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Oil prices surpass $100 a barrel for first time since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine
Brent futures, the global benchmark for oil prices, increased 16% on March 8, near to $108 a barrel. Prices last reached this level in 2022, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Zelensky shares new update on liberated Ukrainian territory, says Kyiv 'more positive' than at end of 2025
Ukrainian forces have liberated up to 435 kilometers of Russian-occupied territory in the country's south, thwarting Moscow's efforts to mount a southern offensive, President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed on March 8.
Monday, March 9
Slovakia to block EU loan to Ukraine if Orban loses Hungarian election, Fico says
"The main message will be that Slovakia is ready to take over the baton from Hungary if necessary," Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on March 8.
Iran names new Supreme Leader
Hard-line cleric Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been chosen as Iran's next Supreme Leader, the country's state media announced on March 8.
New Dutch prime minister visits Kyiv two weeks after taking office
Zelensky said that he and the Dutch leader had discussed investments in arms production, its possible scope, and the licensing of weapons.
Iranian drone that struck British air base contained Russian technology, Times reports
A drone that struck a U.K. air base in Akrotiri on the island of Cyprus on March 1 contained Russian technology, the Times reported March 7.
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One unnamed U.S. official described the support as "comprehensive," the Washington Post reported.
