Sara Spinelli

IEA set to urge unprecedented stockpile oil release to lower crude prices

IEA set to urge unprecedented stockpile oil release to lower crude prices

The International Energy Agency is set to request the biggest drawdown of state oil reserves ever recorded, aiming to soothe the price surge sparked by the US‑Israeli strikes on Iran. The global energy monitor is anticipated to urge its 32 members to free roughly 400 million barrels of emergency

Iran's regional allies refrain from full-scale conflict with the US and Israel

Iran's regional allies refrain from full-scale conflict with the US and Israel

Iran‑backed militias across the Middle East are persisting in attacks on Israel, the United States and their partners in response to the US‑Israeli campaign against Tehran, yet they have so far avoided a full‑scale clash, analysts and regional officials say. This measured approach indicates that Tehran may

Iran war live: Regime threatens protesters; US says it destroyed mine‑laying vessels near Hormuz Strait

Iran war live: Regime threatens protesters; US says it destroyed mine‑laying vessels near Hormuz Strait

The International Energy Agency has suggested the biggest drawdown of oil stocks in its history, aiming to lower crude prices that have jumped over the past ten days, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The proposed drawdown would surpass the 182 million barrels that IEA member nations released in two

Hereditary Lords set to lose their seats in the House of Lords

Hereditary Lords set to lose their seats in the House of Lords

Hereditary titles will be ended before the forthcoming monarch’s address after an agreement was reached to award life peerages to certain Conservatives and cross‑benchers who would otherwise lose their places. On Tuesday night the upper chamber approved the final version of the House of Lords (hereditary peers) Bill,

Sabalenka defeats Osaka to advance to the Indian Wells quarterfinals

Sabalenka defeats Osaka to advance to the Indian Wells quarterfinals

Aryna Sabalenka beat Naomi Osaka 6‑2, 6‑4 to reach the Indian Wells quarter‑finals, and fourth seed Alexander Zverev progressed to the men’s last eight. Both Sabalenka and Osaka, four‑time Grand Slam champions, met for the first time since 2018, when the Japanese captured the US

Neil Simpson secures GB's inaugural Winter Paralympics medal, a silver in skiing

Neil Simpson secures GB's inaugural Winter Paralympics medal, a silver in skiing

Britain secured its inaugural medal of the Winter Paralympics on Tuesday when Neil Simpson out‑performed a strong field to take silver in the men’s visually‑impaired alpine combined. He placed second behind home favourite Giacomo Bertagnolli and ahead of Austria’s Johannes Aigner, a double‑gold medallist at

Oksana Masters clinches 11th gold, achieving Paralympic redemption in Milan‑Cortina.

Oksana Masters clinches 11th gold, achieving Paralympic redemption in Milan‑Cortina.

Oksana Masters’ eleventh Paralympic gold was described as “redemption” for the most successful American winter Paralympian. It was evident just how deeply the victory resonated with her. Masters let out loud cheers several times after clinching the women’s sprint‑sitting event in para cross‑country skiing on Tuesday in