[2026-03-25 08:30 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Conflict in the Middle East is boosting the value of the Arctic windfall

Snippet: As traditional energy centres become less stable, the Arctic’s resources, shipping routes and infrastructure are growing in importance

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3347190/conflict-middle-east-boosting-value-arctic-windfall

[2026-03-25 07:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Live: Australian share market to rise ahead of CPI data release

Snippet: Australian shares are set to rise as the market opens, after a volatile session on Wall Street where investors swayed between fears of rising oil prices and hopes for a resolution to the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-25/asx-markets-business-live-news-march25-2026/106494144

[2026-03-25 07:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 3/24/2026

Snippet: U.S. stock indexes slipped and gave back some of their rallies from the day before, while oil prices got back to rising.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/wall-street-stocks-dow-nasdaq-fb9f8a9d34e5aea5eb8d9fb7c31c69ab

[2026-03-25 07:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: New set of guidelines for economical use of energy for state entities - DailyNews

Snippet: The Commissioner General of Essential Services has issued a new set of guidelines for the economical use of energy with the conflict situation in the Middle East region causing disruptions in the import of fuel.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/25/breaking-news/972348/new-set-of-guidelines-for-economical-use-of-energy-for-state-entities/

[2026-03-25 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: New approach in Trump's campaign against offshore wind: Pay them to go away

Snippet: Wind turbines operate at Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-offshore-wind-energy-climate-totalenergies-interior-9e7d909510473f9eb13904c8035fe047

[2026-03-25 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Some of Trump's Iran war objectives remain unfulfilled as he looks to wind down conflict

Snippet: President Donald Trump listens to a reporter during the swearing in for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-us-objectives-iran-war-f79f03a2f1b9383423b2c7fa1166262d

[2026-03-25 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Putin urges oil and gas companies to use Iran war windfall to pay off bank loans - DailyNews

Snippet: President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the billions of dollars Russian oil and gas companies are poised to reap from the war in Iran should be used to pay off their debts.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/25/world/972122/putin-urges-oil-and-gas-companies-to-use-iran-war-windfall-to-pay-off-bank-loans/

[2026-03-25 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: United Airlines warns fares could jump 20% as oil surges in Iran war

Snippet: United Airlines’ top executive warned ticket prices could jump as much as 20% if oil stays elevated amid the Iran war.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/business/united-airlines-warns-fares-could-jump-20-as-oil-surges-in-iran-war/

[2026-03-25 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Daily News

Title: Frontline Lanka’s firm neutrality dodges complicity with warring West - DailyNews

Snippet: Largely out-gunned Iran burns from Western air attacks while over a million people are displaced in tiny Lebanon now being ruthlessly overwhelmed by Israel’s war machine. The billions of the world’s poor, the many small and weak Third World nations, are gripped in desperate anticipation of worse to come in geopolitical chaos – the current global energy crisis starkly the ominous harbinger of crippled economies and starvation.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/25/general-opinion/972294/frontline-lankas-firm-neutrality-dodges-complicity-with-warring-west/

[2026-03-25 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: The Hormuz hurdle - DailyNews

Snippet: The Middle East war is making impacts in almost every sphere of life across the world. The war has flared up now, albeit with signs of a brief pause, in the economic sphere. The attacks on oil facilities have led to a drop in production and a surge in prices.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/25/general-opinion/972287/the-hormuz-hurdle/

[2026-03-25 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Moldova declares energy emergency after Russian strikes on Ukraine

Snippet: A trolley bus sits idle, unable to move, during a power outage in Chisinau, Moldova, Nov. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/moldova-energy-power-line-russia-war-romania-europe-6eab12eb279528f7b5277fc1e175a01d

[2026-03-25 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: India holds fuel prices steady even as oil basket soars above US$ 155 - DailyNews

Snippet: Indian retail fuel prices are stable despite a surge in the oil basket price to over US$155 per barrel, the Hindustan Times reported, citing energy industry executives.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/25/world/972152/india-holds-fuel-prices-steady-even-as-oil-basket-soars-above-us-155/

[2026-03-25 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Expert’s committee to develop energy economy to speed up investments - DailyNews

Snippet: The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the setting up of an expert committee for the development of the energy economy to speed up investments in that sector.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/25/local/972367/experts-committee-to-develop-energy-economy-to-speed-up-investments/

[2026-03-25 06:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: World has 'never experienced' soaring refining margins like this, TotalEnergies CEO tells CNBC

Snippet: Roughly 15% of TotalEnergies' production is offline, as the war with Iran nears the one-month mark, but surging oil prices have more than made up for the lost barrels, chairman and CEO Patrick Pouyanné told CNBC in an exclusive interview.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/totalenergies-ceo-world-has-never-experienced-refining-margins-like-this-.html

[2026-03-25 06:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Aid flotilla vessel arrives in Cuba amid US-driven energy crisis

Snippet: The first boat in a humanitarian aid flotilla has arrived in Cuba to support the island amid a worsening US energy blockade that is deepening its economic and energy crises.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/24/aid-flotilla-vessel-arrives-in-cuba-amid-us-driven-energy-crisis

[2026-03-25 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Gas crisis hits a new low as scumbag loots gallons from special needs students bus

Snippet: California’s highest-in-the-nation gas prices are causing some people to turn to desperate measures to get the fuel they need.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/us-news/california-gas-prices-spur-fuel-theft-as-costs-near-6-per-gallon/

[2026-03-25 05:52 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The Guardian view on the Iran war: energy, markets and a dangerous illusion | Editorial

Snippet: Markets and the Treasury are pricing a quick exit. Without a credible political endgame, Donald Trump cannot deliver one

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/24/the-guardian-view-on-the-iran-war-energy-markets-and-a-dangerous-illusion

[2026-03-25 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Gulf states inching closer to joining Iran war after attacks on bases, energy facilities

Snippet: US allies in the Persian Gulf are reportedly looking to take an active role in the war against Iran in the wake of attacks on their military bases and energy facilities.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/world-news/gulf-states-inching-closer-to-joining-iran-war-after-attacks-on-bases-energy-facilities-report/

[2026-03-25 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Border agents bust migrant sneaking into California in most unlikely of places

Snippet: US Customs and Border Protection agents have busted an illegal immigrant trying to sneak into the US inside a gas tank.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/us-news/border-agents-bust-migrant-sneaking-into-california-in-unlikely-place/

[2026-03-25 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Gas prices soar as war in Iran impacts interest rates and inflation

Snippet: Dave Thomas purchases gasoline at a station Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-mortgage-rates-inflation-1d97fb310d3632130919199952a71ffc

[2026-03-25 05:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: California sues Trump to keep shut oil pipeline on Santa Barbara coast

Snippet: California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks to reporters outside the Supreme Court, on Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/california-offshore-oil-order-lawsuit-e961fe0f713ed3cb4d5999f87de2c1b2

[2026-03-25 04:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Oil prices jump as Trump's Iran claims raise doubts

Snippet: LONDON — Oil prices jumped on Tuesday as traders turned cautious over the prospect of a negotiated agreement between the United States and Iran to end the Middle East war.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/world/oil-prices-jump-as-trumps-iran-claims-raise-doubts/2306839

[2026-03-25 04:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Consumers seeks to delay flood control upgrades as it pursues dam sales

Snippet: Consumers Energy is looking to delay hundreds of millions of dollars in planned safety upgrades at the largest dam in Michigan while it seeks approval of a hotly-debated plan to sell the facility and 12 others.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/consumers-hardy-dam-flood-control-ce0c7087e620e5560d215ffaef8c7bb3

[2026-03-25 03:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Fire out, shelter-in-place order lifted after huge oil refinery explosion near Texas coast

Snippet: An oil refinery fire near the Texas coast was put out Tuesday and a shelter-in-place order was lifted, hours after a large explosion at the complex shot plumes of smoke into the air, officials said.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/us-news/fire-out-shelter-in-place-order-lifted-after-huge-oil-refinery-explosion-near-texas-coast/

[2026-03-25 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: $580M oil trades made minutes before Trump’s key Iran announcement draw scrutiny

Snippet: Over half a billion dollars in oil bets were placed just 15 minutes before President Trump announced Monday he was pausing plans to attack Iranian infrastructure, sending prices plunging.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/business/580m-oil-trades-made-minutes-before-trumps-key-iran-announcement-draw-scrutiny/

[2026-03-25 03:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Severe oil shock could drive inflation to 14%

Snippet: I LATION could surge to as high as 14.3 percent if global oil prices remain elevated for months, a Cabinet official said on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/business/top-business/severe-oil-shock-could-drive-inflation-to-14/2306482

[2026-03-25 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Strait of Hormuz tanker traffic won't return to normal for months, Kalshi bettors predict

Snippet: Prediction market bettors aren't confident that a key oil passageway in the Middle East will reopen in the next few weeks, despite some hope that the U.S. and Iran might find a way out of the war.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/kalshi-polymarket-strait-of-hormuz-traffic-trump-iran.html

[2026-03-25 03:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: EU Delays Proposal to Permanently Ban Russian Oil

Snippet: The European Union on Tuesday postponed the unveiling of a law that would permanently ban Russian oil imports, coming amid supply disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/24/eu-delays-proposal-to-permanently-ban-russian-oil-a92328

[2026-03-25 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Crisis-Struck Philippines Reportedly Buys Russian Oil For First Time in 5 Years

Snippet: An oil tanker previously reported to be carrying Russian crude arrived at a port in the Philippines on Monday, coming days after the government in Manila said it was considering purchasing oil from Russia amid the global energy crunch.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/24/crisis-struck-philippines-reportedly-buys-russian-oil-for-first-time-in-5-years-a92325

[2026-03-25 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Tanker Reportedly Carrying Russian Oil Arrives in Crisis-Struck Philippines

Snippet: An oil tanker previously reported to be carrying Russian crude arrived at a port in the Philippines on Monday, coming days after the government in Manila said it was considering purchasing oil from Russia amid the global energy crunch.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/24/tanker-reportedly-carrying-russian-oil-arrives-in-crisis-struck-philippines-a92325

[2026-03-25 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Back to black: Facing energy shock, Asia turns to coal

Snippet: Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/news/national/back-to-black-facing-energy-shock-asia-turns-to-coal/2306745

[2026-03-25 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: A most dire strait?

Snippet: KUALA LUMPUR — Whenever tensions in the Middle East flare — particularly when Iran once again hints at closing the Strait of Hormuz — a familiar question resurfaces with almost ritual predictability: if this chokepoint is so dangerously critical, why not simply bypass it? Why not lay pipelines from the oil fields along the Persian Gulf that can run across the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or even Oman, and deliver crude directly to the Arabian Sea for export?

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/opinion/columns/a-most-dire-strait/2306706

[2026-03-25 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: How will the Iran war end?

Snippet: APROPOS my recent past column, “Oil, oil, oil – US defeat,” a colleague pointed out that the US action against Iran is essentially an undertaking of the United States military-industrial complex. Not having read up much on the subject, I have restricted myself from ever delving into the matter. The principle of accountability in journalism requires that you touch only on subject matter you have sufficient knowledge of.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/opinion/columns/how-will-the-iran-war-end/2306657

[2026-03-25 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Japan to release another part of oil reserves

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/world/asia-oceania/japan-to-release-another-part-of-oil-reserves/2306240

[2026-03-25 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: DMCI Holdings reviewing cost figures amid oil shock

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/business/corporate-news/dmci-holdings-reviewing-cost-figures-amid-oil-shock/2306428

[2026-03-25 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Digital boom draining Asean+3 energy systems

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/business/top-business/digital-boom-draining-asean3-energy-systems/2306477

[2026-03-25 02:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Poland faced surge in cyberattacks in 2025 including energy sector assault

Snippet: WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland experienced 2½ times more cyberattacks in 2025 compared to the previous year, and the numbers are constantly rising, a government official said Tuesday.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/poland-cyberattacks-2025-energy-system-russia-57ebc6e1c67654586c21f0936faa47d1

[2026-03-25 01:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Iran has placed deadly sea mines in Strait of Hormuz: report

Snippet: Iran still has at least a dozen mines in the Strait of Hormuz, which are imperiling oil tanker traffic through the critical passage.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/world-news/iran-has-placed-deadly-sea-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz-report/

[2026-03-25 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Philippine president declares national energy emergency

Snippet: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gestures as he answers questions at the ASEAN Editors and Economic Opinon Leaders Forum in Makati, Philippines on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/philippines-president-marcos-national-energy-emergency-036099b9fc56964a35e0ca716a694e8b

[2026-03-25 01:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: New York Post

Title: New Jersey Native Kelly Ripa Encourages Gen Z To “Move” To The Garden State After Learning They Are Afraid Of Filling Up Their Cars With Gas: “You Just Pull In, They Do It For You”

Snippet: Kelly Ripa sure knows how to gas up the Garden State.

Read full article: https://decider.com/2026/03/24/new-jersey-native-kelly-ripa-encourages-gen-z-move-afraid-filling-cars-gas/

[2026-03-25 01:14 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Philippines now under state of national energy emergency | The wRap

Snippet: Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/march-24-2026/

[2026-03-25 01:09 UTC+10:00] [Budapest] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: EU delays proposal to permanently ban Russian oil imports

Snippet: The proposal is not cancelled, but would no longer be published by April 15 due to ‘current geopolitical developments’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3347756/eu-delays-proposal-permanently-ban-russian-oil-imports

[2026-03-25 01:02 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Lee, New Zealand PM discuss Middle East situation, energy security in phone call

Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung spoke Tuesday with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon by phone and they shared their thoughts on the current situation unfolding in the Middle East, Cheong Wa Dae said.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10701850

[2026-03-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Climate crisis] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: If One Nation wants to be a serious political player, Barnaby Joyce needs to get his facts straight on the climate crisis

Snippet: It’s worth comparing the One Nation MP’s views with those of an expert – the executive director of the International Energy Agency

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/25/if-one-nation-wants-to-be-a-serious-political-player-barnaby-joyce-needs-to-get-his-facts-straight-on-the-climate-crisis

[2026-03-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australian economy] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Seven charts that reveal how unprepared Australia was for the fuel crisis

Snippet: Disruption to Middle Eastern oil shipments has rippled along the world’s longest supply chain, through Asia, and finally to Australia – and there’s no knowing when the pressure will ease

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/24/seven-charts-that-reveal-how-unprepared-australia-was-for-the-fuel-crisis

[2026-03-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Petrol prices] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Can Australia avoid the worst of the oil shock? - podcast

Snippet: Australia is facing skyrocketing oil prices and demand, as supply is blocked at the strait of Hormuz amid the US and Israel’s war on Iran.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/mar/24/can-australia-avoid-the-worst-of-the-oil-shock-full-story-podcast

[2026-03-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Elizabeth Taylor] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at 60: Elizabeth Taylor still crackles with feral energy

Snippet: Mike Nichols’ 1966 adaptation of Edward Albee’s septic drama helped cement the play in the zeitgeist – where it has remained for the past six decades

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/mar/25/whos-afraid-of-virginia-woolf-60-year-anniversary-elizabeth-taylor-george-segal

[2026-03-25 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Television] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Heartbreak High final season review – a colourful but contrived farewell to Hartley High

Snippet: The third season of Netflix’s remake has a spritely energy and an appealing fresh-faced cast, but it lacks what made the long-running original so compelling

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/mar/25/heartbreak-high-final-season-review-netflix

[2026-03-25 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Why did Trump call off strikes on Iranian energy?

Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/636045-trump-iran-energy-victory/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-24 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Stagflation alarm bells ring in the euro zone as energy crunch hits the global economy

Snippet: Private sector output in the euro zone sank to a 10-month low in March, amid mounting evidence of the impact the Iran conflict is having on the global economy.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/euro-zone-pmi-staglation-risks-critical-energy-crunch-vdl-iran-war.html