Porsche unveils 701 hp hybrid 911 Turbo S for 2026
Porsche is reshaping its performance strategy for 2026 with a hybrid 911 Turbo S that combines supercar acceleration with everyday usability, while expanding its electric and plug-in hybrid lineup. The new 911 Turbo S introduces a T Hybrid system built around a 3.8 litre twin turbo flat six engine, an electric motor integrated into the transmission......
US and Israel kill Khamenei in sweeping strikes on Iran
The United States and Israel launched a coordinated air campaign against Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and struck hundreds of political and military targets across the country, marking a dramatic escalation in Middle East tensions. Iranian state media and officials confirmed that Khamenei, 86, died after airstrikes......
El Niño’s potential 2026 return raises risk of new global heat records
The El Niño climate pattern could reappear in the second half of 2026, adding extra heat on top of an already warming planet and increasing the chance of new global temperature records. The phenomenon develops when surface waters in the central and eastern tropical Pacific turn unusually warm, releasing additional energy into the atmosphere......
Bitcoin swings as US and Israel strike Iran and markets eye Hormuz risk
Bitcoin tumbled then rebounded over the weekend as coordinated US and Israeli strikes on Iran, and confirmation of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death, jolted global markets and fueled fresh concern over energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz. The largest cryptocurrency briefly fell to around 63,000 dollars on Saturday......
Pakistan and Afghanistan locked in fourth day of open war
Afghan authorities said on March 1 that their forces repelled an attempted Pakistani airstrike near Bagram Air Base, as intense cross-border clashes stretched into a fourth straight day of open conflict between the two neighbours during Ramadan. Taliban officials reported that several Pakistani jets entered Afghan airspace around dawn before......
Trump urges Iranians to rise as regime change path stays uncertain
President Donald Trump has urged Iranians to seize what he called a historic chance to topple their leaders after the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but the United States has not outlined a clear plan for what might follow any collapse of the Islamic Republic. In a video message released as U.S. and Israeli warplanes struck......
US and Israel pound Iran as regional conflict widens
The United States and Israel have launched a large-scale air and missile offensive against Iran that has killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and shattered key elements of the country’s command structure, triggering a wave of Iranian retaliation that has pushed the wider Middle East to the brink of a broader war. Washington says......
Cambodia recovers 74 looted Khmer artifacts from British dealer’s estate
Cambodia has formally welcomed 74 looted Khmer artifacts back into its national collection, marking one of the country’s largest single recoveries of stolen cultural property in recent years. The sculptures and ritual objects, many hundreds of years old, were unveiled at the National Museum in Phnom Penh during a ceremony attended by......
Vatican restores Michelangelo fresco as salt veil is lifted
Michelangelo’s monumental fresco “The Last Judgment” in the Sistine Chapel is undergoing a new cleaning campaign to strip away a chalky film of salt that has slowly dulled its surface since the last major restoration in the 1990s. Vatican officials recently allowed a small group of journalists onto the scaffolding to see......
Youness Bouchida builds platform to elevate Made in Morocco brands
Youness Bouchida left a corporate career to focus on entrepreneurship rooted in Morocco’s cultural heritage and creative industries. After observing that many Moroccan brands struggled to turn creative ideas into structured and sustainable businesses, he chose to create a framework that connects talent with practical tools and market......
1896 Olympic medal shatters auction estimates in Denmark
A silver medal from the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896 has sold for 1,152,000 Danish crowns, or about 181,000 dollars, at an online sale in Denmark, far above expectations. The piece was offered by Bruun Rasmussen Arts Auctioneers, which had guided the medal at between 200,000 and 300,000 crowns, meaning the final price came......
Tarik Senhaji takes the helm of Morocco’s capital market authority at a pivotal reform moment
Tarik Senhaji has been appointed president of the Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC), placing him at the forefront of Morocco’s financial reform agenda. Named by King Mohammed VI during a Council of Ministers meeting on October 19, 2025, his appointment comes as the kingdom accelerates efforts to modernize its capital markets and......
US Iran escalation raises energy and inflation risks for Morocco
The latest military escalation between the United States and Iran has unsettled global financial markets and revived concerns about energy security, with potential consequences extending beyond the Gulf to economies such as Morocco. Reciprocal strikes on Iranian positions and American bases across the region, with reported impacts in Qatar,......
Safe-haven currencies climb as Iran crisis rattles global markets
Safe-haven currencies strengthened at the start of the week as investors reacted to a sharp escalation in the conflict between Iran, the United States and Israel, driving money out of risk assets and into traditional shelters. The Swiss franc rose to its strongest level against the euro since 2015, while the Japanese yen also firmed as foreign......
Ali Larijani moves to consolidate power after Khamenei killing
Ali Larijani has emerged as the central political operator in Tehran after the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in coordinated United States and Israeli airstrikes, which struck Khamenei’s compound in the Iranian capital on February 28 and triggered the most serious succession crisis since the 1979 revolution. Iranian......