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Ukraine hits fuel supplies to Crimea, sparking a fuel crisis on the Russian-held peninsula
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Ukraine hits fuel supplies to Crimea, sparking a fuel crisis on the Russian-held peninsula

  • The Associated Press

In a new blow to the Kremlin's narrative that Moscow is winning the 4-year-old war in Ukraine, Kyiv's forces have targeted fuel supplies to the Crimean Peninsula. That has triggered the worst fuel crisis on the Black Sea peninsula since it was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014. The persistent attacks reflect Ukraine's growing ability to carry out drone strikes and have caught Russia off guard and struggling for a response. The gas shortages are threatening to cause further disruptions to the tourism-dependent region, just as the summer holiday season is getting underway. Ukraine's successes have highlighted its ability to inflict painful damage on Russia and change the course of the war.

International Energy Agency head says global economy faces 'major, major threat' from Iran war
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International Energy Agency head says global economy faces 'major, major threat' from Iran war

  • By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-MCLAY Associated Press

The head of the International Energy Agency says the global economy faces a "major, major threat" because of the Iran war. Fatih Birol told Australia's National Press Club in Canberra on Monday that the crisis in the Middle East has had a worse impact on oil than the two oil shocks of the 1970s combined, and a worse effect on gas markets than the Russia-Ukraine war. Israel launched a new wave of attacks early Monday against Tehran. Iran renewed strikes on its Gulf neighbors and threatened to start hitting their power plants.

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Fuel crisis hits Iraq

  • The Associated Press
  • Updated

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Two more U.S. soldiers were killed in Iraq as the year wound down Friday, putting the American military death toll at 841 so f…