Brent crude for May delivery opened sharply higher again today, rising more than 4% and approaching $105 per barrel. At 07:00 local time (06:00 Lisbon), Brent was up 4.53% at …
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US president Donald Trump today ruled out the Middle East conflict ending this week, limiting himself to reiterating that it will end “soon.” “I don’t think so [that the war …
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China sent an envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan last week to mediate and call for an immediate ceasefire following border clashes that left several people dead, the Chinese Foreign Ministry …
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Portugal has ruled out any military involvement in the conflict around the Strait of Hormuz, responding to pressure from Washington for greater allied mobilisation. The position was reiterated on Monday …
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Qatar’s air defence system intercepted a missile fired at the country today, the defence ministry announced, amid an escalating wave of Iranian attacks against several Gulf states. In a statement …
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A team of researchers from the City University of Hong Kong has warned of the presence of contaminants from electronic devices in the bodies and brains of dolphins and porpoises …
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Influencer Andrew Tate, a prominent figure in the so-called “manosphere,” shared racist and anti-western messages during a stay in Hong Kong, following the lifting of travel restrictions imposed on him …
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US president Donald Trump has called on NATO partners and China to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, effectively closed by Iran, as major economic players began releasing strategic oil …
