Russia’s decision to ban diesel exports this week has sent shockwaves through global energy markets, tightening supplies of one of the world’s most widely used fuels and driving prices sharply higher across
This is not the first time such a thing has happened in Sri Lanka. In 2023, when I returned home to visit my grandpa, I stood and watched the queues snake around
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Oil prices surged to their highest levels in nearly four years over the weekend, with analysts warning that further spikes are likely on Monday as U.S. and Iranian threats escalate the risk
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Egypt announced on Saturday that it will pay $1.3 billion in outstanding arrears to international oil companies by June, moving up its previously scheduled repayment timeline. The decision comes as the North
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The Israeli strike on Iran’s South Pars gas field on March 18, 2026, represents one of the most consequential escalations in the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, as the first direct strike on critical
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It is disheartening to see even the streets turn into holding pens for people queuing for rationed fuel. This scarcity lays bare the country’s condition. Yet the issue is not which foreign
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There is a time to play politics, a time to destabilize governments for political gain, and a time to hide the truth from the people, again for political gain. This is not
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As Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz sends shockwaves through global oil markets, Saudi Arabia has activated its 1,200-kilometer East–West Crude Oil Pipeline, commonly called the Petroline, at full capacity to
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Leading executives in the artificial intelligence industry are facing growing criticism for issuing dire warnings about the technology they are building, with some analysts saying the rhetoric is amplifying public fear at
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Fuel stocks have run out at many fuel stations across Sri Lanka as demand surged across the country, according to reports from local journalists. Long queues began forming at filling stations from
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South Asia is entering one of the most significant energy transitions in the world today. Home to nearly a quarter of the global population and undergoing rapid economic transformation, the region is
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