This photograph shows a fuel price panel displayed at the entrance of a Shell gas station on the A35 highway in Ostwald, eastern France, on September 16, 2026. From France to Syria, via Guatemala, social unrest is rising around the world in response to soaring energy prices. While American diesel hit a new record at the pump on September 16, 2026, at nearly $6.27 a gallon, surging amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries, energy prices are skyrocketing everywhere. (Photo by Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / AFP via Getty Images)