
World Jun 1, 2022
Climate change is behind weird rainfall patterns in Europe, study says
by Laura Millan Lombrana
The research is the first to show the direct link between seasonal rainfall trends in Europe and climate change
Climate change is behind weird rainfall patterns in Europe, study says
The research is the first to show the direct link between seasonal rainfall trends in Europe and climate change
Europe's dash for gas puts Australia's LNG import plans at risk
Most Australian projects have not yet reached the stage of locking in re-gasification infrastructure and are getting pipped by European users.
EU envoys race to break deadlock on Russian oil ban before emergency summit
The latest round of proposed sanctions has been blocked by landlocked Hungary, which has no access to seafaring oil cargo ships.
How does it end? Fissures emerge over what constitutes victory in Ukraine
Differing objectives make it all the more difficult to define what victory — or even a muddled peace — would look like.
What is most off-putting is the way that Europeans tend to universalize their own experience, often assuming that what is right for them is right for others.
EU oil embargo 'in days' as Ukraine isolation drives Russia closer to China
The European Union will likely agree to an embargo on Russian oil imports "within days," according to its largest member, Germany.
Turkey puts the brakes on NATO expansion in Nordics
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan poured cold water on expectations that Turkish opposition to the enlargement plan could be easily resolved.
NATO prepares to add Finland and Sweden to its northern defenses
Most NATO foreign ministers have embraced the bloc’s northern enlargement, a process that requires unanimity among the 30 allies.
Neutral Switzerland leans closer to NATO in response to Russia
The Defense Ministry is drawing up a report on security options that include joint military exercises with NATO countries and "backfilling" munitions.
‘Straw owner’ hides $1 billion worth of Russian yachts, U.S. says
In the race to seize assets from sanctioned Russian billionaires, U.S. authorities believe two yachts are being sheltered from scrutiny — including one linked to Vladimir Putin.
How can Europe get gas if Russia's supply is disrupted?
Russia supplies about 40% of Europe's natural gas, mostly by pipeline.
Finland must apply for NATO membership 'without delay,' president and PM say
Finland, which shares a 1,300 kilometer border and a difficult past with Russia, has gradually stepped up its cooperation with the bloc as a partner since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.