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  "id": 11422039,
  "title": "Macron urges G7 coordination as US presses Europe on diesel stocks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/macron-urges-g7-coordination-as-us-presses-europe-on-diesel-stocks-11422039",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T10:16:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/02/macron-urges-g7-coordination-as-us-presses-europe-on-diesel-stocks"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "French President Emmanuel Macron has called for G7 leaders to coordinate efforts to reduce diesel prices, following pressure from the United States. The call came as Washington pushes European nations to utilize their strategic diesel reserves and warns of potential curbs on US exports. The surge in energy prices, driven by the conflict in Iran, has come back to haunt Trump's re-election prospects with high fuel costs becoming a key issue ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. EU leaders are holding crisis talks in Brussels to develop a unified response to US pressure. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged European partners to accelerate delivery of existing commitments and release additional supplies immediately to address the ongoing diesel shortage. The International Energy Agency (IEA) head Fatih Birol noted that European nations have still not released all the stocks they committed to in March, with about a third still held back. The incident has put pressure on Trump, who has floated the idea of banning diesel exports, a move the EU has strongly opposed.",
  "summary": "The appeal came as the EU's 27 countries held crisis talks in Brussels with the European Commission to develop a unified response to US pressure.",
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        "outlet": "Bangkok Post Business",
        "title": "Macron urges G7 coordination as US presses Europe on diesel stocks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/macron-urges-g7-coordination-as-us-presses-europe-on-diesel-stocks",
        "published": "2026-10-02T09:45:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Macron urges G7 coordination as US presses Europe on diesel stocks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/macron-urges-g7-coordination-as-us-presses-europe-on-diesel-stocks-11424210",
        "published": "2026-10-02T10:16:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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