The United Arab Emirates will leave the oil cartel OPEC on May 1, Reuters reported. The decision is described as a hard blow to the oil export groups and Saudi Arabia. The UAE stated that it will gradually increase its oil production and adapt to new conditions, citing continued growth in global energy demand.
A large fire has broken out again in the Russian oil port of Tuapse on the Black Sea, according to local emergencies ministry. Local authorities on Tuesday began evacuating residents near an oil refinery that was attacked with Ukrainian drones for the third time in a month. The Kremlin announced that President Putin is sending the Minister for Emergency Situations, Alexander Kurenkov, to Tuapse to oversee the situation.
We suspect a smoldering fire in a wall that we are breaking open to ensure it is fully extinguished. It seems to be under control.
Four people have been injured after a shooting in Athens, according to Ekathimerini. The Greek newspaper also reported that the alarm came after an earlier shooting on Tuesday at a social services office in the city. Police believe the shootings are by the same perpetrator, according to initial reports.
Astrid Lindgren's World will not receive compensation from the state for being forced to close during the pandemic in 2020, according to a court ruling. In a district court ruling, the theme park had been awarded 28 million SEK in damages, but this was overturned by the Svea Court of Appeal. According to court documents, the park was forced to close in summer 2020 because the Police Authority counted the total number of visitors per theater performance in the park, even though they were played in different locations. The district court found the police's decision to be wrong, but the Svea Court of Appeal determined the authority did not commit an error that is compensable. The theme park must also pay the state's legal costs of just over 1.1 million SEK, the court said.
They want us to 'open the Strait of Hormuz' as soon as possible, while they try to sort out their leadership situation, which I believe they will be able to do.
Rescue services and ambulance were called to an SSAB building in Luleå after reports of smoke, according to SOS Alarm. Alexandra Larsson, team leader at SOS Alarm, said: 'We suspect a smoldering fire in a wall that we are breaking open to ensure it is fully extinguished. It seems to be under control.'
Iran has told the US that the country is in a 'state of collapse'.