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Paris-based International Energy Agency produces two vastly different outlooks for oil and gas demand

Sustainable palm oil is part of the solution, but EUDR uncertainty threatens smallholders and markets, say producers

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WHO’s Andrew Black warns tobacco industry influence over governments is worsening

A coordinated EU ‘brain plan’ would unite fragmented initiatives, align funding and policy, boost scientific progress and patient outcomes, say brain experts

Way off track to meet ambitious production targets, the EU is looking to link prospective producers with buyers

The current conflict revolves around who will take a lead role in developing the fighter jet part of a joint aviation combat system

Latest CCCEU-Roland Berger report shows Chinese firms' resilience in EU: over 53% grew revenue in 2024 with half expanding investment in 2025, despite a 6th yearly fall in business climate score, calling for less politicisation and fewer market barriers.

Disagreement over WHO proposals leaves Brussels silent on the world stage

US President Donald Trump welcomed Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa to the White House in Washington on Tuesday. He praised the former head of the now disbanded terrorist militia HTS as a "strong leader" who could turn war-torn Syria into a successful country. The press reacts to the visit and the rapprochement between the two countries with surprise and admiration.

Ukrainian anti-corruption investigators have uncovered a large corruption and embezzlement network in the country's energy sector. Searches were carried out at the homes of German Galushchenko, the now-dismissed justice minister who formerly served as minister of energy, and influential businessman Tymur Mindich, a long-time confidant of President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to the investigators the state suffered losses of 'around 100 million US dollars'.

Climate protection targets are the focus of the COP30 World Climate Conference which began on Monday in Belém, Brazil. In the run-up to the conference UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for stronger measures against climate change, stressing that every tenth of a degree of warming means more hunger, displacement and losses. Commentators examine the changing roles of the US, China and the Global South.