[ad_1] Washington CNN — The Iran nuclear deal is “not our focus right now,” US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Wednesday, noting the administration was instead focusing on supporting the protesters in Iran as efforts to restore the nuclear deal have hit yet another impasse. “The Iranians have made …
Read More »A failed truce renewal in Yemen could further complicate US-Saudi relations
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — After a rare six months of relative calm, Yemen’s warring sides last week failed to renew …
Read More »Indian billionaire Gautam Adani was a college dropout. Now he may be too big to fail
[ad_1] New Delhi CNN Business — On a late August evening in New Delhi, journalists’ phones started buzzing with messages. Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate had just launched a hostile bid to take over an influential broadcaster in the capital. The infrastructure tycoon is known for making bold and expensive …
Read More »Biden has a big oil problem. Here’s what you need to know about the recent OPEC+ decision.
[ad_1] A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Washington CNN — With just weeks to go until the November midterms, four letters are haunting President Joe Biden and the Democrats: OPEC. Last week, the Organization …
Read More »Opinion: Biden’s extraordinary comment | CNN
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Sign up to get this weekly column as a newsletter. We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. CNN — “Can you tell me where we’re headin’?” Bob Dylan asks in his 1978 song “Señor.” Is it “Lincoln …
Read More »Exxon illegally fired two scientists suspected of leaking information to WSJ, Labor Department says
[ad_1] New York CNN — ExxonMobil has been ordered to reinstate two scientists who were fired after being suspected of leaking information to The Wall Street Journal, the US Labor Department said Friday. A federal whistleblower investigation found the oil and gas giant terminated the two computational scientists illegally in …
Read More »Meet the International Space Station’s new diverse crew
[ad_1] A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — When astronauts venture aboard the International Space Station, they see a world without borders. They work together while orbiting Earth, and no boundaries are …
Read More »White House says Biden’s Saudi trip wasn’t a waste as he lambastes OPEC+’s ‘shortsighted’ decision to cut oil output
[ad_1] CNN — President Joe Biden is “disappointed” the Saudi-led OPEC+ oil cartel agreed to cut output by 2 million barrels per day, the White House said Wednesday, as the threat of rising gas prices looms weeks ahead of critical midterm elections. The decision by the grouping of major oil …
Read More »OPEC announces big cut in oil production despite US pressure
[ad_1] London CNN Business — OPEC+ said Wednesday that it will slash oil production by 2 million barrels per day, the biggest cut since the start of the pandemic, in a move that threatens to push gasoline prices higher just weeks before US midterm elections. The group of major oil …
Read More »The battle of narratives on Iran is being fought on social media
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — As anti-government protests enter their third week in Iran, the Islamic Republic has imposed a near …
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