Middle East tensions push global oil prices higher by over 3%
Global crude oil prices surged sharply on Monday (June 8) as escalating tensions in the Middle East fueled fears of potential supply disruptions.
Global crude oil prices surged sharply on Monday (June 8) as escalating tensions in the Middle East fueled fears of potential supply disruptions.
Israel carried out a series of retaliatory airstrikes on Iran late Sunday night (June 7), hours after Tehran launched a surprise missile attack.
At least 21 people were killed and 19 others injured after a passenger bus overturned and burst into flames on a highway in southern Iraq.
Tensions in the Middle East escalated sharply after Israel claimed that Iran launched multiple missiles toward its territory late Sunday night (June 7), prompting air raid sirens and the activation of air defense systems across northern Israel.
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines early Monday (June 8), triggering tsunami warnings across several Asian countries and prompting authorities to urge coastal residents to move to higher ground immediately.
North Korea has firmly ruled out any negotiations over its nuclear weapons programme, with Kim Yo Jong declaring that the country's status as a nuclear-armed state is “non-negotiable.”