Ukraine Aims to Align Banks, Insurers With EU Rules by 2028, Central Banker Says June 16, 2026 By Olena Harmash Ukraine is accelerating reforms to align its banking and insurance sectors with EU standards by 2028 despite wartime challenges, to...
UK Forces Board Sanctioned Tanker in Russian Shadow-Fleet Raid June 15, 2026 By 'Tofe Ayeni British forces boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the English Channel early on Sunday, the first UK-led operation of its...
India’s Ship Certifier Takes Tougher Stance on Sanctioned Tankers June 9, 2026 By Jonathan Saul India’s ship safety certifier is taking a tougher stance on vessels involved in evading international trade sanctions, by canceling the...
EU May Keep Russian Oil Price Cap Unchanged at $44 Per Barrel to Pressure Moscow June 1, 2026 By Julia Payne The European Commission may propose leaving the G7 price cap on Russian crude unchanged at its July review, in an...
Finland’s First Drone Scare Near Helsinki Disrupts Flights May 15, 2026 By Kirsi Heikel Finland warned the public of drones possibly entering its airspace, for the first time near Helsinki, in the early hours...
Sabotage and Cyberattacks Have Put Europe’s Power Networks on Alert May 8, 2026 By Lars Paulsson, Maciej Martewicz and John Ainger The helicopter flying over fields, rivers and villages in central Poland is loaded with high-tech cameras and sensors. The pilot,...
Russia Shadow Fleet Undeterred by Starmer’s Threat as Ships Keep Crossing UK Waters April 29, 2026 By Muvija M and Andrew MacAskill Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision last month to let the British military board ships of Russia’s so‑called “shadow fleet” has...
Nord Stream Blasts Due to War, Say Insurers Seeking to Avoid Pay Out April 17, 2026 By Sam Tobin The Nord Stream gas pipelines were attacked in 2022 as a direct result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, insurers told...
Sanctioned Russian Oil Ships Using Fake Insurance, Ukraine Says April 16, 2026 By Daryna Krasnolutska and Alberto Nardelli A number of Russian shadow fleet tankers are transporting oil with insurance certificates from a company that doesn’t exist as...
Russia and Ukraine Set to Intensify War as World Focuses on Iran April 1, 2026 By Bloomberg News Vladimir Putin made a big deal of Russia’s success in seizing control of Kupyansk in eastern Ukraine late last year,...