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Get the latest data, visual and open-source intelligence stories from the National using charts, graphs, maps and satellite images

A visitor walks by a billboard for AI as they attend the PT Expo on September 22 in Beijing, China. Getty Images

What happens to jobs if AI gets very good, very fast?

NewsSeptember 22, 2026

An abandoned oil well is pictured in Maracaibo, Zulia state, Venezuela on September 7, 2026. Venezuela and US signed an agreement granting US access to more than 65 billion barrels -- almost 20 percent -- of oil in Venezuela, which holds the largest proven reserves in the world. (Photo by John Chacón / AFP)

Chavez to Trump: Tumultuous oil history of country with the largest reserves

EnergySeptember 09, 2026

Website design. Adobe

How much of the web is now AI-generated?

NewsSeptember 02, 2026

A crude oil tanker unloads at the oil terminal of the port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province on April 28, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP) / China OUT

China’s Iranian oil imports nearly halve since war

EnergyAugust 26, 2026

The wreckage of a scuttled Second World War German warship emerging from the low waters of the Danube near Prahovo, Serbia. AFP

Europe's river levels dwindle to record lows as heatwaves continue

NewsAugust 13, 2026

Dubai's population has continued to grow this year, despite the challenges of the Iran war. Photo: AFP

Dubai population rebounds after dropping by 61,000 at height of Iran war

NewsAugust 04, 2026

A firefighter sprays water on burning cars during a fire in front of a camping site in Villeneuve-les-Beziers, Southern France on July 9, 2026. The largest wildfire recorded, which broke out July 8, in the departments of Aude and Herault, kept spreading, fanned by the wind, having already scorched about 900 hectares. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP)

France and Spain's devastating wildfires outpacing previous years

NewsJuly 31, 2026

An oil refinery in Erbil, Iraq. Getty Images

The deepest Gulf oil shocks in history

MENAJuly 24, 2026

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JULY 11: Referee Joao Pinheiro checks the VAR monitor during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarter Final match between Argentina and Switzerland at Kansas City Stadium on July 11, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. Luke Hales / Getty Images / AFP (Photo by Luke Hales / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

What does VAR data show about 'favouritism' in Fifa World Cup 2026?

World Cup 2026July 15, 2026

This handout picture taken and released by Turkish Presidential Press Office on July 7, 2026 shows heads of stade and government posing during a reception during the 36th NATO Heads of State and Government Summit at the Presidential Complex in Ankara. (Photo by Murat Cetinmuhurdar / TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE " - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Which Nato allies spend the most on defence?

NewsJuly 07, 2026

Data suggests inshallah has steadily become part of the English-language news vocabulary. Illustration The National

How 'inshallah' has entered mainstream English

NewsJuly 01, 2026

French officials are worried about the cost of adapting to climate change that could bring 50°C temperatures to Paris by 2050. AFP

France braces for economic losses after historic heatwave

EuropeJune 29, 2026

Paris residents cool off in the Canal Saint-Martin as temperatures in the city surge. AFP

Heatwave-stricken France finally warms to the American idea of air conditioning

EuropeJune 26, 2026

Iranian crude exports, war, sanctions and signs of a fragile recovery

Iranian crude exports, war, sanctions and signs of a fragile recovery

EnergyJune 24, 2026

How the GDPs of the G7 and Brics measure up

How the GDPs of the G7 and Brics measure up

EconomyJune 18, 2026

BAGHDAD, IRAQ – JULY 28: A local man displays a thermometer showing 50°C as temperatures soar during a heatwave in Baghdad, Iraq on July 28, 2025. Murtadha Al-Sudani / Anadolu (Photo by Murtadha Al-Sudani / Anadolu via AFP)

With El Nino looming, which cities are most exposed to the heat it will bring?

NewsJune 11, 2026

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