Oilprice  By Irina Slav - Mar 08, 2026

Europe faces a renewed gas crisis as storage levels fall below 30%, prices surge, and Qatar shuts down the world’s largest LNG facility, disrupting global supply. The Strait of Hormuz disruption and insurer pullbacks have slowed LNG shipping, while the EU must secure about 67 bcm of LNG (around 700 cargoes) to refill storage ahead of winter. Europe’s shift away from Russian pipeline gas has increased reliance on expensive LNG, particularly from the U.S., potentially driving higher energy costs for industries and consumers.

DW   By   Cathrin Schaer  March 7, 2026

As the US and Israel continue their air strikes, Iran has retaliated by hitting neighboring states. Domestic politics are in disarray around the region. As the US-Israeli war with Iran expands, secondary instability in the region is also rising. Countries across the Middle East are dealing with increasing violence within their own borders as community loyalties and political systems are tested.

   Eurasianet  Feb 20, 2026

Did Mar-a-Lago meeting occur? If yes, what was discussed?  Turkmenistan’s paramount leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov is back in Ashgabat on February 20 following a below-the-radar visit to the United States that may have included a visit to Mar-a-Lago, President’s Trump’s compound-cum-private club in Palm Beach, Florida.

 Euronews  By Toby Gregory with AP Published on 06/03/2026

Middle East tensions and energy infrastructure disruptions are rattling global LNG markets, hitting Asia hardest. Global energy trade is in turmoil as war around the Persian Gulf disrupts oil and natural gas shipments, pushing prices sharply higher.  Asia is likely to feel the greatest impact.

ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ   ANA-XINHUA /Παρασκευή 6 Μαρτίου 2026, 

Το Πεκίνο έκανε ένα σημαντικό βήμα για την κανονιστική ρύθμιση του ταχέως αναπτυσσόμενου τομέα των ανθρωποειδών ρομπότ, με την κατάρτιση του πρώτου εθνικού πλαισίου ρυθμιστικών κανόνων. Σύμφωνα με ειδικούς της αγοράς, η εξέλιξη αυτή θα επιταχύνει τις τεχνολογικές εξελίξεις, θα μειώσει το κόστος παραγωγής και θα ανοίξει το δρόμο για τη μαζική εμποροποίηση του αναφερόμενου τομέα.

ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ ANA-XINHUA /Πέμπτη 5 Μαρτίου 2026, 

Σε ένα «σχολείο για ρομπότ» στην επαρχία Σαντόνγκ της ανατολικής Κίνας, δεκάδες ανθρωποειδή ρομπότ μιμούνται τις κινήσεις που κάνουν οι άνθρωποι μηχανικοί σε μία ευρεία γκάμα των καθημερινών εργασιακών δραστηριοτήτων τους, στο πλαίσιο της εκπαίδευσης που λαμβάνουν για την ανάληψη καθηκόντων εργασίας σε ρεαλιστικές συνθήκες.

   South China Morning Post, By Phoebe Zhangin Shenzhen Published : 5 Mar 2026

Embassy in Beijing says Iran sincerely grateful to ‘the civilised and righteous Chinese people’ but financial aid not needed for now. The deadly US-Israeli military strikes on Iran have triggered an outpouring of public sympathy and support in China, with many social media users condemning the attacks and discussing ways to help.

 The Times of Central Asia 4 March 2026 

Central Asian countries are being careful not to criticize any actors during the Mideast war, maintaining ties with the Iranian government while expressing support for Gulf Arab countries that have been targeted by Iranian missiles and drones. The diplomacy on both sides of a war that began with U.S. and Israeli air strikes on Iran reflects a longstanding approach in Central Asia, where leaders have sought to project neutrality and maintain amicable relations with major powers including Russia, China and the United States.

 The Times of Central Asia   Dr. Robert M. Cutler 4 March 2026

On February 26, 2026, the foreign ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan met in London with United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper at Lancaster House for the inaugural “Central Asia–UK” (CA5+UK) ministerial. Official statements described it as the first time since independence that all five Central Asian foreign ministers have met jointly with a UK foreign secretary in a single forum.

Navy Times  By J.D. Simkins and Riley Ceder, Mar 4, 2026

A United States Navy submarine sunk an Iranian ship with a single torpedo as the frigate was transiting the Indian Ocean, marking the first such kill by a U.S. submarine since World War II, the Pentagon confirmed on Wednesday. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the strike during a Pentagon press briefing on Operation Epic Fury alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine.

Euronews  Published on 04/03/2026

The IRIS Dena sank off the coast of Sri Lanka with the country's navy recovering 87 bodies and rescuing 32 people. A US submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sri Lanka, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday.

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Reuters , March 4, 2026 , Reporting by Yukun Zhang ​and Ryan Woo Editing by Mark Potter

BEIJING, March 4 (Reuters) - China will send a special envoy to the ​Middle East for mediation, Foreign ‌Minister Wang Yi told his Saudi Arabian and UAE counterparts on ​Wednesday according to statements ​from his ministry, as conflict ⁠in the region continued to ​escalate.

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