US Tries to Distance Itself From Israeli Strikes on Oil Infrastructure in Iran

Europe's Rooftop Solar Orders Triple As Gas Prices Surge Submitted by Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Rooftop solar installations in Europe have surged since the Middle East war triggered a new oil and gas supply crisis and hiked power prices. Demand from households and businesses willing to install rooftop solar systems soared in March and continues to rise at even higher rates in April as consumers look to insulate themselves from spiking gas and electricity prices, equipment wholesalers and renewable utilities in Northwest Europe have told Reuters. Rooftop solar demand in Germany, the Netherlands,...

These Are The Best (And Worst) Countries For LGBTQ+ Travelers In order to help LGBTQ+ tourists travel safely, the German portal Spartacus started publishing the Gay Travel Index in 2012. In the 2026 edition, the ranking compared 217 countries and territories based on the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer people in each location. As Statista's Anna Fleck details below, according to the index, Iceland is considered the safest and most open place for LGBT+ travelers in 2026, having scored 14 points, followed by Malta and Spain in joint second...

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s parliament, has called for the Iranian people to “maintain unity” in the face of the US blockade and other economic pressure, which he warned is aimed at collapsing Iran “from within.” In a statement issued through Iranian media, Ghalibaf said that President Trump “divides the country into two […]