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.
Netanyahu says Israeli army ‘dissecting’ Gaza to get back hostages
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the military is dividing Gaza and “seizing territory” to force Hamas to free hostages held in the Palestinian territory.
NATO chief says alliance with US ‘there to stay’
Trump is also expected to announce trade tariffs later Wednesday that would hit the economies of NATO countries.
Niger junta frees ministers of overthrown government
Niger’s junta said Tuesday it had freed around 50 people, including ministers from the government it toppled in July 2023, in line with recommendations of a “national conference” in February.
Trump set to unleash ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
US President Donald Trump is poised to unveil sweeping new “Liberation Day” tariffs on Wednesday, but kept the world guessing until the last minute about the scope of an onslaught that could spark a global trade war.
Hamas calls on ‘anyone who can bear arms’ worldwide to fight Trump’s Gaza plan
“Do not withhold an explosive, a bullet, a knife, or a stone. Let everyone break their silence.”
