Fourth leak detected on Nord Stream gas pipelines

A fourth leak has been detected in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines from Russia to Germany, with still no firm indications of what or who might have caused the damage. Two of the leaks are located in Sweden’s Exclusive Economic Zone and two in Den…

German government to introduce gas price cap

The German government has agreed on a gas price cap to contain soaring energy prices, sources in the coalition have told dpa. The three-party coalition is planning a subsidy package worth between €150 and €200 billion ($146-195 billion), the sources sa…

IOC omits Russia and Belarus from Olympic media rights tender

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has put media rights for the 2026 and 2028 Games out to tender, but Russia and Belarus have not been included. “We are in talks about the rights in the European market,” IOC president Thomas Bach told dpa on Th…