Oil prices hit $100 a barrel for the first time since May as the escalating conflict in the Middle East reignited fears over global energy supplies. Brent crude – the global benchmark for oil prices – rose more than 6% on Thursday
The US and Saudi Arabia are expected to announce a deal that will allow the Gulf kingdom to develop a civilian nuclear programme. An announcement is expected from US President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday, according to CBS News, the BBC’s US
Meanwhile, Fedorov congratulated Drapatyi with his new job, describing his appointment as a “new hope in the fight of free people for freedom and justice”. He said it was “the voice of change that could not be ignored”. Fedorov also revealed that
The US military says it has begun a new round of strikes against Iran to “further degrade” its capabilities to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The strikes – the 10th consecutive night of attacks – come after US President Donald
The US military says a service member was killed after an Iranian attack in northern Iraq on Saturday, a day after an attack on a base in Jordan killed two US soldiers and left another missing. US Central Command (Centcom) said the
Washington and Tehran struck a preliminary deal to end the war in June, but the agreement unravelled within a month of its signing. At least 50 people have been killed and more than 500 injured in US strikes over the past three
The US has denied Iranian accusations that it hit civilian infrastructure in the latest wave of air strikes since peace talks collapsed. Iran’s state media and provincial authorities said bridges, a train station and an airport were hit. BBC Verify has confirmed
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s surprise move to replace popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has caused an outburst of anger from civil society and protests from MPs. A crowd of mostly young people gathered in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Thursday morning,
In France, the issue has been highly contentious politically, drawing opposition from the Catholic Church and parts of the medical profession. Although it has now been approved four times in the National Assembly, an upper house dominated by right-wing parties has three
Centcom earlier said it had carried out a third night of attacks with the same aim, and on Tuesday Iran’s state media reported blasts in multiple cities, including Bushehr – home to a nuclear power plant. Tehran said it had targeted US