MIAMI, 18th June, 2026 (WAM) — ALTÉRRA on Thursday announced its co-investment in Inkia Energy (Inkia), Peru’s largest independent power producer, alongside global infrastructure investment manager I Squared Capital, to support the expansion of its renewable energy activities. Marking ALTÉRRA’s first direct investment in Latin America, the transaction was completed through an I Squared-managed continuation vehicle established under a joint control structure between I Squared and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments). The co-investment was made through ALTÉRRA’s recently launched Opportunity Fund, and it complements ALTÉRRA’s diversified portfolio of more than 30 investments across developed and growth markets, supporting…
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The UAE’s higher education sector has achieved its strongest performance yet in the latest QS World University Rankings 2027, with eight universities reaching their highest-ever positions and Khalifa University becoming the first Emirati institution to break into the global top 150. Released on Thursday, the rankings show that nine of the UAE’s 12 ranked universities improved their standing this year, underlining the country’s growing influence in global higher education. Khalifa University climbed 30 places to 147th worldwide, while the University of Sharjah entered the global top 300 for the first time. Ajman University secured a place among the world’s top…
Creation of custom policies, full system configuration portability, in-depth audit of the control plane cluster and supply chain attack prevention – the new release of Kaspersky’s security solution for containerised environments accelerates development and compliance workflows while safeguarding infrastructure against sophisticated cyberthreats. Containerisation is the new standard for modern software development. Its ability to boost developer productivity, decrease infrastructure costs and accelerate time-to-market has driven corporate adoption rates to 98% today. However, the operational speed and efficiency gained with this technology can be severely hindered by the rising volume and complexity of cyberattacks, alongside strict regulatory compliance demands. The latest…
LONDON— A former Nigerian oil minister has been cleared of bribery charges by a London court on Wednesday in a rare corruption trial of a high-profile former energy official. Diezani Alison-Madueke, 65, was accused of taking bribes from wealthy oil executives in the form of luxury home stays and lavish spending sprees in the UK. The verdicts are a major blow to British authorities, who began their investigation into corruption allegations against one of Africa’s most prominent political figures for 13 years. Alison-Madueke was found not guilty after a trial at London’s Southwark Crown Court of five counts of accepting…
TOKYO —Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has said his country must “strengthen its defense capabilities” and questioned the accuracy of China’s official military spending figures in a fresh sign that Tokyo is taking a tougher line in response to Beijing’s claims that its regional rival is pursuing “new militarism.” Drawing a contrast with China, Koizumi said Japan would take a transparent approach to investing in new methods of warfare like drones and artificial intelligence that are needed to keep up with the changing nature of conflict. “Our budgets undergo scrutiny and deliberation in parliament,” Koizumi told Bloomberg on Wednesday. “Are…
AT&T has named Jennifer Biry, a former McAfee executive, as its next CFO, replacing Pascal Desroches who is set to retire at the end of 2026. In a regulatory filing, AT&T explained Biry will first take the position of deputy CFO, effective 6 July 2026, before assuming the role as senior EVP and CFO from 1 January 2027. Biry has served as CFO and COO of security company McAfee since October 2023. Before that, she had a long career at AT&T spanning 22 years in numerous positions across sales, finance and strategy. As part of this tenure, Biry had an…
School leaders in the UAE say CBSE’s proposed Global Curriculum could mark a significant shift in Indian-curriculum education abroad, with a stronger emphasis on global competencies, innovation, research skills and real-world application of knowledge aimed at improving students’ competitiveness for higher education worldwide. Once launched, CBSE-affiliated schools overseas will transition to the global curriculum framework as part of a broader overhaul aimed at making CBSE education more internationally competitive and better aligned with regulatory requirements in host countries. Plans for the rollout — initially expected in 2026 — remain under discussion, with educators involved in the process saying the framework…
DALLAS18th June, 2026 (WAM) — England won their opening FIFA World Cup™ fixture for the third tournament running thanks to a brilliant brace from Harry Kane and second-half goals by Jude Bellingham and substitute Marcus Rashford. A chaotic first half brought four goals, with England twice leading through two Kane strikes and Croatia responding through Martin Baturina and Petar Musa. The Three Lions had scored an early set-piece in the teams’ 2018 World Cup semi-final encounter but lost; this time they prevailed thanks to a strong second-half display rewarded by goals at either end of it by Bellingham and Rashford.…
DUBAI — US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, have signed a peace deal aiming to end the months-long war in the Middle East. Trump put his signature to the memorandum of understanding on Wednesday during dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palace of Versailles following a G7 summit. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also signed the document on Wednesday, Tehran confirmed. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said leaders of both the US and Iran had signed the agreement and endorsed him as a mediator. Sharif said in a post on X that the deal “shall…
New integration connects privileged identity access to sensitive data exposure intelligence in one unified view, prioritising the highest-risk threats Dubai – Delinea, the identity security control plane that secures access across human, machine, and AI identities, and Cyera, the fastest-growing AI Security Platform, have announced a product integration that connects privileged access to sensitive data exposure, automatically correlating identities with the data they can access. Together, Delinea and Cyera help security teams identify, prioritise, and remediate the highest-risk access paths across every human, machine, and AI agent. As identities multiply and AI agents interact with data at machine speed, security teams struggle to govern which privileged identities…