Brent crude futures rose nearly 2% in early Asian trade on Tuesday after the U.S. military carried out strikes in southern Iran in what it described as defensive actions, keeping markets on edge as a deal to end the war eludes both sides.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday negotiating a deal with Iran could “take a few days,” quashing hopes for an imminent end to the conflict a day after U.S. forces conducted what Washington called defensive strikes in southern Iran.
Firefighters contending with a dangerously overheating industrial tank of a hazardous chemical in Southern California have eliminated the possibility of the tank exploding after a crack relieved some of the mounting pressure, they said on Monday.
The U.S. Justice Department has again asked a federal judge to lift an injunction holding up progress on President Donald Trump’s ballroom project, saying Saturday’s shooting outside the White House showed an urgent need for improved security.
The Iran war is shaping up to be one of the biggest supply shocks in the history of the aluminium market.
The Iran war has upended crude oil and liquefied natural gas markets, but the impact on coal has been more muted, even as prices for thermal grades have quietly climbed to multi-year highs.
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visited Kyiv on Monday following weeks of mounting warnings from Ukrainian officials about Russian plans to draw Minsk more deeply into the war against Ukraine.
The mines were found by divers during an inspection of the hull of the tanker Arrhenius.
The bank wants to tap Africa’s own financial resources to plug what it estimates is a $400 billion annual development financing gap.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said 220 people are suspected to have died from the virus.