EU assures energy stability as Slovakia slams Kiev's gas transit cut

Topics

Italy’s FM heads to Syria to encourage post-Assad transition and calls for EU to review sanctions

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is travelling to Syria on Friday to encourage the transition in the country following the ouster of President Bashar Assad by Islamist insurgents
ABC News - 1d
Slovakia threatens to cut aid to Ukrainian refugees after Kyiv shuts off Russian gas pipeline

Yahoo News - Jan. 3
Slovakia threatens to cut benefit for Ukrainians

Yahoo News - Jan. 3
Slovakia threatens to cut benefit for Ukrainians

A dispute between Slovakia and Ukraine over Russian natural gas transit has been escalating.
BBC News - Jan. 2
Ukraine ends transit of Russian gas to Europe in 'historic event'

Yahoo News - Jan. 1
Russian gas flows to Europe via Ukraine cease as transit agreement expires

Ukraine president hails ‘one of Moscow’s biggest defeats’ as deal’s end brings power cuts in breakaway Moldovan region. Russian gas has stopped flowing to Europe via Ukraine, ending a major energy ...
The Guardian - Jan. 1
Moldova faces energy crisis as flow of Russian gas ends

Yahoo News - Jan. 1
Era of cheap Russian gas to EU ends as transit across Ukraine stops

The EU says most states will not be affected but other European countries, including Moldova, are facing shortages.
BBC News - Jan. 1
Ukraine ends transit of Russian gas to EU

Yahoo News - Jan. 1

Maduro sworn in for 3rd term despite outcry over Venezuela's election

President-elect Donald Trump says Venezuela's embattled opposition leader must be protected as President Nicolas Maduro takes the oath of office for a third six-year term.
CBS News - 7m
Aston Villa v West Ham United: FA Cup third round – live

FA Cup updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off at Villa Park Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And mail Scott | 1 min: Just 41 seconds on the clock, in fact, and West Ham nearly take the ...
The Guardian - 12m
California wildfires live updates: Biden likens LA devastation to ‘war scene’ as he warns death toll likely to rise

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris also praise heroism of emergency crews; around 150,000 LA county residents remain under evacuation orders. After the fire, the insurance battles: new ordeals to ...
The Guardian - 18m
Trump becomes first president to be a sentenced felon but avoids jail time or fines in hush-money trial – live

President-elect claims historic case was ‘despicable charade’; judge says ‘unconditional discharge’ does not ‘reduce the seriousness of the crime’. Full report: Trump avoids punishment ...
The Guardian - 23m
Women’s Ashes excitement tempered by concerns over congested schedule

Australia and England will have to cram the eagerly anticipated series of three ODIs, three T20s and a four-day Test into three weeks and five cities. England’s last Women’s Ashes win was so long ...
The Guardian - 25m