS, a new platform that lets AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Codex, to connect

Ford’s decision to phase out China-built Lincoln vehicles for the US market is another sign that tariffs and geopolitical tensions are reshaping the global manufacturing and automotive map. Ford plans to increase US production of Lincoln vehicles from 2030 and eventually stop importing China-built models for American customers. The move

Iran wants BRICS to stop talking and start building. That was the blunt message from Abdolnasser Hemmati, governor of the Central Bank of Iran, when he stood up at the first-ever meeting of BRICS finance ministers and central bank governors, hosted by India in Jaipur earlier this August. Hemmati’s pitch

A region connected by history, but still divided by borders The symbolism of the summit is important. SADC was born out of the political struggle against apartheid and colonial rule. Its founding states understood that the liberation of one country could not be separated from the freedom and stability of