Africa’s Biggest City Takes Out $7.5 Million Flood-Risk Policy March 30, 2026 By Yinka Ibukun Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, has secured a $7.5 million flood insurance policy so some of its poorest residents can access...
Trump Extends Deadline for Striking Iran’s Energy Plants Into April March 27, 2026 By Parisa Hafezi, Alexander Cornwell and Steve Holland U.S. President Donald Trump said he would again extend the deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or...
Iran Built Vast Camera Network to Control Dissent. Israel Turned it Into Targeting Tool March 27, 2026 By Dake Kang and SAM MEDNICK The role of Israel’s hijacking of Iran’s street cameras in the killing of the country’s supreme leader underscores how surveillance...
US Warns on Bab El-Mandeb Strait After Iran Shipping Threat March 27, 2026 By Iain Marlow The US warned that Iran-backed Houthi militants could start firing on vessels in the Bab El-Mandeb Strait after Tehran raised...
Bessent Says Hormuz Ships Insurance Program to Start Soon March 27, 2026 By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Skylar Woodhouse Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a US insurance program meant to boost shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will begin...
Energy Fallout From Iran War Signals Global Wake-Up Call for Renewable Energy March 27, 2026 By Aniruddha Ghosal, Anton L. Delgado and Allan Olingo The war in Iran is exposing the world’s reliance on fragile fossil fuel routes, lending urgency to calls for hastening...
Odey Allegedly Told Staffer He Could ‘Attack’ Her After Alcohol-Fueled Lunch March 27, 2026 By Liza Tetley and Jonathan Browning Ex-hedge fund boss Crispin Odey cornered a female receptionist after an alcohol-fueled lunch and told her “I could attack you...
People Moves: Everest Appoints Busti From AXIS as Head of North America Treaty Re; AXA XL Taps Lockton’s Reynolds as Head of Marine, UK & Lloyd’s, Global CUO for Hull March 26, 2026 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Everest Group and AXA XL. A summary of these new hires...
UK Car Insurer First Central Is Said to Tap Banks for London IPO March 26, 2026 By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro, Swetha Gopinath and Leonard Kehnscherper First Central Group Ltd., the UK vehicle and home insurer, has appointed investment banks as it prepares for a potential...
Britain to Intercept Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Ships in UK Waters March 26, 2026 By Jon Herskovitz The UK will interdict and board Russian “shadow fleet” vessels in its waters, increasing European pressure on Moscow over tankers...