This photograph shows vehicles lining up for gas at a TotalEnergies gas station with a fuel price panel in Civray-de-Touraine, on September 17, 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 Alain JOCARD / AFP via Getty Images)