Germany will release up to 15 million barrels from strategic reserves under a G7 agreement covering 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil. Berlin says diesel and heating oil will come first, while refineries remain central to protecting national energy security

The French government has offered 3,000 substitute teachers to schools facing the greatest shortages, but student leaders say the measure falls short as protests continue and another national mobilisation is planned next week

The European Union could face a significant gas shortfall this winter if temperatures plunge, with low storage levels, limited Russian supplies and global LNG disruptions creating serious risks for energy security

Russian glide bomb attack on two civilian buses in Kramatorsk has killed at least 30 people, according to rescue officials. The deadly strike comes amid a wider surge in Russian attacks across Ukraine, with civilian casualties rising sharply and frontline communities facing increasing danger