Europe energy crisis may deepen with looming liquidity crunch
Europe’s problems in sourcing oil and gas this winter after a dispute with Russia may be exacerbated by a new crisis in the market where prices are already red-hot: ...
U.S. welcomes Modi telling Putin now is ‘not an era of war’
The United States has welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comment to Russian President Vladimir Putin that now was not the time for war, New Delhi’s sharpest public ...
Putin must recognize he cannot win Ukraine war -Scholz at U.N.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will only give up his “imperial ambitions” that risk destroying Ukraine and Russia if he recognizes he cannot win the war, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said ...
Greece to give energy savers bigger power bill subsidies
Consumers who cut down their electricity consumpion over the winter months will be rewarded with bigger power bill subsidies, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday.
Since last year, ...
European court rules against parents of missing Madeleine McCann
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday against the parents of missing British toddler Madeleine McCann, saying that Portugal had given them a fair hearing in their libel ...
Italy’s Brothers of Italy party suspends candidate over Hitler praise
The Brothers of Italy party, which is tipped to win national elections at the weekend, suspended one of its candidates on Tuesday after he was found to have praised Nazi ...
German utilities close to long-term LNG deals with Qatar, sources say
German utilities RWE (RWEG.DE) and Uniper (UN01.DE) are close to striking long-term deals to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar’s North Field Expansion project to help ...
Europe races to prepare for energy crunch this winter
European governments outlined new measures on Monday to cope with potential energy shortages this winter and raced to improve energy networks to share power, with Russian gas flows still running ...
Dutch government to impose price cap on energy – NOS
The Dutch government is set to impose a price cap on energy contracts from Jan 1., 2023 to shield consumers from surging prices, Dutch broadcaster NOS reported on Monday.
Energy prices would ...
Kremlin says Ukrainian war crimes claims are a lie
The Kremlin on Monday rejected allegations that Russian forces had committed war crimes in Ukraine’s Kharkiv province as a “lie”.
Around 450 bodies – most of which Ukraine says are civilians – ...
Finns should be prepared for power outages this winter, grid operator warns
Finns should be prepared for power outages caused by possible electricity shortage in the coming winter, national grid operator Fingrid said in an updated assessment on Monday.
Finland, reliant on ...
Paul Pogba’s brother under investigation in extortion case
Mathias Pogba, the brother of France international Paul Pogba, was placed under formal investigation and ordered to be detained in connection with an extortion case targeting the Juventus midfielder, a ...
‘Like Chornobyl’: Wary Ukrainians return to ruined towns after Russian retreat
By Vitalii Hnidyi
Joy, trepidation and grief flickered across the face of Nataliia Yelistratova as she sat next to her husband on a special train back to their home town ...
Russia turns to recruiting trucks, big wages to woo volunteer soldiers
The Russian army, seeking contract soldiers for what it calls the “special military operation” in Ukraine, is using mobile recruiting trucks to attract volunteers, offering nearly $3,000 a month as an ...
Around 3.7 mln tonnes of food left Ukraine ports under grain deal – ministry
A total of 165 ships with 3.7 million tonnes of agricultural products on board have left Ukraine under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey to unblock Ukrainian sea ports, ...
In a first, EU seen moving to cut money for Hungary over damaging democracy
By Gabriela Baczynska
The European Union executive recommended on Sunday suspending some 7.5 billion euros in funding for Hungary over corruption, the first such case in the 27-nation bloc under a ...
Russia widens strikes on Ukrainian civilian targets after frontline setbacks – Britain
By Pavel Polityuk
Russia has widened its strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure in the past week following setbacks on the battlefield and is likely to expand its target range further, ...
State of the Union: politics and realities
By Ioannis Tirkides
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, delivered her annual State of the Union address before the European Parliament, on September 14. This is the occasion ...
Ukraine says hundreds of bodies found in mass burial site (Updated)
Ukrainian officials said on Friday they had found hundreds of bodies, some with their hands tied behind their backs, buried in territory recaptured from Russian forces, in what President Volodymyr ...
Portugal’s parliament backs NATO membership for Finland and Sweden
Portugal’s parliament ratified the entry of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Friday, bringing the most significant expansion of the alliance since the 1990s a ...
France to make formal EDF buyout offer by end of month -sources
The French government is now expected to launch its takeover of EDF by the end of September after a slight delay due to the complexity of clearing the offer price, ...
Flights in Europe disrupted by French air traffic control strike
European flights faced widespread disruption on Friday as a French air traffic controllers’ strike forced airlines to cancel half of those scheduled to arrive or depart Paris airports and others ...
Germany takes control of Russian-owned refinery amid energy crisis
The German subsidiary of Russian oil giant Rosneft (ROSN.MM) was placed under trusteeship on Friday, giving Germany’s federal regulator control of the PCK refinery in Schwedt, a key ...
At least eight dead as flash floods hit central Italy
At least eight people have been killed by torrential overnight rains and floods in the central Italian region of Marche, authorities said on Friday, as rescuers continued to search for ...