Oil eased after Qatar reported progress in US-Iran talks, but Tehran's insistence on recognised control and possible fees in the Strait of Hormuz leaves the central maritime dispute unresolved.

Germany's indictment of a Ukrainian national brings the 2022 pipeline explosions closer to trial, moving a geopolitical controversy into a courtroom where evidence, wartime law and European energy politics will collide.

KKR's purchase of EDF's North American renewable assets gives the French utility fresh capital, but also shows how the cost of maintaining and expanding France's nuclear fleet is reshaping its international portfolio.

Gulf producers are continuing oil and LNG loadings despite renewed attacks, but some tankers are switching off transponders for safety. The return of physical flows is easing prices while reducing visibility and leaving Europe's energy market exposed to a maritime-security crisis that has not ended.

Beijing has restricted dual-use exports to 20 Japanese entities and placed another 20 under enhanced scrutiny. The action turns supply-chain dependence into direct pressure on a major US ally and offers Europe a warning about the security cost of relying on Chinese-controlled industrial inputs.

Talks between Maros Sefcovic and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao open against a record trade imbalance and growing European concern over rare-earth controls. The test is whether Brussels can turn de-risking from a political slogan into practical leverage without triggering retaliation it is not prepared to absorb.

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