Oil prices hit four year high: Latest news on the Middle East conflict on 9 March
Global oil prices reached a four year high on Monday (9 March), surpassing $...
European national security advisers gathered in Kyiv on Saturday to discuss Russia- Ukraine war and steps toward peace.
Ukraine and European allies are continuing talks on ending Russia’s nearly four-year conflict, with advisers from 18 countries, Canada, NATO, and European bodies attending discussions on a U.S.-led 20-point peace plan.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the meeting focused on three key areas: security guarantees, reconstruction, and a framework for rebuilding. He noted Ukraine hopes to hold a leaders’ summit in the United States by the end of January to further advance peace proposals.
Zelenskyy posted on X that follow-up meetings are scheduled next week with European leaders in Paris on January 6, and then with U.S. counterparts, describing the talks as “a new chance to finish this war.”
Earlier, Ukraine’s chief negotiator Rustem Umerov highlighted ongoing work on security, economic issues, and coordination of next steps with partners, sharing images welcoming EU advisers.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking about the Russia-Ukraine conflict during a press conference on Venezuela, said he was “not thrilled with Putin” over the high number of deaths. Trump added that the U.S. is “probably making money” from NATO support and hinted at progress on a ceasefire deal, without providing details.
Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is a hardline cleric with strong backing from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. His rise signals continuity in Tehran's anti-Western policies.
Global oil prices surpassed $119 a barrel on Monday (9 March, 2026), an almost four year high, as the Middle East conflict rumbled on.
Trump says the United States "don’t need people that join wars after we’ve already won," targeting his criticism at UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Israel continues to fire missles at strategic sites in Iran and Gulf regions report more strikes from Iran.
China has urged Afghanistan and Pakistan to resolve their dispute through dialogue after Chinese envoy Yue Xiaoyong met Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, as fighting between the two neighbours entered its eleventh day.
Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as supreme leader on Monday (9 March), signaling that hardliners remain firmly in charge, as the week-old U.S.-Israeli war with Iran pushed oil above $100 a barrel.
U.S. President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke by phone on Sunday as tensions between Washington and Westminster deepened over the conflict involving Iran. The call came less than a day after Trump criticised Britain’s response to U.S. strikes on Iranian targets.
Norwegian police are searching for a suspect after an explosion at the U.S. embassy in Oslo on 8 March caused minor damage but no injuries, in what authorities say may have been a deliberate attack linked to the Middle East crisis.
An explosion damaged a synagogue in the Belgian city of Liège early on Monday (9 March) in what authorities said was an antisemitic attack that caused damage but no injuries.
The Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers will meet on Monday to discuss a global rise in oil prices and a joint release of oil from emergency reserves coordinated by the International Energy Agency, the Financial Times reports.
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