Higher Middle East oil prices driving US tanker cargoes into Asia
Traders say arbitrage window has opened wide for shipments of WTI
Day: August 1, 2025
Microsoft plans to end support for Windows 11 SE next year, five years after launching the OS on low-cost laptops designed to compete with Google Chromebooks (Tom Warren/The Verge)
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft plans to end support for Windows 11 SE next year, five years after launching the OS on low-cost laptops designed to compete with Google Chromebooks — Microsoft isn’t chasing after Chromebooks anymor…
AED 8 million festival prizes, Golden Visas for date farmers: Why UAE cares so much about dates
The date palm, central to Emirati heritage long before oil wealth, remains vital today, economically, culturally, and environmentally. From ancient Bedouin survival to modern sustainability, it bridges faiths and fuels innovation. Recognized by UNESCO,…
AED 8 million festival prizes, Golden Visas for date farmers: Why UAE cares so much about dates
The date palm, central to Emirati heritage long before oil wealth, remains vital today, economically, culturally, and environmentally. From ancient Bedouin survival to modern sustainability, it bridges faiths and fuels innovation. Recognized by UNESCO,…
Israel’s policy toward Palestinians “shifted to annihilation”
Professor Rami Khouri says Israel’s long strategy of control has entered a new, deadlier phase targeting Palestinians.
EU chief’s texts to a pharma boss during pandemic were likely erased, the NYT reports
The New York Times reports that text messages between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and a pharmaceutical boss during the COVID-19 pandemic were seen by her top adviser and have likely been destroyed.
Pakistan’s rights group demands withdrawal of terror charges against a 7-year-old boy in Balochistan
Pakistan’s independent human rights commission has called on authorities to drop terrorism charges against a 7-year-old boy.
Indian-origin biker gang boss Jashanpreet Singh arrested at San Francisco airport, charged for illegal gun possession; was trying to flee to India
Jashanpreet Singh, an Indian-origin man from Lodi, California, was arrested at San Francisco International Airport when he was trying to escape to India, the US Attorney’s office said. Singh, founder of Punjabi Devils Motorcycle Club, faced charges rel…
India Says Russia Ties ‘Time-Tested’ as Trump Slams Relationship – Bloomberg.com
India Says Russia Ties ‘Time-Tested’ as Trump Slams Relationship Bloomberg.comRussia oil imports “a point of irritation” in India-US ties, says Rubio BBCGood step: Trump welcomes reports of India possibly halting Russian oil impor…
EU chief’s texts to a pharma boss during pandemic were likely erased, the NYT reports
Text messages exchanged between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and a pharmaceutical boss during the COVID-19 pandemic were seen by her top adviser and have likely been destroyed, the New York Times reported Friday.