Eurovision faces tough questions over country participation – POLITICO
Extra pressure The prospect of more country boycotts next year over Israel’s participation piles extra pressure on the EBU to be more consistent and clear…
Top ECB official warns oil shock may force interest rate hikes – POLITICO
Determined not to repeat the mistakes of 2022, Demarco said policymakers must stop higher energy costs from feeding…
Israel qualifies for Eurovision final – POLITICO
The top 10 acts from each semifinal will compete on Saturday alongside last year’s winner Austria, and “Big…
NATO backs renewables as solution to energy security, despite US skepticism – POLITICO
“By diversifying the energy sources, and routes, on which our Alliance depends — including through use of alternative…
New podcast with Liam Dann and Tamsyn Parker: ‘Food prices haven’t started to rise yet’
In this first episode, they look at what the latest data is telling us about how the Iran…
Asia’s great disconnect: Markets boom as Iran war fuels cost of living crisis
Markets in Tokyo and Seoul have hit record highs, while in Manila jeepney drivers went on strike last month to protest surging fuel…
Thai plastics crisis puts SME factories at risk as costs surge
Saran Srimanoch, managing director of Grand Polymers Inter Co., Ltd., said Thailand’s plastics industry was worth more than…
France freezes €6B spending this year because of Middle East crisis – POLITICO
Finance Minister Roland Lescure was quick to insist that the freeze would not inevitably lead to spending cuts,…
Maverick Photographer’s Wildlife Images From the 1960s Document Animals in Crisis
Peter Beard, Roping Rhinos with Ken Randall in Hunting Block 29, 1964 © The Estate of Peter Beard,…
Editor’s Choice: Energy crisis spreads across Asia, but investors stay bullish
Hello from Tokyo. As uncertainty hangs over negotiations aimed at ending the war between the U.S. and Iran,…
French Unifil soldier killed in Lebanon; boats coming under fire in Strait of Hormuz – The Irish Times
Main pointsMacron: French soldier was killed in Lebanon A French soldier who was part of international Forces stationed…
What the world needs to know about the real stakes of the energy crisis – POLITICO
“[The] damage to household finances this year is to a large degree already done,” said James Smith, chief economist at…