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By Euronews Published on 10/03/2026 – 15:15 GMT+1 International policy issues are on the table for European Union finance ministers. The 27 ministers met in Brussels on Tuesday, where the economic impact of the war in Iran was the main topic. Oil prices briefly surged to their highest level since 2022, nearing $120 a barrel, a day after Iran’s Assembly of Experts appointed Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader to succeed his late father. But prices fell sharply after US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the war against Iran could be short-lived and that Washington was considering waiving oil-related sanctions…
Published on 10/03/2026 – 15:05 GMT+1 A number of upcoming European cruises have been cancelled after several vessels were unable to leave ports in the Arabian Gulf amid regional tensions. The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has forced operators to suspend sailings and repatriate thousands of stranded passengers. The United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) told AFP that 15,000 cruise passengers had been stuck in the region with ships from several operators – including MSC, TUI, Celestyal and AROYA – docked in key ports. On Monday, Greek cruise line Celestyal confirmed that its ships remain in the Gulf, with…
Larijani is a former revolutionary guard and one of the most influential politicians within Iran’s regime, which has appointed a new supreme leader after former ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an air strike. In his post, Trump added: “Additionally, we will take out easily destroyable targets that will make it virtually impossible for Iran to ever be built back, as a Nation, again — Death, Fire, and Fury will reign upon them — But I hope, and pray, that it does not happen!” The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has driven up oil prices globally, though they eased after…
As the war in the Middle East sends oil prices soaring, Russia is once again driving a wedge between the European Union and the United States. President Donald Trump, whose endgame in Iran is not clear to Western allies, has suggestedsuspending US sanctions on foreign oil in an attempt to bring down global prices, reassure panicked investors and contain the fallout from the war he launched. “We have sanctions on some countries. We’re going to take those sanctions off till this straightens out,” Trump said on Monday. “Then, who knows? Maybe we won’t have to put them on – there’ll…
Thousands of women marched through the streets of Buenos Aires on Monday, calling for stronger protections against gender violence and greater equality. Demonstrators were seen chanting, beating drums and carrying banners as they marched toward Plaza de Mayo. Some participants said women in Argentina continue to face insecurity and warned that recent policy changes could weaken protections for women’s rights. Similar demonstrations were also held in several Latin American countries in recent days.
In just a few short years, artificial intelligence (AI) has completely re-shaped technology and, in turn, the world. The next important step is broadening its accessibility, according to the Taiwanese computer manufacturer Gigabyte, who laid out its ambitious vision for democratising AI at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. “We believe that AI will be good for everyone when it’s more accessible to more people,” Jack Chou, a brand marketing specialist at Gigabyte, told Euronews Next. “We are providing AI solutions from rack scale, infrastructure scale, all the way down to end users in an effort to bring…
BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that he is increasingly worried about the apparent lack of a strategy by the U.S. and Israel for winding down their war on Iran. “What concerns us most is that there is clearly no common plan for bringing this war to a swift and convincing conclusion,” Merz said in the chancellery. “We have no interest in an endless war.” Merz’s comments come as America and Israel continue to strike Iran, while Tehran has been retaliating against countries around the Gulf, as the spiraling regional conflict roils global energy markets. This story is…
Germany is allowing the United States to use Ramstein Air Base to coordinate drone and missile strikes against Iran, drawing criticism from opposition politicians who warn the facility could become a target for retaliation, while authorities say it is all by the book. US President Donald Trump praised German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House for permitting American forces to operate from German territory, unlike other European countries. “We appreciate that, and they simply provide a pleasant environment,” Trump said. “We’re not asking them to send troops or anything like that.” Ramstein Air Base in Rhineland-Palatinate serves as the…
By Angela Symons & Annika Hammerschlag, Seth Borenstein and Jennifer McDermott with AP Published on 10/03/2026 – 13:10 GMT+1•Updated 13:12 ‘Black rain’ fell on Iran over the weekend after US-Israeli strikes hit oil depots. Alongside acid rain precursors – sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide – the plumes of pollutants are likely to contain a cocktail of hydrocarbons, PM2.5 and carcinogenic compounds, according to Gabriel da Silva, associate professor of chemical engineering at the University of Melbourne. Heavy metals and inorganic compounds from infrastructure caught in the explosions may also be in the mix. On the ground, people have reported difficulty breathing and burning in their…
The battle to staff Brussels The EU is hiring its next generation of senior officials — and countries want their citizens to be the ones pulling the levers of power. By GABRIEL GAVIN, SONJA RIJNEN and SEBASTIAN STARCEVICin Brussels Illustration by Natália Delgado/POLITICO A rare chance for thousands of aspiring officials to secure jobs at the heart of the EU is turning into a race among member countries, with capitals scrambling to place their citizens in influential roles. The launch of a new hiring competition to find the next generation of top EU officials marks the first time in seven…