Energy crisis

Andy Burnham targets lower energy bills in first move as British prime minister

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham wants to move quickly to show people he is “serious about helping them out”.

US attacks deepen hardship, not dissent, in Iran’s restive south

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran. Southern Iran, which borders the Strait of Hormuz, has been a major target of US attacks on infrastructure.

Iran war accelerates Filipinos’ shift to solar power and electric vehicles

Workers install the solar panels at the home of journalism student Chris Josef de Jesus in Cavite, Philippines.

Too hot: Buttoned-up Tokyo officials ditch suits for ‘cool’ shorts

Government officials in casual dress code, including shorts, tee shirts and sneakers as part of the Tokyo’s “Cool Biz” initiative.

Inside one Havana apartment building as Cuba went dark

Frank Alfonso, 39, sits on a mattress on the roof of a building to keep cool as Cuba's national power grid collapsed, marking the second total blackout in a week amid a severe energy crisis that has turned power outages into a daily reality, in Havana, Cuba, July 11, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

Stranded oil tankers finally reach S’pore after months stuck in Mid-East amid US-Iran tension

The Greece-flagged Miaoulis 21 oil tanker took more than four months to reach Singapore to discharge its cargo.

OPEC+ approves further oil output increase as Hormuz exports start to recover

The oil producing group has agreed in principle to increase quotas by 188,000 barrels per day from August.

Singapore businesses rattled by higher electricity and gas prices

Zi char eatery Kok Sen is among businesses affected by the rise in electricity and gas prices.

Fuel shortages spread to more parts of Russia as Ukrainian attacks bite

Vehicles queue to refuel at a Rosneft petrol pump on June 29 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Some regional filling stations are facing petrol shortages due to production cuts at major refineries.

Oil back to pre-war levels as Hormuz traffic rebounds; US reassures Gulf allies

Oil tankers are moored off the coast in Ulsan, South Korea, on June 25.

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