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Turkey to race ahead of EU on battery storage amid fossil fuel crisis
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (625+ words) More than 33GW of battery capacity approved for Turkish grid since 2022 compared with 12-13GW in Germany Turkey has given the green light to more batteries to buffer its electricity grid than any EU member state, a report has found, in a further…...
Anthony Albanese brands Trump’s Iran threats ‘extraordinary’ in rare moment of criticism
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (583+ words) The Australian PM also welcomes a conditional two-week ceasefire deal that will reopen the strait of Hormuz to global shipping Anthony Albanese has welcomed a two-week ceasefire deal between the US and Iran that is set to temporarily reopen the…...
Oil prices plunge and stocks jump after Trump announces conditional ceasefire with Iran
31+ min ago (451+ words) Brent crude oil dropped to $93 a barrel after US president's announcement and Iran's pledge to reopen strait of Hormuz under its management Full report: US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire with Tehran saying it will reopen strait of Hormuz…...
Donald Trump says two-week US-Iran ceasefire agreed
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (104+ words) US president says on social media he agreed to suspend attack for two weeks ahead of self-imposed deadline Donald Trump said Tuesday he has agreed to a two-week ceasefire in Iran. "I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of…...
Protecting civilians is a sign of strength – and an American ideal | Ted Widmer
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (839+ words) The US was founded on a pledge to limit the damages of war, even if it has often failed to uphold its commitment Far from expressing remorse for his threat to bomb civilian infrastructure, Donald Trump is doubling down as…...
American journalist released a week after after being kidnapped in Iraq
7+ hour, 45+ min ago (497+ words) Shelly Kittleson, a freelance reporter, was reportedly held in Baghdad and must leave country now, Iraqi official says US journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was kidnapped from a Baghdad street corner last week, has been released, according to an Iraqi official…...
Iran calls on young people to form human chains around power plants as Trump deadline looms
8+ hour, 9+ min ago (17+ words) Iran calls on young people to form human chains around power plants as Trump deadline looms'The Guardian...
If Trump commits war crimes in Iran, he can be prosecuted | Kenneth Roth
6+ hour, 23+ min ago (556+ words) There is no question that Trump's threats, if carried out, would amount to war crimes. The international justice system is positioned to act There is no doubt that Trump is contemplating war crimes. As part of his plan to bomb…...
Martin Rowson on Trump’s bunker – cartoon
14+ hour, 36+ min ago (48+ words) As his own deadline looms, the US president threatens "a whole civilisation will die" if Iran does not make a deal on reopening the strait of Hormuz Martin Rowson on Trump"s bunker " cartoon Martin Rowson on Trump"s bunker…...
Will bombing Iran back to the ‘stone ages’ achieve any war objectives?
8+ hour, 47+ min ago (609+ words) Donald Trump's threat to target Iran's bridges and power plants follows a similar playbook to recent conflicts During Israel's 2006 war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, Israeli jets bombed the Jiyeh power station north of the coastal city of Sidon. The blaze…...