Oil prices set for weekly gain on Middle East fears
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Oil prices set for weekly gain on Middle East fears
Oil futures declined Friday but remained on track for back-to-back weekly gains as investors weighed the threat of a wider Middle East conflict that could threaten crude flows from the region.2 hours ago -
World - ABC News
Russian and Iranian presidents meet as concerns grow over escalating Middle East attacks
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met Iran’s president at a time when Tehran is supplying weapons for Moscow’s war in Ukraine and concerns are growing over escalating attacks between Israel and ...3 hours ago - Russia -
World - The Guardian
Middle East crisis live: Israeli military says it is conducting review after UN peacekeepers injured in Lebanon
Statement says it has been notified that two peacekeepers were ‘inadvertently’ hurt. Israel’s Magen David Adom has reported that one person has been killed and another wounded at a kibbutz in ...3 hours ago - Israel -
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Middle East latest: UN mission in Lebanon hit again by explosions
The U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon says new explosions have hit its headquarters, injuring two peacekeepers, a day after Israeli forces targeted the same position and struck central ...3 hours ago -
Business - CNBC
U.S. crude oil on pace to eke out second weekly gain on Middle East war risk
Traders worry Israel will hit Iran's oil industry, potentially triggering a cycle of escalation that causes a significant disruption of supplies.4 hours ago -
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Leaders of Jordan and southern Europe meet in a bid to help de-escalate Middle East crisis
The leaders of nine southern European Union countries and Jordan are meeting in Cyprus to come up with ways to de-escalate the crisis in the Middle East that is threatening to engulf Lebanon and ...6 hours ago -
Politics - The Hill
Harris faces new battles with expanding Middle East conflict
Vice President Harris is struggling to confront a rapidly worsening crisis in the Middle East as she seeks to balance unwavering support for Israel with appeals to progressive and Arab-American ...7 hours ago -
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World - The Guardian
Middle East crisis live: at least 22 people killed in deadliest Israeli strike on central Beirut since start of war, officials say
Senior Hezbollah official Wafiq Safa reportedly targeted in air attack that has wounded more than 100 people. How a year of war laid waste to the Gaza Strip – visualised Diplomatic ...16 hours ago - Israel -
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Middle East latest: 22 people killed and 117 wounded in Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon says
Authorities say that Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip and Beirut have left dozens of people dead17 hours ago - Israel -
Business - Financial Times
UK executives dump shares on fears of Labour capital gains tax raid
Public filings show disposals have doubled in wake of election and ahead of crunch Budget18 hours ago - United Kingdom -
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Oil climbs nearly 4%, turns higher week to date as investors monitor Middle East
Oil futures on Thursday turned higher for the week, supported by continued worries over the potential for a more direct confrontation between Israel and Iran that could threaten Middle East crude ...21 hours ago -
World - The Guardian
What Sigmund Freud can teach us about the Middle East and #MeToo | Jacqueline Rose
In a world ravaged by war and sexual violence, a new edition of the great psychoanalyst’s works is a reminder of his continuing relevance. In 1935, Sigmund Freud wrote to a distraught mother that ...Yesterday -
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Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi calls for peace in Middle East from Iran jail
Activist’s treatment at Evin prison has become even more severe since she was awarded prize last year. Middle East crisis – live updates The jailed Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi ...Yesterday - Iran -
Politics - The Hill
Israel seeks to reshape Middle East, with force and US backing
One year after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, Israel is reshaping the Middle East by force, taking the fight to Iran and its proxies with the help of the United States — despite pleas from the Biden ...Yesterday - Israel -
World - The Guardian
Facing war in the Middle East and Ukraine, the US looks feeble. But is it just an act? | Adam Tooze
The idea that Biden is just muddling through these global crises isn’t convincing. Look closely and his foreign policy has been as radical as Trump’s. Writing on-the-spot histories always comes ...Yesterday -
World - Financial Times
Middle East wars cast dark shadow over Nobel Peace Prize
UN agency for Palestinians among nominees 30 years after prize handed to architects of Oslo AccordsYesterday -
World - The Guardian
Middle East crisis live: Israel says Iran strike will be ‘lethal, precise, surprising’; Biden tells Netanyahu to ‘minimise harm’ to Lebanese civilians
Defence minister says ‘they won’t understand what happened and how’; White House releases callout from call between US and Israeli leaders. We have more reports coming in of deadly Israeli attacks ...Yesterday - Israel -
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How rising oil prices could impact the election, according to experts
Oil prices have surged in recent weeks as conflict escalates in the Middle East.Yesterday -
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Oil prices end at lowest in a week, with U.S. crude supplies up more than expected
Oil futures on Wednesday stretched their losses into a second straight session to settle at their lowest in a week, pressured after official data on U.S. inventories revealed a nearly ...Yesterday -
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Biden to talk to Netanyahu as Middle East violence continues
President Biden plans to speak on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday for the first time in two months as the war rages in the Middle East. Netanyahu is calling on ...2 days ago - Joe Biden