Kelley Beaucar Vlahos,  responsiblestatescraft.org

President Volodymyr Zelensky told Reuters in an exclusive interview that Ukraine plans to intensify attacks on Russian oil refineries in response to continued strikes on Ukrainian cities.

by Tyler Durden

Several reports have indicated that Saudi Arabia and Yemeni government forces are preparing for a major offensive against Houthi rebels in the coming weeks, which will mobilize a huge force with an aim to take back Yemen's Red Sea coast and to ultimately secure the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, amid an ongoing threat to global shipping in the Red Sea area.

Donald Trump would like you to know that the Strait of Hormuz is in tremendous shape. Possibly the best shape in its history. On September 27, he told reporters that “last night, we took a record amount of oil out of the Hormuz Strait, more than we took out before the war.” Three days later he was back with an even bigger number: “We took more oil out of the Hormuz Strait over the last couple days than at any point in history.” In his telling, the oil is pouring out of the Gulf in quantities that would make the shahs blush.

French President Macron has just confirmed what we reported earlier, that the G7 has agreed to release as much as 100 million barrels of emergency oil and diesel stocks after pressure from the Trump administration to quell rising fuel prices.

The release, being coordinated by the International Energy Agency, will take place over the next four months, Emmanuel Macron, France’s president told journalists in a briefing on Friday. He is also the current chair of the G7 nations.

The G7 would like to trigger a drop in fuel prices, he said.

President Donald Trump charmed European allies into releasing 'massive' stockpiles of oil just before the midterms as the global fuel crunch pinches budgets and frustrates voters.

Norway’s Parliament has launched an investigation into 11 current and former high-ranking ministers — including Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere — over alleged ties and grants linked to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

US President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice in January released millions of Epstein-related documents, revealing connections to politicians, royals and the ultra-rich around the world.

Police in Madrid enforced a court-ordered eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from the apartment where she had lived for more than seventy years. Officers removed her on a stretcher after she was given about thirty minutes to leave. Crowds gathered outside to protest as the eviction moved ahead. National outlets called the scene a flashpoint in Spain’s housing crisis and a symbol of stress in the rental market, where supply is tight and prices keep rising.