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Germany, Austria to release oil from reserves in response to 400M barrel request
Mar 11, 2026 - World 
Germany and Austria say they will release parts of their oil reserves following an International Energy Agency request for members to release a record 400 million barrels to help calm energy price spikes due to the Iran war
Young people expect little change as Republic of Congo heads to presidential election
Mar 11, 2026 - World 
Voters will be heading to the polls to vote for a president in the Republic of Congo on Sunday but the outcome seems to be a foregone conclusion as the country's longtime leader Dennis Sassou N'Guesso faces little opposition in the political arena
Romania’s top defense body approves US request to increase its use of airbases to aid Middle East campaign
Mar 11, 2026 - World 
Romania’s top defense body approves US request to increase its use of airbases to aid Middle East campaign
Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years
Mar 11, 2026 - World 
Britain is ending the centuries-old tradition of hereditary aristocrats sitting in Parliament’s House of Lords
José Antonio Kast, the Pinochet fan about to swerve Chile to the far right
Mar 11, 2026 - World 
The new president won office by promising to clean up crime, but his background is red rag to a bull for manyJust south of Santiago, the tiny rural town of Paine is a quiet grid of painted adobe facades, shaded squares and shuttered shop fronts as the summer holidays draw to a close.But the white-knuckle fear of crime that propelled its most famous son, José Antonio Kast, to a resounding victory in December’s presidential election is as present in sleepy Paine as it is the length of Chile. Continue reading...
