
Brent crude nears $100 after strikes on Saudi energy sites amid renewed Mideast hostilities
Oil prices rose Tuesday on worries over escalating Mideast tensions after the U.S. and Iran traded strikes over the weekend.
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Oil prices rose Tuesday on worries over escalating Mideast tensions after the U.S. and Iran traded strikes over the weekend.
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UK to reassert support for Palestinian rights and a two-state solution in move drawing widespread criticism UK to adopt tougher stance on Israel with illegal settlements trade ban The Liberal Democrats say they have been granted a Commons urgent question today about t he latest Argentinian threats to the Falkland Islan

UK publishes legislation for expanded sanctions on Iran The UK government on Tuesday published legislation to expand sanctions on Iran, including tougher trade restrictions and powers to target ships. Stephen Doughty, a foreign office minister, said in a statement cited by Reuters that the legislation "doubles down

Saudi authorities said operations at some energy facilities have been attacked by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis Gas prices are rising this morning, putting pressure on European countries who need to stock up their storage levels before the winter. The month-ahead UK gas price is up around 1% at 184p a therm, close to y

The Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has warned residents who patronise traders operating in unauthorised public spaces that they will face arrest and prosecution from next week. The Authority said the enforcement would target people buying goods from traders operating on roads, medians, setbacks, walkways and

The move comes days after President Javier Milei stepped up Argentina's claims of sovereignty over the Falklands.

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US officials threaten retaliation against UK over Israeli settlements sanctions US officials have attacked the UK over its new trade sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements, amid speculation that Washington could publicly rebuke the British government. On Tuesday morning, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee suggeste

A K means the rich and poor are pulling apart. A C supposedly means they're coming back together. We hear the case for both. Which letter you see may depend on what you choose to pay attention to.

US officials threaten retaliation against UK over Israeli settlements sanctions Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 09/08/2026 - 10:45 Mike Huckabee calls UK policy 'discrimination', while Randy Fine warns British companies could be stopped from doing business in Florida US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee addresses the

All foreigners without proper documents in Kenya are urged to register through their embassies.

In a major policy shift, Britain is expected to ban goods from Israeli settlements Submitted by Imran Mulla on Tue, 09/08/2026 - 09:26 Tel Aviv threatens retaliation as ministers call for sanctions on Britain and expulsion of the UK ambassador to Israel Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham at 10 Downing Street in Lond

A state in South-Eastern Nigeria has already built such a mechanism… The initiative is called ÓKÓBÌ, the One Kindred One Business Initiative, launched in Imo State. Its premise is straightforward: rather than backing one entrepreneur at a time, back a group. An extended family, a village or a student society comes toge

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UK to announce trade ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Canada's retaliatory tariffs of up to 50 percent on approximately $19.8 billion worth of US goods came into effect this Tuesday, further escalating the trade war between the two neighbours. At the same time, US President Donald Trump is threatening to ban sales of all Bombardier aircraft in the US, in spite of the Cana

The French National Film Board (CNC) and Unifrance on Tuesday offered a sobering assessment of France’s TV content exports in 2025, citing “a deteriorating economic environment and numerous uncertainties” that contributed to a sharp 21.6% drop in the international sales of French audiovisual programs to €164.3 million

Americans in border regions have had symbiotic relationships with Canadians, but the trade war is testing their bonds.

Exclusive: Booming industry of businesses profit from shortage of beds for most at-risk children Princess’s story: the case that highlights scourge of illegal care provision Councils are paying more than £125m a year of taxpayers’ money to place vulnerable children in illegal care homes across England, an investigation

Iranian drivers have long had some of the cheapest petrol in the world. But with the economy under pressure after months of war, authorities are hiking the price for its heaviest users.

Nigeria has already eliminated an unsustainable subsidy. The real test is whether the fiscal space it created translates into lower transport costs, stronger industry and better public services. That framework already exists. The National Economic Council where the federal government and all 36 governors sit is the nat

The penalty system is being tested at Haneda Airport, a major hub for business flights, with no plans as of yet for expansion to other airports.

Duties on U.S. steel and aluminum products have doubled to 50% as a war of words between Washington and Ottawa continues.

Ed Miliband to reassert support for Palestinian rights and a two-state solution in move fiercely criticised by US and Israel Ed Miliband will announce a broad reset of the UK’s relations with Israel on Tuesday, promising the government will take a more active approach in supporting the Palestinian cause. In an interven

Hedge fund tycoon is latest financier to exit amid fears among super-rich over tax rises Business live – latest updates The hedge fund billionaire Chris Rokos is poised to leave the UK, the latest in a string of high-profile exits among Britain’s super-rich. The founder of Rokos Capital Management is preparing to move

The opening on Monday came as Russia and North Korea have heavily boosted military and economic ties since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Eighteen maritime bodies warned Tuesday that geopolitical tensions and a growing shadow fleet threaten to undermine international shipping and weaken trade.