Financial Times – David Sheppard / IEA chief warns Europe to prepare for total shutdown of Russian gas exports The International Energy Agency has warned that Europe must prepare immediately for the complete severance of Russian gas exports this...

Financial Times – Max Seddon, Henry Foy and Richard Milne / Russia threatens retaliation against Lithuania following rail ‘blockade’ Moscow has threatened to retaliate against Lithuania after the Baltic state halted the rail transport of Russian...

The Guardian – Angelique Chrisafis / Macron’s centrist grouping loses absolute majority in parliament Emmanuel Macron’s centrist grouping has lost its absolute majority in parliament, amid gains by a new left alliance and a historic surge by the far...

Politico – Hans von der Burchard et al. / Germany, France and Italy back EU candidate status for Ukraine The leaders of Germany, France, Italy and Romania on Thursday threw their weight behind accepting Ukraine and Moldova as EU membership...

Politico – Jules Darmanin / Macron, Scholz and Draghi to arrive in Kyiv for historic visit French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will visit Kyiv on Thursday for the first time since...

The Guardian – Pjotr Sauer / Sieverodonetsk evacuation continues despite loss of main bridges Ukrainian authorities say they are continuing to evacuate civilians from Sievierodonetsk during every “quiet” moment, after the three main bridges out of...

Financial Times – Colby Smith / Fed set to debate faster tightening to catch up with soaring inflation The Federal Reserve is this week set to discuss whether to increase the pace of its monetary tightening in the face of worsening inflation.The...

The Washington Post – Chris Megerian and Josh Boak / Biden seeks unity, finds discord at Summit of the Americas President Joe Biden tried to present a unifying vision for the Western Hemisphere on Thursday but the Summit of the Americas quickly...