Qatar will stop gas shipments to the EU if member states enforce new legislation on carbon emissions, the Gulf nation’s energy minister Saad al-Kaabi has told the Financial Times (FT). Qatar has become an important supplier to the bloc after Brussels resolved to wean itself off Russian gas following the …
Read More »US facing worst risks since WWII – JPMorgan boss
The US is facing grave risks in the wake of rising global geopolitical tensions and the nation’s domestic political polarization, Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase chief executive, has warned. In an annual shareholder letter on Monday the CEO of the largest US bank cited large amounts of government spending and efforts …
Read More »Bloody red line: Israel risks dragging another Arab country into war
The 14km border that separates Gaza from Egypt has been used for years by militants in the enclave to smuggle weapons, technology, money, and personnel. To stop that from happening, Israel is now mulling the possibility of reoccupying it. It’s been more than a hundred days since Israel kicked off …
Read More »Israel risks slipping into decade of war – Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Israeli authorities to “more precisely define” the end goals of the war with Hamas, while arguing that the stated aim of totally eliminating the Palestinian militant group may result in a years-long conflict. Macron’s comments came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on …
Read More »Ukraine risks merging with Poland – ousted president
Ukraine is facing a complete loss of its sovereignty and, potentially, a merger with Poland, former President Viktor Yanukovych has warned. The ex-president, who was ousted in the 2014 Maidan coup, released an extensive address on Friday in which he shared his thoughts about the roots of the ongoing turmoil …
Read More »Huge European gas depot risks staying empty – media
The Haidach underground gas storage facility in Austria may not be refilled by the next heating season due to a conflict between Berlin and Moscow over the seizure of Gazprom’s German subsidiary, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing energy officials in Vienna. The storage facility is located in Austria but is …
Read More »Secret memo warns EU state of risks posed by refugee influx from Ukraine – media
The arrival of tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees in Ireland risks undermining “social cohesion and integration” in the country, a secret cabinet memo to the government has reportedly predicted. According to an article published by the Irish Independent on Saturday, the country’s ministers were told that the current level …
Read More »World risks ‘worst famine since WWII’ – German minister
The world is about to face an acute food crisis due to skyrocketing food prices, German Economic Cooperation and Development Minister Svenja Schulze told Bild newspaper on Saturday, warning about a looming famine not seen since World War II. The minister has named Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s ongoing military operation …
Read More »NATO leaders ignoring nuclear war risks – Russia
Russia’s envoy to the US has warned that NATO powers are not treating the risk of nuclear war with due gravity, claiming that the West, and not Moscow, is driving brinkmanship amid tension rivaling the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Speaking to Newsweek for an interview on Thursday, Russia’s ambassador in …
Read More »Germany sees no risks in arms supplies to Ukraine
Germany faces no risks under international law when it supplies arms to Ukraine amid Russia’s military operation, German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann told Die Welt on Saturday. Ukraine is fighting a “defensive war,” the minister claimed, adding that it has a right to fight back under the UN Charter. This …
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