Rosneft Reroutes Oil to Tuapse After Novorossiysk Drone Strike
April 13 (Reuters) - Rosneft is diverting oil supplies to the Tuapse refinery from the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk after the terminal, which handles roughly 14% of Russia's crude exports, was heavily damaged in a drone attack, three sources said on Monday.
NATO Rejects Trump's Hormuz Blockade, Vows Post‑conflict Intervention
PARIS/LONDON, (Reuters) - NATO allies said on Monday they would not get involved in U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, proposing instead to intervene only once fighting ends, in a move likely to anger Trump...
Russia Urges BRICS Food Reserves to Offset Middle East Crisis
Russia calls for joint food reserves with BRICS to counter Middle East crisis risks https://t.co/g3JsxUHPEN
Orban's Loss May Free EU Aid for Ukraine, Russia Says
MOSCOW, April 13 (Reuters) -Russian hardliners cast Viktor Orban's defeat in Hungary as a serious blow that would unlock EU funds for Ukraine to fight on against Russia for another year, but the Kremlin played down the outcome, saying it...
US Extends Russian Oil Waiver Amid Iran War Shock
US likely to extend Russian oil waiver to temper Iran war shock, sources say https://t.co/0Xr3HV1riR
Novorossiysk Port Partially Restarts Oil Shipments After Drone Attack
April 10 (Reuters) - Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk partially resumed oil and fuel loadings from its Sheskharis terminal late on Thursday after this week's suspension following a drone attack, said two sources familiar with the port's operations.
Goldman: 10% Gas Price Rise Boosts Inflation
Goldman on what a 10% increase in natural gas prices means for inflation > https://t.co/RDkqRBzqV2
Trump Mulls Pulling US Troops From Europe Amid NATO Tensions
Exclusive: Trump weighs pulling some US troops from Europe amid NATO strains, official says https://t.co/4J6EmTOLQQ
Electric E‑bike Courier Zips Through Moscow’s Red Square
A delivery courier rides an electric E-bike across Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, April 9, 2026. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov https://t.co/FyTWH66zJ3
UK Tracks Russian Subs Threatening Atlantic Cables, Pipelines
LONDON, April 9 (Reuters) - Britain's defence minister John Healey said on Thursday the UK had tracked Russian submarines in the north Atlantic for a month, which he said was a threat to British cables and pipelines.
Kremlin Justifies Naval Escort as Anti‑piracy Defense
MOSCOW, April 9 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia had the right to defend itself from what it called piracy after Britain's Telegraph newspaper reported that a Russian navy frigate had escorted UK‑sanctioned tankers through the English...
Trump Administration May Sanction NATO Allies over Iran War
The Trump administration is considering a plan to punish some members of NATO that President Trump thinks were unhelpful to the U.S. and Israel during the Iran war, according to U.S. officials https://t.co/E7aoWyGb7u via @WSJ
Russia Denies Ukrainian Claim of Russian‑Iranian Hacker Alliance
MOSCOW, April 8 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that Ukrainian intelligence assessments that Russian and Iranian hackers have joined forces, reported on Tuesday by Reuters, are false.
Trump Threatens 50% Tariffs on Iran Arms Suppliers
WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said any country supplying Iran with military weapons will face immediate 50% tariffs with no exemptions, announcing the duty in a social media post one day after agreeing to...
IEA: Hormuz Blockade Crisis Exceeds All Past Oil Shocks
PARIS, April 7 (Reuters) - The current oil and gas crisis triggered by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is "more serious than the ones in 1973, 1979 and 2022 together", Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy...
US Launches Strikes on Iran's Strategic Kharg Island
WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. military conducted strikes on military targets on Iran's Kharg Island, the Axios news outlet reported on Tuesday, citing an unidentified senior U.S. official.
War Miscalculations Mask True Energy Crisis Delusion
LAUNCESTON, Australia, April 7- The U.S. and Israeli war against Iran has been characterised by a series of miscalculations by most of the involved and peripheral parties, but the real danger is the delusion over the scale of the resulting...
Trump Blames Japan,
Trump renews criticism of Japan, South Korea for not helping US in Iran war https://t.co/Vv7QDR66xj via @NikkeiAsia
Ukraine Strikes Novorossiysk Port, Damages Caspian Pipeline Mooring
MOSCOW, April 6 (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Monday that Ukraine attacked facilities at the maritime transhipment complex in the port of Novorossiysk overnight, damaging a mooring point for the Caspian Pipeline Consortium.
Kremlin Warns Middle East Tensions Escalate Amid Trump Threats
The Kremlin, asked on Monday about threats made by U.S. President Donald Trump against Iran, said that the level of tension in the Middle East continues to grow, and that the whole region is "on fire".
Trump Hurls Profanity‑laden Threat at Iran Amid Rescue Details
Trump issues an expletive-filled threat against Iran as details of US aviator's rescue emerge https://t.co/NXn0UeKrau
Iran Uses Drone to Strike Israel-Linked Ship in Hormuz
April 4 (Reuters) - Iran attacked an Israel-affiliated vessel with a drone in the Strait of Hormuz, setting the ship on fire, Iran's state media said on Saturday, citing the commander of the Revolutionary Guards navy.
Downed Planes Heighten Trump’s Risk Amid Pilot Hunt
Downed planes raise new perils for Trump as Tehran hunts for missing US pilot https://t.co/kBxWX99rYS
US Intel Says Iran Will Maintain Hormuz Chokehold
Exclusive: US intelligence warns Iran unlikely to ease Hormuz Strait chokehold soon, sources say https://t.co/s0QE23T6Eu
Saudi‑Kazakh Team Releases Restored Saker Falcons Into Wild
Saker falcons sit with their eyes covered before being released into the wild as part of a population restoration programme led by Saudi Arabia's state-run Saudi Falcons Club in cooperation with Kazakh partners, at Altyn-Emel National Park, Kazakhstan March28, 2026.Pavel...
Chinese Payment Stocks Jump as Yuan Used for Hormuz Tolls
SHANGHAI, April 3 (Reuters) - Shares of some Chinese companies engaged in cross-border payments surged on Friday, after commerce ministry mentioned that ships had used the Chinese yuan to pay tolls passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Medvedev Warns EU May Become Military Bloc, Block Ukraine
Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedevRussiaE) is quite interesting on NATO here: he says that Trump will not leave NATO but that the splits within the alliance mean that the EU may become a military alliance. And if so, Russia will oppose EU...
Russia Conducts Yars ICBM Drills in Remote Siberia
Russia's Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system unit drives during drills by strategic missile forces in an unknown location in Siberia, Russia, in this image taken from handout footage released April 2, 2026. Russian Defence Ministry/ https://t.co/i3aI9klvlM
Brent Basis Spread Hits $32, Shifts to June Contract
Goldman>The gap between dated Brent-the cornerstone of the global physical oil market and the reference point for many crude purchases by global refineries-and the near-dated Brent futures-which shifted from the May to the June contract...
Drone Strikes Destroy 40% of Russia's Primorsk Oil Storage
Exclusive: Russia's Primorsk oil terminal lost 40% of storage to drone attacks, satellite images show https://t.co/zqKHubcFrw
Kremlin Says Strait of Hormuz Open for Russia
MOSCOW, April 2 (Reuters) - Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz was open for Russia.
Drone Attacks Force Unavoidable Russian Oil Output Cuts
Exclusive: Russian oil output cuts are unavoidable as drone attacks shrink exports, sources say https://t.co/5XWsLO71R7
China's Oil Shock Prep Fuels Investor Gains
China was ready for an oil shock and now investors are reaping the rewards https://t.co/5KptlsOcOf
Oil Jumps $5 on Trump's Open-Ended Iran Attack Threat
SINGAPORE, April 2 (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed more than $5 on Thursday, as President Donald Trump said the United States would keep up attacks on Iran without committing to a specific timeline to end the war, fanning investor...
Trump's Aggressive Iran Threat Dampens War‑ending Hopes
WASHINGTON/CAIRO, April 2 (Reuters) - Hopes for a swift end to the Middle East war faded on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed more aggressive strikes on Iran, in an eagerly anticipated address that disappointed investors hoping for clearer...
Russia's 2024 Growth Outlook Cut to 0.8%
MOSCOW, March 31 (Reuters) - The Russian economy will grow by 0.8% this year, down from a forecast of 1% a month ago, according to a Reuters poll of 16 analysts on Tuesday, echoing an earlier government announcement that the...
Russian Oil Tanker Anatoly Kolodkin Arrives at Cuban Anchorage
Russian-flagged oil tanker Anatoly Kolodkin approaches the area of anchorage while being assisted by a tugboat, in Matanzas, Cuba, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez https://t.co/eewxf34Q5n
Russian Oil Tanker Arrives at Cuba’s Matanzas Port
MATANZAS, Cuba, March 31 (Reuters) - A Russia-flagged tanker carrying some 700,000 barrels of Russian oil arrived in the anchorage area of the Cuban port of Matanzas at daybreak Tuesday, according to a Reuters witness.
Kuwait Tanker Al‑Salmi Hit Amid US‑Israeli‑Iran Tensions
Damage to the Kuwait-flagged Al-Salmi crude oil tanker, following a reported strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, March 31, 2026. Kuwait Petroleum Corporation/Handout https://t.co/sHvufs2F66
Ukrainian Drones Hit Transneft Oil Loading at Ust‑Luga
MOSCOW, March 31 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drones on Tuesday struck crude oil loading facilities of Russian pipeline monopoly Transneft TRNF_p.MM at the Baltic port of Ust-Luga, three industry sources said.
Russia and Saudi Dominate Bab El‑Mandeb Oil Flows to Asia
Goldman on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait: Russia accounts for 44% of oil exports via the Strait and Saudi Arabia for 42%, with nearly 90% of total flows going to Asia. https://t.co/Y8kpvJJoaC
Lugovoy Labels British Moscow Embassy a Spy Hub
Andrei Lugovoy tells state tv the British embassy in Moscow is not really an embassy but "a center for spying and subversive activity" (центр разведывательно-подрывной деятельности), and warns Russians not to fall into the hands of British spies. https://t.co/pkFjdXNCaH
Vietnam's Binh Son Seeks Russian Crude Oil Partnership
HANOI, March 30 (Reuters) - Vietnam's Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical https://t.co/OmrXDN2ZrA said on Monday that it is in talks with Russian partners to buy crude oil.
Houthis Join Iran War, US Marines Deploy to Region
Yemen's Houthis enter Iran war with attacks on Israel, while US Marines arrive in region https://t.co/ypBFJcMnKr
Ukrainian Drone Strikes Shut Russia’s Kirishinefteorgsintez Refinery
MOSCOW, March 26 (Reuters) - Russia's vast Kirishinefteorgsintez oil refinery, one of country's largest, halted processing on Thursday following Ukrainian drone attacks which set some plant's units ablaze, two industry sources said.
Russia Welcomes US Security Aid Tied to Donbas Concession
MOSCOW, March 26 (Reuters) - Russia is pleased about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy statement that the U.S. is making its offer of security guarantees conditional on Kyiv ceding all of the country's eastern region of Donbas to Russia, a senior...
Stray Ukrainian Drones Fly over Baltics, One Hits Power Station
VILNIUS/RIGA, March 25 (Reuters) - Two stray Ukrainian military drones entered the airspace of Estonia and Latvia on Wednesday morning via Russia, one of which slammed into a chimney at a local power station while the other crash landed, the...
EU Delays Announcement of Russian Oil Phase‑out Timeline
BRUSSELS, March 24 (Reuters) - The European Union does not have a new date to communicate regarding its plan to fully phase out Russian oil, previously scheduled for April 15, Commission spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said on Tuesday.
Matisse's 1952 Stained-Glass Christmas Eve
A woman walks past a stained glass "Nuit de Noel, 1952" (Christmas Eve, 1952) by painter Henri Matisse (1869-1954) during a press visit of the exhibition "Matisse, 1941 - 1954" at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, March 23, 2026....
Tanker Rarity Anchors Amid US‑Israeli‑Iran Tensions
The tanker RARITY sits at anchor as lightning flashes in the distance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, off Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman, March 21, 2026. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas https://t.co/NOCb6qvWgC