Oil prices rose Wednesday after the U.S. launched fresh strikes on Iran in retaliation for Tehran attacking commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. West Texas Intermediate futures for August delivery rose 2.87% to $72.46 per barrel. Futures for International benchmark Brent crude for Sept
The US military unleashed a new wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday and revoked a license allowing the country to sell oil after three tankers were hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, putting pressure on an already fragile ceasefire. "CENTCOM forces completed a new round of offensiv
July 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. military unleashed a new wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday and revoked a license allowing the country to sell oil after three tankers were hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, putting pressure on an already fragile ceasefire. After a day in which huge crow
The United States carried out airstrikes against several targets in Iran on Tuesday, hours after revoking a waiver allowing the sale of Iranian oil around the world, in a dual response to what the Pentagon said were Iranian attacks on three commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The mi
Mass burials have begun at La Esperanza Cemetery in Venezuela’s La Guaira, where unidentified victims recovered from the rubble of twin earthquakes nearly two weeks ago are being laid to rest. The death toll has risen to 3,535, with more than 30,000 people still missing.
Nigel Farage says he will resign as MP for Clacton and stand in the subsequent by-election, after facing intense scrutiny over financial support he has received. The Reform UK leader said the "people of Clacton should be the judges of my actions", as he insisted he has done nothing wron
Interviewed on Tuesday evening, Le Pen announced she would run for president French hard-right leader Marine Le Pen has said she will run for the presidency in 2027, and appeal to the country's highest court against an embezzlement conviction that requires her to wear an electronic tag for a
Wall Street was rattled by a selloff in chipmakers on concerns over whether massive artificial-intelligence investments will justify lofty valuations while a jump in oil prices boosted bond yields. This year’s best-performing corner of the stock market was pummeled, with a gauge of semiconducto
RAWALPINDI: A K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 cargo aircraft en route from Sharjah to Karachi disappeared from radar over the Arabian Sea, about 300 kilometres west of Karachi, on Tuesday. According to reports, the aircraft lost contact about 300 kilometres west of Karachi while approaching Pakistani a
The court shortened her ban on running for elected office. However it ruled she must wear an electronic ankle tag for a year — which Le Pen had said would rule her out of a presidential run because it would make campaigning difficult and undermine her credibility. But in a prime-time interview
The implosion of Graham Platner’s campaign for Senate in Maine after an accusation of rape has ripped open divisions inside the Democratic Party as its progressives and moderates battle to pick his successor even before he has said he will step aside. National Democrats have grown alarmed that
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday again warned the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and the federal authorities against delaying local government (LG) elections, directing them to submit all pending delimitation notifications ahead of the next hearing on July 28.
Investor thinking on Chinese assets is changing, as steady returns through the turbulence of the Iran war and AI frenzy show how China has broken step with global markets, carving it a niche as a sandbag against volatility.
Three tankers including a Qatari LNG vessel were struck within hours in the Strait of Hormuz, maritime monitors and Qatar said on Tuesday, with peace mediator Doha denouncing an “unacceptable” Iranian attack.
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Tuesday enacted a law expanding provincial assembly members’ powers and immunities, including the issuance of lifetime official passports to them and their spouses.