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Energy
‘Obliterate’ Threat Paused: Trump Delays Iran Strikes After Weekend Talks
The announcement marks a sharp shift in tone after Trump warned just days earlier that the US would “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if it failed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by late Monday.
March 23, 2026
US
Iran Defies Trump Hormuz Ultimatum With Naval Mine Threat
The ramped-up rhetoric came after stark warnings that the world faces an energy crisis worse than both 1970s oil shocks combined if the US-Israeli war with Iran drags on.
March 23, 2026
War in Ukraine
Rutte: US Still Powers Ukraine’s Defense With ‘Critical Intel, Weapons Flow’
NATO chief claims Trump is balancing competing interests while pushing to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, despite concerns over oil policy benefiting Russia.
March 23, 2026
US
Russia’s Lancet Drones Packed With Western Tech, AI Despite Sanctions
Ukraine’s HUR intelligence service found evidence of Western tech and AI inside Russian drones used to attack Kyiv, warning that sanctions failures are fueling Moscow’s evolving battlefield weapons.
March 23, 2026
Energy
Russia Urges Diplomacy as Trump Issues Ultimatum Over Hormuz
Trump warned he would “obliterate” Iran’s power infrastructure if Tehran failed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours. The deadline was set to expire late Monday.
March 23, 2026
Energy
Mideast War Threatens Energy Crisis Worse Than 1970s Oil Shocks
As the war grinds into its fourth week, Donald Trump threatened to “obliterate” Iranian power plants if Iran failed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz – setting an effective deadline of 23:44 GMT Monday.
March 23, 2026
Russia
Open line to Moscow?
Reports that Budapest may have been routinely briefing Moscow from inside EU meetings have set Hungary’s election campaign ablaze.
March 23, 2026
Economy
Global Economy Under ‘Major Threat’ From Strait of Hormuz Crisis: IEA Chief
Oil prices rose again early Monday, with US benchmark crude briefly touching the $100-per-barrel mark.
March 23, 2026
Russia
Ukraine Hits Giant Baltic Oil Terminal Linked to ‘Shadow Fleet’ as Drone Barrage Sweeps Russia
Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Primorsk port on the Baltic Sea, damaging a fuel tank and sparking a fire at one of the country’s key oil export hubs.
Updated: March 23, 2026
Russia
Hungarian FM Briefed Kremlin With ‘Live Reports’ from EU Meetings, Report Claims
Moscow has in effect been at every EU meeting for years, the Washington Post reports.
March 23, 2026
Europe
OPINION: The Western Balkans as 2nd Front of European Security
Russia’s influence in Europe is perhaps strongest and least publicized in the Balkans. Moscow’s efforts combined with the EU’s congenital slowness could spell disaster.
March 23, 2026
Slovenia Liberal PM Claims Win Over Conservatives in Tight Vote
With 99.85 percent of the votes counted, Golob’s liberal party stood at 28.62 percent and the conservatives of veteran politician Jansa at 27.95 percent.
March 23, 2026
Ukraine
OPINION: The Oil War
The US may be winning the shooting war with Iran, but a spiraling oil crisis is costing the world far more.
March 23, 2026
Ukraine
OPINION: The Great Game – A Sea Change in Russian Perception?
Voices of dissent are rarely heard on Russian prime time TV. But one fervent nationalist has begun to air uncomfortable opinions. Could this be the sign of an imminent disintegration?
March 22, 2026
Europe
Moscow Proposed a “Game-changer” Ploy to Secure Orbán’s Reelection.
Russian intelligence suggested staging an assassination attempt on Orbán to influence the election.
March 22, 2026
Ukraine
ANALYSIS: Vernadsky’s Biosphere at 100
A century ago, “The Biosphere” by Volodymyr Verdanky, the first President of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, highlighted the interconnected nature of life on Earth.
March 22, 2026
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