China Sends Robots Into the World to Learn How to Be Human July 16, 2026 In an industrial park on the outskirts of Beijing, a humanoid arm picks up a bag of Lay’s potato chips...
Iran, US Step Up Attacks, Though Release of American May Signal Path to Climbdown July 16, 2026 By Nayera Abdallah and Jana Choukeir Iran and the United States exchanged intensified fire on Thursday in a week-long escalation that has all but torn up...
HSB (UK & Ireland) Names Former Munich Re Exec Götz as Dir. of Strategy, Value Propositions; Antares Appoints Interim CEO After Death of van der Straaten July 16, 2026 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the insurers HSB (UK & Ireland) and Antares. A summary of...
London Offices Without AC Face New Price Risk Due to Heat Waves July 16, 2026 By Olivia Rudgard London’s office market is weighing the possibility of lower prices for properties that don’t come with cooling options such as...
Iran Warns Strait of Hormuz Is a ‘Red Line’ and Will Resist Until the End July 16, 2026 By Jana Choukeir and Nayera Abdallah Iran said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz was an inviolable “red line,” warning that if U.S. President Donald...
India Bars Seafarers From Hormuz Voyages After Attacks July 16, 2026 By Rakesh Sharma and Weilun Soon India has directed ship owners, ship managers and recruitment agencies to stop deploying the country’s seafarers on vessels going through...
UK Steps Closer to Creating ‘Internationally Competitive’ Captive Market July 15, 2026 By L.S. Howard The UK has lagged behind many of its insurance market competitors in that it does not have a not have...
After Hormuz, Iran Turns to Red Sea Gateway as New Pressure Point July 15, 2026 By Samia Nakhoul Having choked off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is now signaling it could play its most dangerous card...
Russian Strike on Ukraine’s Odesa Kills Three as Moscow, Kyiv Battle Over Black Sea July 15, 2026 Russia and Ukraine stepped up their battle over the Black Sea and key trade routes on Wednesday, with Moscow killing...
India’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant Hit by Data Breach July 15, 2026 By Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra Ransomware group World Leaks has posted on the dark web a huge cache of files related to India’s largest nuclear...