Made the Tomhawk world famous: Tom Cruise in his star role as Lieutenant Pete Maverick Mitchell. Image: imago stock&people The American F-14 “Tomcat” achieved cult status thanks to Hollywood. The U.S. warplane has had an astonishing afterlife in the ranks of the Iranian Air Force. March 9, 2026, 6:39 p.mMarch 9, 2026, 6:39 p.m follow […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 09/03/2026 – 18:02 GMT+1 NATO forces have intercepted another Iranian missile heading to Türkiye for the second time in less than a week, as US-Israeli strikes on Iran and ensuing counterattacks throw the wider Middle East into conflict. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Last Wednesday, Türkiye’s Ministry of Defense said it intercepted an Iranian ballistic missile […]
Continue ReadingFrench President Emmanuel Macron is visiting the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, currently off the coast of Crete and heading towards Cyprus. It had been dispatched days before after the island was targeted by a Shahed drone-attack. FRANCE 24 ‘s Kethevane Gorjestani looks at how Europe is reacting to the ongoing conflict in the Middle […]
Continue ReadingEU economy and finance ministers are gathering in Brussels on Monday and Tuesday to discuss how to respond to surging energy prices and anticipated inflation amid the ongoing strikes and counter-strikes in the Middle East. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “We are ready to take necessary and coordinated steps in order to stabilize markets, such as strategic stockpiling,” […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 09/03/2026 – 17:36 GMT+1 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has called on the European Union to suspend sanctions on Russian energy imports, citing rising energy prices across Europe. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Oil prices have surpassed $100 (€87) per barrel for the first time since August 2022, threatening to push consumer prices higher. Natural gas […]
Continue ReadingFor Russia, the surge in oil prices amounts to an economic windfall at a crucial moment, as the cost of four years of war in Ukraine threatened to spill over into a domestic economic crisis. The assault on Iran may undermine Moscow’s claim to stand by its allies, but it is already benefiting Russia’s economy […]
Continue ReadingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Belgium’s interior minister has labelled an explosion near a synagogue a “despicable antisemitic act”. Federal prosecutors are investigating following the blast overnight in the city of Liege, in the […]
Continue ReadingThe European Union’s vision of a local energy revolution is hitting serious roadblocks, a new report from the European Court of Auditors (ECA) revealed on Monday, as plans for citizens, local authorities and small businesses to create so-called “energy communities” – where they produce, share, and consume their own renewable energy – are moving far […]
Continue ReadingThe campaign has targeted government personnel as well as individuals of interest to the Russian government, including journalists, the Dutch authorities said. They also emphasized that individual accounts have been compromised, not the messaging apps as a whole. Signal is used widely by public officials as a secure and independent communications channel, and has been […]
Continue Reading“The question is how long the Hormuz situation is going to last,” he added. “If this is over in a week, the effects are probably negligible. If this continues for a few weeks … especially as we’re getting into the summer months, that’s when exports really pick up again from the Russian side.” Humpert argued […]
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