French Police Foil Bombing at Bank of America in Paris

France's National Anti-Terrorism Department has opened an investigation after police prevented what it described as an attempted bombing outside the

Oil Markets Rattle Higher

The economic consequences are already being felt worldwide. Oil prices surged for a second consecutive session on Friday, with Brent

Rubio’s “Weeks, Not Months” Promise

Speaking on Friday after meeting G7 foreign ministers in France, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio struck a confident tone,

Airstrikes Aren’t Working — So Now What?

The US military campaign against Iran has reached an inflection point. After missile strikes failed to break Tehran's blockade of

The Bigger Picture

The common thread running through this week's news is vulnerability — of energy systems built on complacency, of press freedoms

Australia: Running on Empty

Half a world away from the Strait of Hormuz, the energy shock is hitting Australians hard. In New South Wales,

A War Measured in Fuel Prices

The U.S.-led military operation against Iran — described by Secretary of State Marco Rubio as expected to conclude in "weeks

The Bigger Picture

What ties these disparate stories together is a world under overlapping pressures. The war in Iran is no longer a

The Iran War’s Economic Fallout: Oil Nears $110, Nations Scramble

The economic shockwaves of the ongoing war in Iran reverberated across the globe on Thursday, as Brent crude oil surged

The Bigger Picture

Taken together, this week's headlines paint a portrait of a country under stress from multiple directions simultaneously: an energy shock