IEA to release record amount of emergency oil reserves as Middle East war rattles markets
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said its 32 members would release a record 400 million barrels from strategic reserves to steady markets as the Middle East war continue to push oil prices higher and threaten global supply. The 32 member countries of the International Energy Agency (IEA) decid»»»
Volatile oil markets due to Middle East conflict increase jet fuel prices
Volatility on oil markets is already being felt in the travel sector, as a spike in the price of jet fuel is being passed on to air passengers. Higher fares&nb»»»
‘I left everything for my grandchildren’: In Beirut, displaced families exhausted by endless war
More than 700,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in Lebanon since the country was dragged back into war with Israel on March 2. FRANCE 24’s reporter met with displaced families who have found refuge in Beirut’s overwhelmed emergency shelters, and others who have no choi»»»
US likely responsible for deadly Iran school strike after targeting error, report says
The New York Times on Wednesday reported that a US Tomahawk missile likely hit a school in Iran due to outdated targeting data, killing more than 150 people. This comes after US President Donald Trump suggested that Iran itself might have been responsible for the strike. The United States was respo»»»
Iran’s sea mines raise fears of Strait of Hormuz oil disruption
Tehran may seek to choke off oil traffic through the vital Strait of Hormuz following US and Israeli strikes on Iran, raising fears it could deploy sea mines, officials say. President Donald Trump said US forces struck 28 Iranian mine-laying vessels as concerns grow over threats to the strategic sh»»»
War in Ukraine spills into Hungarian election
War-torn Ukraine "will stop at nothing" to prevent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party winning the upcoming Hungarian elections, the Hungarian government claims. Physical violence against the prime minister and his family, and attacks or sabotage of key energy installations, are being »»»
Kyrgyzstan's Veterinary Service guarantees meat safety in markets - | 24.KG
The Veterinary, Livestock, Pastures, and Feed Development Service of Kyrgyzstan reminds everyone that meat sold in official markets and retail outlets across the country is safe. The agency emphasizes that the country has a well-functioning animal identification and tracking system. All cattle, pig»»»
Eye on Africa - Fresh evidence of starvation crimes in Darfur emerges
In tonight's edition, a new report accuses Sudan's Rapid Support Forces of destroying farms around El Fasher before alleged mass killings in October 2025. Also, Congo-Brazzaville prepares to vote, but many young voters say they've lost faith in politics as veteran leader Denis Sassou Ngue»»»
Libyan Ramadan celebrations tempered by rising inflation
Rising inflation has dampened Ramadan celebrations in Libya. Across the country, families have had to cope with higher prices. In the eastern city of Benghazi, residents have embraced the spirit of the holy month by lending a helping hand to the city's most disadvantaged people. FRANCE 24's Lilia B»»»
The race for Paris: How the capital’s housing crisis could determine the city’s next mayor
With France preparing to vote in the first round of the municipal elections on Sunday, Paris has become a battleground between left- and right-wing forces fighting to shape the capital’s future. FRANCE 24 looks at how the city’s affordable housing crisis is shaping the tight-run race. For man»»»
Woman stabs her husband to death after quarrel in Kara-Balta - | 24.KG
A woman suspected of murdering her husband has been detained in Chui region. The press service of the Main Department of Internal Affairs of Chui region reported. According to police, on March 11, 2026, at approximately 12:20 p.m., a woman U.V. reported the murder of her husband, P.A., in a house o»»»
Processing industry growth recorded in Kyrgyzstan - | 24.KG
The country is consistently working to develop its processing industry, and the sector is showing steady positive growth. During the reporting period, the share of food processing enterprises, including beverage and tobacco production, in the total volume of processing industry output was 18.8 perc»»»
Number of mass food poisoning victims in Bishkek rises to 20 - | 24.KG
Twenty people have been admitted to the Republican Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital as a result of the mass food poisoning, the hospital’s chief physician, Gulzhigit Aaliev, told 24.kg news agency. According to him, 19 people have been hospitalized, and another is receiving outpatient treatmen»»»
Chief accountant of Kyrgyz Pochtasy branch detained for embezzlement - | 24.KG
Officers of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) detained the former manager and chief accountant of Leilek district branch of Kyrgyz Pochtasy OJSC. The agency’s press center reported. During efforts to prevent corruption crimes at state-owned enterprises, cases of embezzl»»»
Senators demand answers on school strike in Iran as growing evidence points to US involvement
WASHINGTON: Dozens of Democratic senators demanded answers from the Trump administration on Wednesday as a growing body of evidence suggested that the US was likely responsible for a strike at an elementary school in Iran that killed over 165 people, many of them children. The letter from more than»»»
US teachers from Philippines, Jamaica face Trump visa squeeze
Like many school systems facing teacher shortages, South Carolina’s Allendale County has looked overseas for help. A quarter of the teachers in the rural, high-poverty district come from other countries. The superintendent praises the international educators — mostly from Jamaica and the Philippine»»»
Vietnam fuel prices climb again despite stabilisation fund intervention
Fuel prices in Vietnam rose again on March 11, despite the government having decided to draw on its fuel price stabilisation fund to soften the impact of the ongoing global oil market turmoil. According to Reute»»»
COMMENT: Strategic reserve releases cannot replace an open Strait of Hormuz
A proposed record release of emergency strategic oil reserves from the International Energy Agency (IEA) could offer temporary relief to global markets if Middle Eastern supply disruptions deepen, but it will not prevent prices from rising again. »»»
Seoul to release 22.46mn barrels from oil reserves
South Korea will release 22.46mn barrels of crude oil from its strategic petroleum reserves as part of a coordinated plan by members of the International Energy Agency to supply 400mn barrels to global markets, Yonhap News Agency reports. »»»
Japan to release oil reserves to counter supply risks
Japan plans to begin releasing oil reserves as early as March 16 in an effort to contain a potential surge in petrol and other petroleum prices brought about by the conflict in the Middle East, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said late on March 11. »»»
COMMENT: Strategic reserve releases cannot replace an open Strait of Hormuz
A proposed record release of emergency strategic oil reserves from the International Energy Agency (IEA) could offer temporary relief to global markets if Middle Eastern supply disruptions deepen, but it will not prevent prices from rising again. »»»
Seoul to release 22.46mn barrels from oil reserves
South Korea will release 22.46mn barrels of crude oil from its strategic petroleum reserves as part of a coordinated plan by members of the International Energy Agency to supply 400mn barrels to global markets, Yonhap News Agency reports. »»»
COMMENT: Strategic reserve releases cannot replace an open Strait of Hormuz
A proposed record release of emergency strategic oil reserves from the International Energy Agency (IEA) could offer temporary relief to global markets if Middle Eastern supply disruptions deepen, but it will not prevent prices from rising again. »»»
China largely insulated from global energy price shocks
Events linked to the conflict in the Middle East are expected to increase China’s overall energy import bill, but the economy is less dependent on oil and natural gas than many of its peers, while large domestic reserves built up in recent years can be deployed to limit pass-through to consumers, a»»»
Central Asia: Chinese-led development bank locked in competition with Western rival
G7 powers and China are battling for influence over the development assistance agenda for Central Asia. The rivalry is reflected in the growing attention paid to the region by proxy development institutions, the G7-led, Ma»»»
COMMENT: Strategic reserve releases cannot replace an open Strait of Hormuz
A proposed record release of emergency strategic oil reserves from the International Energy Agency (IEA) could offer temporary relief to global markets if Middle Eastern supply disruptions deepen, but it will not prevent prices from rising again. »»»
Central Asia: Chinese-led development bank locked in competition with Western rival
G7 powers and China are battling for influence over the development assistance agenda for Central Asia. The rivalry is reflected in the growing attention paid to the region by proxy development institutions, the G7-led, Ma»»»
China largely insulated from global energy price shocks
Events linked to the conflict in the Middle East are expected to increase China’s overall energy import bill, but the economy is less dependent on oil and natural gas than many of its peers, while large domestic reserves built up in recent years can be deployed to limit pass-through to consumers, a»»»
Haiti security forces killed over 1,200 people with drones in ten months, HRW says
Quadcopter drones strapped with explosives, operated by Haitian security forces and private contractors in densely populated neighbourhoods of Port-au-Prince, killed at least 1,243 people and injured 738 others in the ten months to January 2026, Human Rights Watch said on March 10, with dozens of v»»»
Guyana’s oil boom and expanding ports may attract cocaine traffickers shifting routes
Guyana’s oil-driven economic boom and growing maritime trade may be increasing its exposure to transnational cocaine trafficking networks, particularly as smugglers adjust routes in response to intensified US interdiction efforts in the Caribbean, according to analysis by InSight Crime. »»»
Haiti security forces killed over 1,200 people with drones in ten months, HRW says
Quadcopter drones strapped with explosives, operated by Haitian security forces and private contractors in densely populated neighbourhoods of Port-au-Prince, killed at least 1,243 people and injured 738 others in the ten months to January 2026, Human Rights Watch said on March 10, with dozens of v»»»
Guyana’s oil boom and expanding ports may attract cocaine traffickers shifting routes
Guyana’s oil-driven economic boom and growing maritime trade may be increasing its exposure to transnational cocaine trafficking networks, particularly as smugglers adjust routes in response to intensified US interdiction efforts in the Caribbean, according to analysis by InSight Crime. »»»
Vietnam fuel prices climb again despite stabilisation fund intervention
Fuel prices in Vietnam rose again on March 11, despite the government having decided to draw on its fuel price stabilisation fund to soften the impact of the ongoing global oil market turmoil. According to Reute»»»
Seoul to release 22.46mn barrels from oil reserves
South Korea will release 22.46mn barrels of crude oil from its strategic petroleum reserves as part of a coordinated plan by members of the International Energy Agency to supply 400mn barrels to global markets, Yonhap News Agency reports. »»»
Central Asia: Chinese-led development bank locked in competition with Western rival
G7 powers and China are battling for influence over the development assistance agenda for Central Asia. The rivalry is reflected in the growing attention paid to the region by proxy development institutions, the G7-led, Ma»»»
Central Asia: Chinese-led development bank locked in competition with Western rival
G7 powers and China are battling for influence over the development assistance agenda for Central Asia. The rivalry is reflected in the growing attention paid to the region by proxy development institutions, the G7-led, Ma»»»
Seoul to release 22.46mn barrels from oil reserves
South Korea will release 22.46mn barrels of crude oil from its strategic petroleum reserves as part of a coordinated plan by members of the International Energy Agency to supply 400mn barrels to global markets, Yonhap News Agency reports. »»»
COMMENT: Strategic reserve releases cannot replace an open Strait of Hormuz
A proposed record release of emergency strategic oil reserves from the International Energy Agency (IEA) could offer temporary relief to global markets if Middle Eastern supply disruptions deepen, but it will not prevent prices from rising again. »»»
COMMENT: War risks pushing Gulf economies into contraction
Escalating conflict in the Middle East could push the Gulf economies into recession this year, with the scale of the downturn depending largely on how long the fighting lasts and whether energy infrastructure suffers lasting damage, Jason Tuvey, deputy chief emerging markets economist at Capital Ec»»»
COMMENT: Strategic reserve releases cannot replace an open Strait of Hormuz
A proposed record release of emergency strategic oil reserves from the International Energy Agency (IEA) could offer temporary relief to global markets if Middle Eastern supply disruptions deepen, but it will not prevent prices from rising again. »»»
US Navy says Straits of Hormuz too dangers to traverse
The US Navy has declined repeated requests from the shipping industry to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz since the outbreak of the war with Iran, saying it is too dangerous to traverse, even as President Donald Trump publicly promises protection for tankers seeking to resume »»»
COMMENT: War risks pushing Gulf economies into contraction
Escalating conflict in the Middle East could push the Gulf economies into recession this year, with the scale of the downturn depending largely on how long the fighting lasts and whether energy infrastructure suffers lasting damage, Jason Tuvey, deputy chief emerging markets economist at Capital Ec»»»
COMMENT: Strategic reserve releases cannot replace an open Strait of Hormuz
A proposed record release of emergency strategic oil reserves from the International Energy Agency (IEA) could offer temporary relief to global markets if Middle Eastern supply disruptions deepen, but it will not prevent prices from rising again. »»»
US Navy says Straits of Hormuz too dangers to traverse
The US Navy has declined repeated requests from the shipping industry to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz since the outbreak of the war with Iran, saying it is too dangerous to traverse, even as President Donald Trump publicly promises protection for tankers seeking to resume »»»
COMMENT: War risks pushing Gulf economies into contraction
Escalating conflict in the Middle East could push the Gulf economies into recession this year, with the scale of the downturn depending largely on how long the fighting lasts and whether energy infrastructure suffers lasting damage, Jason Tuvey, deputy chief emerging markets economist at Capital Ec»»»
COMMENT: War risks pushing Gulf economies into contraction
Escalating conflict in the Middle East could push the Gulf economies into recession this year, with the scale of the downturn depending largely on how long the fighting lasts and whether energy infrastructure suffers lasting damage, Jason Tuvey, deputy chief emerging markets economist at Capital Ec»»»
US Navy says Straits of Hormuz too dangers to traverse
The US Navy has declined repeated requests from the shipping industry to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz since the outbreak of the war with Iran, saying it is too dangerous to traverse, even as President Donald Trump publicly promises protection for tankers seeking to resume »»»
COMMENT: Strategic reserve releases cannot replace an open Strait of Hormuz
A proposed record release of emergency strategic oil reserves from the International Energy Agency (IEA) could offer temporary relief to global markets if Middle Eastern supply disruptions deepen, but it will not prevent prices from rising again. »»»
US Navy says Straits of Hormuz too dangers to traverse
The US Navy has declined repeated requests from the shipping industry to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz since the outbreak of the war with Iran, saying it is too dangerous to traverse, even as President Donald Trump publicly promises protection for tankers seeking to resume »»»