Peacekeepers killed by roadside explosion in Lebanon, initial report finds
The deaths of the two Indonesian nationals came less than a day after another UN peacekeeper – also Indonesian – was killed in Lebanon.
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EU faces 'largest oil supply disruption in history', energy expert says
Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney, Francesco Sassi, Assistant Professor at the University of Oslo and energy geopolitics expert, says that the Iran war has provoked “the largest oil supply disruption in history” adding that “what is really concerning is that national governments will start to unilaterally take action, subsidising energy consumption or act to […]
Continue ReadingUS journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad
The US state department says a suspect in her abduction has ties to an Iran-backed militia group, Kataib Hezbollah.
Continue ReadingUS journalist kidnapped in Iraq – USA is working on release
March 31, 2026, 11:05 p.mMarch 31, 2026, 11:05 p.m Women in downtown Baghdad. (symbol image)Image: keystone According to government reports, a foreign journalist has been kidnapped in Iraq. According to the state news agency INA, the Interior Ministry announced that the journalist had been “kidnapped by unknown persons” in Baghdad that evening. It was not […]
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