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The biggest military spenders

NewsFeedGlobal military spending is up again, according to SIPRI’s latest report showing the 11th consecutive year of growth. But it’s based on open data and not everything makes the list. Al Jazeera’s Marah Rayan breaks it down.Published On 28 Apr 202628 Apr...

Data center demand drives 66% surge in natural gas power plant costs

Tech companies, including Microsoft and Meta, have been falling in love with natural gas lately, rushing to build power plants fed by the fossil fuel to drive their data centers. But their embrace might be a little too tight — the cost to build one of the facilities...

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Could the Iran war pose lasting risks to global food security?

The United Nations warns that the impact could last well beyond the conflict.The US-Israel war on Iran has created risks to food security from higher energy costs and shipping restrictions.The world’s fertiliser production has been badly hit due to attacks on Gulf...

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History of flotilla campaigns to end Israel’s siege of Gaza

International activists are preparing on Sunday to set sail from northeastern Spain to the Gaza Strip in a massive 70-boat flotilla, aiming to break Israel’s devastating naval blockade and deliver much-needed humanitarian aid.Dubbed the “Global Resilience Flotilla,”...

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“The initiative is in the hands of Tehran, not Washington”

QuotableFormer Pakistani senator and defence analyst Mushahid Hussain Syed says the US-Iran conflict cannot be resolved through military force, stressing that “the Iranians feel they have the upper hand”. He adds Washington’s strategy of bombast and bluster will not...

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