TAG: Security

Expensive fuel and million dollar missiles: Counting the cost of the Red Sea crisis

The combat reports from Western navies operating in the Red Sea in recent days read like missives fr...

8 months ago

The UK’s great disappearing energy summit

LONDON — It was billed as the summit that would “rewire the global energy system” — a chance for Bre...

8 months ago

Russia fuel export terminal halts operations after suspected Kyiv drone attack

A huge Russian fuel export terminal near St. Petersburg was forced to suspend operations on Sunday a...

8 months ago

Middle East braces for chaos as Iran and West square up

Western warplanes and guided missiles roared through the skies over Yemen in the early hours of Frid...

8 months ago

Former Tory energy minister quits as MP over Sunak’s ‘harmful’ push for new oil and gas

The former energy minister who signed the U.K.’s 2050 net-zero target into law has quit the Conserva...

8 months ago

The Gaza war is escalating. How bad will the Middle East crisis get?

On October 7, Hamas fighters launched a bloody attack against Israel, using paragliders, speedboats...

8 months ago

How Houthi rebels are threatening global trade nexus on Red Sea

The U.S. is mustering an international armada to deter Iranian-backed Houthi militias from Yemen fro...

8 months ago

Yemen: West ignored our warnings about Houthis to court Iran for nuclear deal

BRUSSELS — The U.S. and EU were so determined to court Iran for a nuclear deal over recent years tha...

8 months ago

Fires and a toppled statue: Farmers clash with police by EU Parliament

BRUSSELS — Police fired water at protesting farmers who clogged the streets of Brussels with tractor...

8 months ago

EU heavyweights urge ‘ambitious’ 2040 climate targets — breaking silence

Several of Europe's most powerful countries implored Brussels to set "an ambitious climate target fo...

8 months ago

Czech industry minister vies to become EU’s next energy chief

Czech Industry and Trade Minister Jozef Síkela, who played a key role in coordinating Europe’s respo...

8 months ago

Greek ship hit by missile as Houthis ramp up Red Sea attacks

A Greek-owned, Maltese-flagged cargo ship was reportedly hit by a rocket as it sailed close to the c...

8 months ago

Europe’s new energy risk: Trading Russia for America

On cloudy days, from his house John Beard can see the fireballs lighting up the dark sky, flares from the distant fossil fuel plants where he once made his living as a technician.The fiery discharge of excess gas is a constant reminder of the industry tha...

6 months ago

US urges Ukraine to stop attacking Russian oil refineries, report says

The U.S. has pressed Ukraine to halt drone strikes on Russian energy facilities, fearing that it could provoke massive retaliation and drive up global oil prices.In recent months, Kyiv has ramped up its strikes against Russian energy infrastructure, hitti...

6 months ago