EU 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 […]
Continue ReadingA US Tomahawk missile hit a military base near a primary school in southern Iran where Iranian authorities said 168 people were killed, expert video analysis shows.
Continue ReadingThis part of the meteorite broke through the roof of a house in Koblenz (D) and landed in the bedroom. Picture: X A bright meteor unsettled many people in West Germany and Switzerland on Sunday evening. The fire department examined meteorite debris that had penetrated the roof of a house in Koblenz and did not […]
Continue Reading“You will hear different views about whether the conflict in Iran is a war of choice or a war of necessity,” she said. “But I believe this debate partly misses the point because Europe must focus on the reality of the situation, to see the world as it actually is today.” “I want to be […]
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