International

Battery storage firms in the US are seeing surging interest from power-hungry AI data centers, but lengthy queues to connect to the grid and a supply chain heavily dependent on ...

The informal economy accounts for more than 80 per cent of Africa’s total workforce, creating significant broadband deployment challenges and opportunities across the continent, according to a study by market ...

European air connectivity barely moved in 2025, with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) warning that the continent’s route network grew by just 1 per cent, underscoring the pressure facing airlines ...

Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) and ‌Blackstone (BX.N) said this week that they will form an artificial intelligence cloud business venture aimed at capitalising on an insatiable demand for ...

Asking prices for British homes in May rose by more than usual ​for the time of year, despite ‌uncertainty about the Iran war, and a key mortgage rate eased back, ...

In a nondescript building on Kirtland Air Force Base on ​the high desert of New Mexico, liquid-cooled supercomputers gurgle and hum their way through some of the most complex math ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has developed a new secure digital platform aimed at helping airlines, airports, ground handlers and technology providers modernise baggage handling, while still allowing them ...

Panama Canal traffic has risen sharply since the beginning of the year, as disruption in the Strait of Hormuz pushes more energy cargoes from the US towards Asia and Pacific ...

The Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) launched a report on Friday calling for coordinated multistakeholder action to strengthen the security and resilience of civilian digital ecosystems during crises. The organisation, which ...

UNHCR, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have released a revised rescue guide aimed at helping governments, shipmasters and maritime operators respond to refugees ...

Alphabet’s Google on Tuesday put AI agents directly into its search box and ​rolled out a faster, cheaper version of its Gemini model, aiming to blunt gains by rivals ...

Ground handling is becoming more complex and the margin for error is shrinking, IATA’s Director Ground Operations Monika Mejstrikova said at the 38th IATA Ground Handling Conference in Cairo. ...

Euronext announced a substantial increase in both its consolidated turnover and overall corporate profitability during the first quarter of 2026. The pan-European exchange operator witnessed a 15.3 per cent revenue expansion during ...

British inflation cooled by more than expected in April but the slowdown did little to mask ‌a tough outlook for households, with global costs from the Iran war set to ...

Energean announced on Wednesday it has restored group production to over 150,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, following the restart of the Energean Power FPSO in Israel after a 41-day ...

Aegean Airlines reported higher revenue and passenger traffic in the first quarter of 2026, although its seasonal loss widened sharply as foreign exchange losses and pressure from the Middle East crisis ...

The Trump administration plans to unveil a framework for trading tokenized or ​digital versions of securities, Bloomberg News has reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The US Securities and ...

The Bank of England is considering imposing “temporary guardrails” on stablecoin volumes that could be issued under its regulatory framework instead of holding limits, Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden said this ...

The global shipping industry is facing rising costs and growing supply pressure after the war with Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupted flows of bunker fuel, ...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has confirmed that it is accelerating construction of a second oil pipeline to Fujairah, in a strategic move aimed at reducing its dependence on the ...

Inkjet printing can reduce OLED notebook panel manufacturing costs by approximately 30 to 35 per cent when compared to conventional production methods, according to technology research firm Omdia. The market assessment established ...

Digital banks are reshaping the transmission of monetary policy across the euro area, according to European Central Bank (ECB) monetary policy adviser Katarzyna Budnik. In a recently-published piece of analysis, ...

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is using this year’s International Day for Women in Maritime to press a sharper message, gender equality in shipping can no longer remain a ...

As digital nomads rethink where to live, researchers are exploring whether their choices can help close Europe’s urban–rural divide. New research suggests the shift to remote working could ...