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The knock-on effects of the conflict now whipping through the Middle East are awakening ghosts of crises past that shook the European Union. Seven months into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, launched in February 2022, the President of the European Commission stood at her podium in the European Parliament and accused Russia of manipulating the EU's energy market. "They prefer to flare the gas than to deliver it," […]
President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that the war in the Middle East could leave Ukraine struggling to source air defence missiles. He also said there was "a risk" Ukraine's allies could be distracted by the conflict, and forget his country's defence against Russia's full-scale invasion. "We could find ourselves having difficulty obtaining missiles and weapons to defend our skies," he told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. "The Americans and their […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has laid out benchmarks for the protection of civilians in Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza In the strongest and most specific US remarks yet, Mr Blinken said he'd told the Israeli government that it must avoid further mass displacement of Palestinians and damage to critical infrastructure, like hospitals, power stations and water facilities. He did not, however, appear to set down redlines that […]
The International Monetary Fund, has said the raging war between Israel and Hamas is already battering the economies of nearby countries. The Managing Director, IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, disclosed this on Wednesday, to a Saudi investor forum. “You look at the neighbouring countries -Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan – where the channels of impact are already visible,” Georgieva said at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in the Saudi capital Riyadh. The Palestinian militant […]
Russia's defence ministry says it has thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack after it downed two drones over the Moscow region. Reports say two other drones were intercepted over the Bryansk region, north-east of the Ukrainian border, it added. Flights were temporarily stopped to and from Moscow's airports early on Tuesday, the ministry said. According to the report, airspace above Moscow has been closed several times in recent days as reports […]
Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan has been disqualified for refusing to shake hands with Russian Anna Smirnova at the World Fencing Championships. Kharlan, the first fencer to face a Russian or Belarusian since the former's full-scale invasion of her homeland, won 15-7 in Milan. The 32-year-old rejected Smirnova's handshake afterwards, instead offering her sabre to tap blades. It led to an appeal from Smirnova, who staged a 45-minute sit-down protest. "My […]
