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Briefing: G7 'not there yet' on releasing oil reserves as Iran war drives price surge

Strategic angle: Finance ministers from G7 countries discuss oil prices but fail to agree on stockpile release.

Briefing: EU fails to deliver on promise of local energy communities, ECA auditors warn

Strategic angle: An audit reveals frustrations among residents of energy communities regarding the EU's commitment to renewable energy initiatives.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Euronews on the ground: Iran strikes rattle Gulf as oil price surges

Strategic angle: Iran’s escalating strikes rattle Gulf states on Monday as oil soars and questions grow over who controls Tehran, Euronews' Jane Witherspoon reports.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Severe flooding in Kenya leaves dozens dead and Maasai Mara elephants wading in water

Strategic angle: Locals say the capital was unprepared for such extreme weather, while tourists have been air lifted out of the national park.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Landmark trial begins for Turkish opposition leader Imamoglu

Strategic angle: Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu faces a corruption trial seen as a political maneuver against him.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: How Dassault Systèmes AI companions redefine industrial design and manufacturing

Strategic angle: Euronews Next sat down with Florence Verzelen, executive vice president at Dassault Systèmes.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Eleven countries ask Ukraine for help with Iran's drone warfare

Strategic angle: Kyiv is reviewing official requests from countries neighbouring Iran, as well as from the US and European countries, which are now asking Ukraine for help with anti-drone air defence.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Colombia elects new divided Congress ahead of May presidential vote

Strategic angle: Preliminary results show President Gustavo Petro's left wing block leading in the senate.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Europe is ‘unknown variable’ in US-China rivalry, Barrot says, urging EU to overcome ‘deep doubt'

Strategic angle: The French foreign minister emphasizes the urgency for Europe to address its uncertainties in the face of US-China tensions.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Huge blaze near Glasgow central station causes travel chaos

Strategic angle: A fire that began on Sunday near Glasgow Central Station has crippled train services at the busy rail hub.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: India offered sanctuary to Iranian ship three days before US sank it

Strategic angle: India says Tehran sought permission to dock three ships on the day the US and Israel began a war on Iran.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Politics

Oil prices soar as Iran launches more attacks across the region

Crude prices have spiked to their highest levels in at least 14 years, exceeding $100 per barrel for the first time since 2022.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Belgium vows to fight antisemitism after synagogue blast

Strategic angle: A pre-dawn blast on March 9 damaged a synagogue in Liège, eastern Belgium, prompting a strong response from authorities.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Dangerous droughts triggered by heatwaves are accelerating at an alarming rate, study shows

Strategic angle: Heatwaves, drought, wildfire risk and El Niño are compounding to create a dangerous cocktail of climate change.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Germany: Meteorite Punches Through a House in Koblenz

Strategic angle: A meteorite crashed into a home in Koblenz after streaking across the sky, witnessed by several neighboring countries.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Swiss bar fire probe widens to five more local officials

Strategic angle: The investigation into the tragic fire at Le Constellation in Crans-Montana expands to include additional local officials.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Bag of cannabis and cash accidentally donated to NZ charity shop

Strategic angle: Two teenagers have been arrested after inadvertently leaving the knapsack for staff to find.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Hezbollah reports clash with overnight Israeli raid in east Lebanon

Strategic angle: Militant group Hezbollah said its fighters clashed with Israeli troops during an overnight raid in eastern Lebanon.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Long before AI, fake photos were already popular

Strategic angle: An exhibition in Amsterdam highlights the long history of manipulated visuals, from anti-Nazi photo montages to staged photos.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: Israelis divided over war with Iran as conflict expands

Strategic angle: Air raid sirens ring out across Israel, alerting residents of Iranian missile launches, a sound that now dictates the daily lives of Israelis.

Editorial Staff Mar 9