Israel said it launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran in coordination with the United States on Saturday (Feb 28), pushing the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation and further dimming hopes for a diplomatic solution to Tehran's long-running nuclear dispute with the West. Explosions were heard in Tehran on Saturday, Iranian media reported, and sirens sounded across Israel at around 8.15am local time in what the military said was a proactive alert to prepare the public for the possibility of an incoming missile strike. The Israeli military announced the closure of schools and workplaces, with exceptions for essential sectors, and a ban on public airspace. Israel closed its airspace to civilian flights, and the airports authority asked the public not to go to any of the count
Macron tells France to prepare for Russia to cut natural gas
Macron tells France to prepare for Russia to cut off natural gas.French President Emmanuel Macron warned his country's people to prepare for a total cutoff of Russian natural gas by supporting alternatives, having public lights switched off at night and engaging in a period of nationwide energy "sobriety."The Russian invasion of Ukraine and ensuing sanctions have aggravated other factors driving up prices for energy and others goods. With no end in sight for the Ukraine war, Macron said, the French should brace themselves for costs to remain high."This war will continue," he said in a televised interview marking France's national holiday, Bastille Day. "The summer, early autumn will be very hard.""Russia is using energy, like it is using food, as a weapon of war," Macron said. "We should p
Stable pressure appears to have been achieved on Nord Stream
Danish Energy Agency: “Stable pressure” appears to have been achieved on Nord Stream pipelines From CNN’s Chris Liakos “Stable pressure” appears to have been achieved on the Nord Stream pipelines, indicating the gas outflow from the leaks has now stopped, the Danish Energy Agency said Sunday. “The Nord Stream AG company has informed the Danish Energy Agency that a stable pressure now appears to have been achieved on the two Nord Stream 1 pipelines,” the agency said on Twitter, indicating that the gas leakage had now ended. The Danish agency on Saturday had already said on Twitter that “stable pressure” had also appeared to have been achieved on Nord Stream 2. Earlier this week, four leaks were discovered on the Nord Stream pipelines near the Danish island of Bornholm, in the Baltic Sea. Th
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Kyiv lays out $750bn ‘recovery plan’Reconstructing Ukraine is expected to cost $750bn, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said, adding that seized Russian assets should be used pay for the recovery.President Vladimir Putin congratulates Russian troops on “liberating” the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk.Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Russia will respond in kind to Bulgaria’s expulsion of 70 Russian diplomatsLuhansk governor says Russia will shift the focus of its war in Ukraine to trying to seize all of the Donetsk region after capturing LuhanskUkraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pledges to retake lost territory, including the city of Lysychansk after Russia claimed full control of the Luhansk region.