Oil rises to $107 per barrel as Trump comments roil energy markets
The Brent oil price reached nearly $107 a barrel Monday after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement launched strikes on Saudi Arabia, heightening worries about tight global supplies heading into the northern hemisphere winter.
Trump on Iran: ‘We’re gonna hit ’em hard tonight’
President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that US forces would strike Iran “hard” in the coming night, after earlier declaring Washington’s ceasefire with Iran over at a NATO summit in Ankara.
Oil prices jump to 74$ per barrel after Trump says Iran ceasefire over
World oil prices soared more than five percent Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was over, following fresh strikes in the Middle East.
Ghana-South Africa presidential meeting halted over migrant tensions
“We sent a diplomatic communication to the South African government that we believe it is best to defer their visit,” Kwakye Ofosu said.
Trump arrives Ankara for NATO summit
US President Donald Trump landed in Ankara on Tuesday for a NATO summit where leaders are hoping to woo him with promises on defence spending, an AFP correspondent said.
Ebola outbreak in Congo still in ‘expansion phase’ – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) official on Tuesday said the Ebola outbreak in Congo has not yet stabilised and is still expanding, with transmission fuelled by the population.
