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G7 Moves to Release 100 Million Barrels of Oil and Diesel Through IEA as Energy Markets Face Severe Supply Pressure

The Group of Seven has agreed to coordinate the release of 100 million barrels of oil and refined petroleum products through the International Energy Agency in an attempt to ease severe pressure on global energy markets, with a substantial quantity of diesel to be released within the first 20 days. The decision comes as governments confront exceptionally tight fuel supplies, elevated diesel price…

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France Ends ‘One In, One Out’ Immigration Agreement With the United Kingdom as Channel Crossings Remain a Major Challenge

France has decided to end the controversial “one in, one out” immigration agreement with the United Kingdom, bringing to a close a pilot scheme that was designed to discourage migrants from making dangerous small-boat journeys across the English Channel. The arrangement, launched in 2025 and operational from August that year, was built around a reciprocal exchange. Britain could return certain mi…

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An 87-Year-Old Woman’s Eviction Sparked Protests Across Spain. Now She Is Returning Home

For seven decades, María del Carmen Abascal lived in the same Madrid apartment. She moved there with her family as a teenager in the 1950s and remained there through the death of her parents, changes in the housing market and successive generations of Spanish politics. By September 2026, the 87-year-old had become the unlikely centre of a national debate over housing after she was forcibly remove…

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Russia Warns NATO of Possible Nuclear Response if Kaliningrad Is Cut Off as Baltic Tensions Rise

A new warning from Moscow has placed the small Russian exclave of Kaliningrad at the centre of one of the most sensitive security questions in Europe, with Russia telling NATO that any attempt to isolate the territory from the rest of the country could trigger a response involving its entire military arsenal, including nuclear weapons. The warning, delivered through a diplomatic communication to …

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‘Catastrophic’: Swiss Glaciers Lose Nearly a Fifth of Their Mass in Five Years as Alpine Ice Enters a New Era

Switzerland is often imagined through its snow covered mountains, deep Alpine valleys and glaciers that have shaped the country's landscape, economy and identity for centuries. The white peaks of the Alps have long appeared almost permanent, part of a natural landscape that seems capable of outlasting generations. But the latest measurements from Switzerland's glacier monitoring network present a…

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Are We on the Verge of World War III? What Today’s Conflicts Can and Cannot Tell Us About the Risk of a Global War

The phrase “World War III” has moved from the vocabulary of science fiction and strategic speculation into everyday geopolitical discussion. Wars are being fought simultaneously in several regions. Nuclear powers are directly involved in some of them. The United States and China are competing over technology, trade, military power and influence. Russia's war against Ukraine has entered its fifth …

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Why Is Europe Spending More on Defence?

For much of the period after the Cold War, Europe became accustomed to a relatively comfortable security environment. European countries invested heavily in healthcare, education, infrastructure and social programmes, while the United States carried a large share of the military burden within NATO. That picture has changed dramatically. Russia's war against Ukraine, concerns about cyberattacks an…

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