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Oil surges past $90 as US and Iran escalate military strikes

Oil prices rose sharply after US forces struck Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz and Iran responded with missile attacks on US military bases in Jordan.

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AI spending boom cushions global economy against multiple shocks

U.S. banking regulator grants conditional approval to crypto-backed bank

US and UK Sign Pact on Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud

South Korea Plans Phased Rollout of Tokenized Securities Starting 2027

Bitcoin ETFs Log Strongest Inflows Since January

Analysis

Three experts assess path to US-Iran deal as conflict deepens

Guardian columnist questions whether Trump wants Republicans to lose midterm elections

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign joint defence pact

Philippe repeats call to scrap 1968 France-Algeria treaty

Bosnian leader Izetbegovic remembered as philosopher of resistance

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Russian crude surges as China turns away from Middle East suppliers

Russian ESPO crude has surged to a $10-a-barrel premium over Brent as Chinese refineries turn to the Pacific-shipped oil amid disrupted Middle Eastern supplies.

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Brent surges 7.6% on week as US-Iran clashes deepen

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Mobile nuclear plant in Canada advances toward deployment

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Technip Energies says gas and hydrogen must work together

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US oil rigs rise for first time in three weeks

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Marine fuel prices surge as conflict disrupts global supplies

Marine fuel buyers face record prices and declining fuel quality in 2026 as conflict disrupts global supply chains.

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Middle East

Nine killed by war-era ordnance in Syria in past week

Turkey develops homegrown air defense system it calls Steel Dome

Beirut exhibition preserves memories of war-scarred south

UAE Statement Rattles Israel's Political Scene as Hebrew Media Call It a Blow to Netanyahu

Arab World

Sudan war risks spreading across borders, U.S. warns at U.N.

Prominent Tunisian journalist arrested

US pushes expanded arms embargo to choke Sudan conflict

Air strike destroys WFP food aid in Sudan's Kordofan

World

Nepal continues rescue effort more than ten days after disaster

UN adopts resolution to redraw world maps, enlarging Africa

Nepal flood survivors struggle in crowded camps

Five European nations seek pact to send migrants outside bloc

Politics

U.S. Space Force marks six years as newest military branch

Pentagon conducts polygraph tests on 50 senior military officials

Channel 4 investigation examines potential election law breaches at Reform UK

Trump sends envoys to Moscow and Kyiv with peace proposal

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