International Energy Agency rules say member states, including the UK, must hold oil stocks equivalent to 90 days of net oil imports. EU rules say member must hold reserves to cover 61 days of domestic consumption. In total the EU holds nearly 109 million tons of emergency crude and fuel stocks, with around a third
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reiterated Moscow’s long-held position that Russia is not planning to attack European countries but will respond to aggression with “all weapons” in its arsenal. In remarks at a foreign policy forum, Putin accused the West and Europe of escalating tensions by talking about preparing for a war with Moscow in
HILO, Hawaii — HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Hurricane Nolo edged further away from the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday as major Hurricane Polo bore down on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula with a threat of storm surge, high winds and heavy rains. Nolo was well southwest of Hawaii and moving away from the Big Island as the
Germany is Europe’s, and therefore the eurozone currency’s, largest economy. It is the world’s largest single donor to Ukraine right now and it is the biggest net payer into the EU budget. When Germany’s finances are in trouble and the country turns inward because of a political crisis, the knock-on effect beyond its borders can
The measure was a final legacy item for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a close ally and friend of the president who had just returned from Ukraine when he unexpectedly died in July. In the works for more than a year, the bill passed with large bipartisan margins: 86-11 in the Senateand 262-159 in the House. It’s meant
Israel’s culture minister has called for the Oscar-winning Israeli co-directors of Naza, a documentary that accuses the Israeli army of mass civilian killings in Gaza, to be stripped of their citizenship over “treason against the state”. Named for the Hebrew military acronym for collateral damage, the film speaks to 24 unidentified Israeli military and intelligence
