The UK House of Lords Liaison Committee has called for a comprehensive ban on gambling advertising, marketing and sponsorship, arguing that stronger restrictions should form part of a public health approach to reducing gambling-related harm. The recommendation was included in the committee's 173-page report, *Gambling Harm—Time for Action: Follow-up report*, published on 17 September 2026. The report follows up on the House of Lords' 2020 examination of the social and economi

More than 200 American victims and relatives of people killed or injured in terrorist attacks in Iraq and Israel have filed a lawsuit against Commerzbank AG in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging that the German bank provided financial services that helped Iran and organisations linked to it support terrorist activity. The civil complaint concerns attacks that took place between 2007 and 2011. The plaintiffs are seeking compensatory and punitive dam

France’s National Sanctions Commission has imposed a combined €45,000 in financial penalties on an anonymised licensed online betting operator and two individuals following breaches of obligations relating to asset freezing and anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist-financing controls. The case was referred to the National Sanctions Commission by France’s gambling regulator, the Autorité nationale des jeux (ANJ), following an inspection of the operator. It represents the

The value of European Union petroleum oil imports increased sharply in the second quarter of 2026, while the volume of oil imported by the bloc remained broadly stable, according to Eurostat data. The value of EU petroleum oil imports increased by 55.8% in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the monthly average recorded in 2025. At the same time, import volumes reached 36.7 million tonnes, representing an increase of 1.2% against the 2025 monthly average. The figures ind