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During the US-Israeli military buildup preceding the war that erupted one week ago, Iran continuously warned the world that it would fight back if attacked to bring havoc to the region and beyond. One week after the war engulfed the region, Iran’s waves of attacks triggered significant turmoil in the global energy markets. Ever since the Iran war broke out last Saturday, Tehran has kept expanding its aerial barrage across the Gulf, and then on Thursday, it attacked Azerbaijan as well. Tehran has been claiming that it is only targeting US and Israeli interests, but the reality on the ground…
In recent months, Iceland — which occupies a strategically important position in the Arctic, but has no standing army — had explored expediting a referendum on the subject of reviving talks, as POLITICO reported last month. Polls show a clear majority of Icelanders support holding a referendum on resuming talks, though the population is more evenly split on whether Iceland should actually join the EU. The EU’s Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos played up the bloc’s attraction as a security guarantor in a time of geopolitical upheaval. “A significant decision now lies ahead for the Icelandic people,” Kos said Friday in a post on X. “In a world that is changing fast, the European Union offers an anchor in a community of…
Published on 06/03/2026 – 20:50 GMT+1 Azerbaijan’s State Security Service (SSS) announced on Friday that it “stopped Iran committing terror attacks” against four targets in the country: the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, the Israeli Embassy in Azerbaijan, a leader of the Mountain Jews religious community and the “Ashkenazi” synagogue, Azerbaijan’s media reported. According to the sources, Azerbaijan’s SSS says “the series of planned terrorist and intelligence operations were orchestrated by Iran’s intelligence service SEPAH, assigning local operatives to conduct surveillance, acquire weapons, and secure transportation.” Authorities reported that explosives were smuggled into the country by Iranian nationals in coordination with Azerbaijani accomplices.…
“President Trump has almost understood the deal — almost — but I will be dining at Mar-a-Lago tomorrow night and will reinforce the message, it was the worst deal in history,” Farage told a “Save Chagos” boat party in London on Thursday night. An itinerary for Farage’s visit has not been made public by his party, and it was not immediately clear who he would be dining with. Farage will be hoping to get face time with senior officials if not with Trump himself. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It comes in the…
“There is criticism and concerns coming from member states, but at the leaders’ retreat [last month in the Belgian countryside] they asked the Commission to come up with solutions on energy,” said one EU official with knowledge of the talks, granted anonymity to speak frankly, as were others quoted in this piece. Described as an orientation debate, the meeting was a chance for commissioners to “exchange ideas on these topics and propose concrete actions,” said the EU official, “particularly in this case, as the president is expected by the member states to present on energy prices at the next EUCO…
Published on 06/03/2026 – 18:35 GMT+1 El Salvador’s Vice-President Félix Ulloa fiercely defended his country’s crackdown on criminal gangs in what he described as “the miracle of Bukele” in an interview with Euronews, saying only the woke and left-wing European media disagree. Ulloa, a lawyer by training, is one of the key engineers of an unprecedented state-led operation to eliminate gang violence under Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, who has been in power since 2019. The criminality rate in what used to be one of the most dangerous countries in Latin America has collapsed, but critics point to an increasingly authoritarian…
Macao, an autonomous region on the south coast of China, is a place which thrums with energy. For travellers seeking a high-octane destination, Macao delivers with dynamic festivals, parades and events year-round. And despite its small size – just 33 square kilometres – it has a breadth of attractions suited to all kinds of visitors from families to retirees. An event for every month There’s no slow season in Macao, explains Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Director of the Macao Government Tourist Office. The year kicks off with celebrations throughout January and February for Lunar New Year. “We have parades,…
ATHENS — Greece said today it would deploy a Patriot missile defense system and troops to bolster Bulgaria’s defense capabilities against possible aerial attacks. Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said a Patriot battery will be moved to northern Greece to cover a large part of Bulgaria, which lies in range of Iranian missiles. In addition, two Greek F16 fighter jets will also be stationed in northern Greece for additional protection for Bulgaria, while senior Greek air force officers will be sent to Sofia to help with coordination. “The above actions were taken at the request of Bulgaria, a member state…
After six days of airspace disruptions due to the conflict between US-Israel and Iran, Emirates has said that it expects to return to full flight capacity in the “coming days”. Following the partial re-opening of regional airspace, the Dubai-based carrier has been operating a reduced flight schedule while working to restore full network operations. On Thursday, it carried approximately 30,000 passengers out of Dubai and by Saturday it will have 106 daily return flights operating to 83 destinations – almost 60% of its route network. “The airline anticipates a return to 100% of its network within the coming days, subject…
“Due to developments in the region there were difficulties or cancellations with the flights not only to Cyprus, but also to other countries in the region, so we had to be flexible,” a Cypriot official says. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech