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Climate activists criticize Shell for profiting from Iran conflict windfall

Climate activists criticize Shell for profiting from Iran conflict windfall

Shell announced stronger‑than‑anticipated earnings of $6.9 billion (£5 billion) after its oil‑trading arm profited from surging energy prices amid the Iran conflict, drawing criticism from climate activists. Rising oil and gas prices during the Middle East turmoil enabled Europe’s largest oil and gas producer to

Labour faces key challenge as voting begins in England, Scotland and Wales

Labour faces key challenge as voting begins in England, Scotland and Wales

Polling has opened across England, Scotland and Wales in a series of local, mayoral and parliamentary contests – the biggest electoral test Keir Starmer and the Labour government have faced since the 2024 general election. As millions of people across Great Britain go to the polls on Thursday, party leaders are

Jet Fuel Shortage Could Ground Travel, Reshape Vacations and History

Jet Fuel Shortage Could Ground Travel, Reshape Vacations and History

What would happen to flights if the world exhausted its oil supply? Clearly, they would be grounded. More pointedly, could airlines simply run out of aviation fuel if the Iran conflict persists and the Strait of Hormuz stays closed? This question has never arisen before. Air travel has faced unexpected

Eco-feminist Natasha Walter links climate crises to rising male violence against women

Eco-feminist Natasha Walter links climate crises to rising male violence against women

Natasha Walter is mid‑sentence about how she became politically radicalised when a young woman walks up to the café table. She tells the two middle‑aged women that they look like “the most trustworthy people here,” asking if they could mind her baby while she gets a coffee. Like

Culture contests from Eurovision to Venice Biennale eclipsed by politics

Culture contests from Eurovision to Venice Biennale eclipsed by politics

Are the arts being drowned out by politics? A few days before Europe’s biggest cultural week, that impression is hard to shake. The Venice Biennale opens its doors to the public on Saturday, yet the run‑up conversation has centred far more on which national pavilions will be accessible

“Factory of lies”: Péter Magyar’s response to Hungary’s state media

“Factory of lies”: Péter Magyar’s response to Hungary’s state media

For years they acted as government mouthpieces, using their wide reach into Hungarian homes to bolster Viktor Orbán and vilify those he branded enemies – from philanthropist George Soros to Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy. On Saturday, as Péter Magyar’s swearing‑in formally ends Orbán’s 16‑year rule, the once‑

Why U.S. Cities Prioritizing Cars Lag Behind Global Peers in Public Transit

Why U.S. Cities Prioritizing Cars Lag Behind Global Peers in Public Transit

The only train station in Houston, the US’s fourth‑largest city and one of the fastest‑growing conurbations in the country, is a diminished, morose sight. Intercity trains arrive at this squat, shed‑like Amtrak building, which cringes in the shadows of roaring highways, just three times a week.