Brent crude rose above $100 a barrel on September 9 for the first time since July, climbing more than 3%, as the conflict between the US and Iran escalated. Iran targeted a US base in Jordan with missiles, retaliating for the US destroying five Iranian oil tankers, while Houthi attacks on Saudi cities added to supply fears.
Brent crude up by more than 3% after latest fire between US and Iran in Gulf and Houthi attacks on Saudi cities The price of oil has risen above $100 a barrel for the first time since July as the escalating conflict in the Middle East threatens further disruption to global supplies. Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rose by more than 3% to top $101 after tensions increased in the Gulf amid the…
Brent crude up by more than 3% after latest fire between US and Iran in Gulf and Houthi attacks on Saudi cities The price of oil has risen above $100 a barrel for the first time since July as the escalating conflict in the Middle East threatens further disruption to global supplies. Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rose by more than 3% to top $101 after tensions increased in the Gulf amid the…
Iran targeted a U.S. base in Jordan with a series of missiles overnight, in retaliation for the U.S. military destroying five Iranian oil tankers.
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BBC News – World US prosecutors have reopened an investigation into a former Cornell University student's allegation that seven fraternity members drugged and gang-raped her in 2024. The case was revived after the woman, identified as Jane Doe, filed a civil lawsuit accusing Cornell of failing to protect her. Excerpts of text messages reportedly involving a defendant and the woman were published by CBS News on Tuesday, including one in which an unnamed male defendant appeared to apologize days after the alleged assault. The prosecutor is continuing the probe as the campus reacts.
Sky News – World King Mohammed VI of Morocco appointed Fatima Mansouri as the country's first female prime minister following her party's election victory. Mansouri, a lawyer and politician from the centrist Authenticity and Modernity Party, previously served as mayor of Marrakesh and member of parliament. She is only the second woman to lead a government in the Arab world.
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