Why does Iran war pose more dilemmas for Europe?
Europe faces stiff competition with Asia for energy supplies as Russia profits.

Europe faces stiff competition with Asia for energy supplies as Russia profits.









Completion of two-day POW exchange one of few tangible results as peace talks stall amid Middle East turmoil.
Ukraine, which has years of experience in downing Russia’s Iran-made drones, wants to assist the US and Israel.
Zelenskyy says more US-made Patriot defence systems were used in three days of the Iran war than in Ukraine since 2022.
Ukraine has won back some territory this year for the first time since 2023 amid claims of soaring Russian losses.
Exchange comes amid a deadlock in US-brokered negotiations to end the four-year war between the two countries.
Men ‘lured’ into fighting in the Ukraine war say Africans were subjected to worse treatment on the front lines.
Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of carrying out a ‘terrorist attack.’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has offered Gulf states a ‘swap’ deal to enhance defence capabilities.
Russia, one of Iran’s few allies, could profit from the war as it navigates diplomatic relations with Iran and Israel.
A protracted conflict in the Middle East could help Russia’s war effort in Ukraine.