Russia's refinery attacks by Ukraine cited as key driver of rising fuel costs US President Donald Trump on Monday blamed Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries for high gas prices, insisting that the Iran war was no longer responsible. "What's driving up Gasoline is no longer the Strait of Hor»»»

Oil prices ease but shipping risks and energy pressures persist for UAE UAE residents are starting the week with a mixed picture from the Middle East war: more oil is moving through the Strait of Hormuz and crude prices have eased slightly, but attacks on tankers are increasing and heavy fighting i»»»

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LONDON — Global oil stockpiles are "scarily thin" owing to the US-Iran war, Saudi Aramco's chief executive Amin Nasser said Monday, days after G7 nations agreed to release more of their inventories to ease supply concerns."The system is already straining," Nasser, who leads a key oil producer that »»»

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North Korea launched a ballistic missile Saturday morning from the Wonsan area on its east coast into the Sea of Japan, according to South Korea's military. The launch comes amid renewed tensions between Pyongyang and Seoul, with the latter demanding an apology for a blast that wounded three S»»»

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Washington, United States: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio lifted off for Iceland Monday to continue pressing US interests in the Arctic, two weeks after Washington sealed a security pact on Greenland. Rubio will meet with officials in Reykjavik "to discuss economic and security collaboration," t»»»

WASHINGTON: The United States confirmed that it had withdrawn all B-1 bombers from the British airbase of RAF Fairford, reportedly due to “new threats,” with Britain’s government insisting on Monday the site is safe. Police were called to the base in southwest England on September 27 after a local »»»

Global oil stockpiles are "scarily thin" owing to the U.S.-Iran war, Saudi Aramco's chief executive Amin Nasser said Monday, days after G7 nations agreed to release more of their inventories to ease supply concerns. "The system is already straining," Nasser, who leads a key oil producer that is maj»»»

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Defeat was just the latest political setback for the Socialist premier Pedro Sanchez Madrid: Spain’s prime minister on Monday called a snap election for November 29, after parliament rejected housing relief measures proposed by his minority government amid nationwide protests. The defeat on Friday »»»

So, big bad US President Donald Trump just successfully strong-armed French President Emmanuel Macron and the EU into dumping their precious ‘rainy day’ diesel from strategic reserves. Why? Because Trump, threatening a disastrous cutoff of diesel exports to Europe altogether, wanted to keep domesti»»»

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Stockholm: The Nobel medicine prize was awarded Monday to US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their work in the field of optogenetics. The field helps researchers understand how specific cell types contribute to behaviours lik»»»

Donald Trump and major tech leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia, SpaceX, Meta and other tech companies gathered for a meeting at the White House to reach a deal on what Trump described as an “AI constitution” to ensure that frontier models do not pose catastrophic, unintended risks. In the cours»»»

US blockade chokes oil revenues as military buildup adds pressure on Tehran Dubai: Iran is coming under intensifying pressure on two fronts as President Donald Trump tightens the economic squeeze on Tehran while simultaneously building up US military firepower in the Middle East. The strain is incr»»»

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Yemen’s civil war has intensified, with the internationally recognized government announcing a military operation aimed at retaking territory captured last month by the Iranian-backed Houthis. The Houthis, a Shiite armed group, continued their own offensive, reportedly seizing more towns in southwe»»»

Brazil’s presidential election is headed to a runoff, with right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, leading incumbent left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. With almost all votes counted, Bolsonaro received 47.03% of the vote, compared with Lula’s 45.16%,»»»

Iran's diplomat said on Sunday there was no military solution to the US war against Iran as peace talks appeared stalled. Washington has scaled back attacks in favour of economic pressure, while Iran's attempted Hormuz blockade remains contentious. A UK maritime agency reported another tanker hit b»»»

Right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro pulled off a surprise first-place finish ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Sunday's election, which heads to a run-off vote on October 25 as neither clinched a majority. Brazilians voted Sunday in a high-stakes presidential election pitting incumben»»»

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The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday that all US B-1 bombers deployed to Britain’s RAF Fairford had returned home following a security incident that prompted nearby evacuations. Police found no explosives after reports of suspicious activity at the base last Sunday. Five London-based British men arrest»»»

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to travel to Iceland on Monday, two weeks after Washington sealed a security pact with Denmark and Greenland on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. Rubio will meet with officials in Reykjavik "to discuss economic and security collabora»»»

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The United States can count on Romania, President Nicusor Dan said Friday in a message posted on X, and accompanied by a photo showing Nicusor Dan and his partner, Mirabela Gradinaru, alongside US President Donald Trump at a reception hosted by Trump in New York in September on the sidelines of the»»»

Meeting to review regional developments, cooperation under Mecca Agreement Senior officials from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey will meet in Riyadh on Monday for a meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee (SPDC), established under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement. Pakistan’s Dep»»»

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Crime, economy, and democracy dominate Brazil's closely watched presidential race Brasilia: Brazil’s October 4 first-round vote is too close to call in most final polls, with incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) locked in a tight race that points to a»»»

Some of the world’s wealthiest nations agreed on Friday to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude from their reserve stockpiles over the next four months in an effort to rein in runaway fuel prices. That amounts to around one day’s worth of global oil demand and includes a “frontloaded sub»»»

**Update since publishing: Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of US President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off in a runoff on 25 October for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy after neither won a majority in Sunday’s vote. On 4 Octobe»»»

Iran link, arrests and what we know about the security probe US bombers have been relocated from RAF Fairford, the UK airbase used by the US military for operations involving Iran, amid an ongoing security investigation near the base. The Pentagon confirmed that all US B-1 bombers deployed to RAF F»»»

Women and youth shaping the Nobel Prize narrative over the decades Since 1901, the Nobel Prizes have been awarded to individuals and organisations for work leading to great advances for humanity, in line with the wishes of the prizes' founder, inventor Alfred Nobel. The 2026 winners will be announc»»»

BRUSSELS: EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic will head to Beijing on Thursday for two days of make-or-break meetings with Chinese officials to try to stave off a trade war. The European Union has toughened its stance toward Beijing to defend businesses against what it believes is unfair competition in c»»»

Hormone research for weight-loss drugs leads Nobel medicine prize predictions Research into hormones that regulate appetite is on everybody's lips for the Nobel medicine prize, to be announced on Monday when the 2026 Nobel season kicks off. The winners of the six Nobel prizes for medicine, physics,»»»

BRASILIA, Brazil: Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of US President Donald Trump, and Brazil’s veteran President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face off on Oct. 25 in a runoff for the top job of Latin America’s powerhouse economy. The country’s electoral court in Brasilia said neither the 80-year-old »»»

Tehran demands compliance with MoU for Hormuz reopening amid rising tensions Tehran: Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that the strategic Strait of Hormuz will remain "closed" until the US meets seven conditions based on the 14-point June Memorandum of Understanding, as tensio»»»

Pentagon confirms withdrawal of B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford amid security concerns The Pentagon confirmed reports Sunday that the United States has withdrawn all B-1 bomber planes from Royal Air Force Fairford, the UK airbase where a suspicious incident triggered nearby evacuations. A statement f»»»

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO: Senator Flavio Bolsonaro took an early lead as Brazil began reporting results on Sunday afternoon in the first round of a tight presidential election, following a campaign dominated by corruption scandals, economic anxiety and accusations ​of US meddling. The fiel»»»

TEHRAN: Iran’s top diplomat insisted on Sunday that there would be no military solution to the United States’ war against the Islamic republic, with talks on ending the conflict apparently at an impasse. A campaign of heavy bombardment failed to bring a decisive close to the war launched by the US »»»

WASHINGTON: The US Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at a US-run military air base in England used to strike Iran following an investigation into a planned terror attack at the RAF Fairford base. The bombers were redeployed back to their home bases in the United States, according to »»»

Brazilians began casting their votes on Sunday in a closely watch presidential election pitting incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Nearly 160 million voters will also pick lawmakers, senators and governo»»»

The woman who alleged that she was drugged and raped by seven male students at a Cornell University fraternity house has been the target of threats, her lawyer told CNN on Sunday. Cornell's president earlier voiced support for an external review of the Ivy League institution facing widespread »»»

Brazilians began casting their votes on Sunday in a closely watch presidential election pitting incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Nearly 160 million voters will also pick lawmakers, senators and governo»»»

Twelve candidates are on the ballot, but the presidential race is centred on two rivals: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro. Lula is seeking a fourth and final term, warning that Brazil’s sovereignty is at stake amid pressure from Donald Trump. Bolsonaro, meanwhile, has highli»»»