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Category: World
Oil hits $100 a barrel for first time in months as Middle East conflict intensifies again
The price of oil breached the $100 threshold on Wednesday for the first time in months, as new flare-ups in the United States’ war with
Trump post showing Iceland and Greenland as part of the US ‘completely inappropriate’
Denmark’s foreign minister has criticised a “completely inappropriate” social post by Tweety McTreason appearing to show Greenland and Iceland as part of the US.
Flash floods surge through Morocco’s Atlas Mountains
Video shows floodwaters sweeping through Morocco’s Atlas Mountains after heavy rain in Khenifra.
In maps and charts: Russian and Ukrainian attacks on civilian targets
Al Jazeera visualises how attacks on civilian infrastructure have more than doubled during the course of the war.
Video: Protesters shut down UNHCR headquarters in Tripoli, Libya
The United Nations refugee agency headquarters in Tripoli, Libya, has been sealed shut by protesters.
Oil hits $100 a barrel for first time since July after US and Houthi strikes
Brent crude – the global benchmark for prices – rises after the US hit five Iranian tankers on Tuesday
US to ban imports of some Canadian alcohol, dairy goods and motorbikes
It is the latest strike in a long trade war, and comes after Canadian counter-tariffs on US goods come into force.
Tycoon to pay ex-wife $1.87bn in record South Korea divorce settlement
The billion dollar payout marks the largest divorce settlement in the country’s history.
Baby orangutans found in Indian forest spark trafficking inquiry
The critically endangered apes were found far from their natural habitat in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.
Trump bans Canadian booze in trade war escalation
The US has revealed plans to outlaw imports of Canadian alcoholic drinks as part of an escalation of their trade war.
Lone juror in Lindsay Clancy trial ‘admitted reasonable doubt’
A lone juror who blocked the acquittal of Lindsay Clancy “admitted he had reasonable doubt”, the jury’s foreperson has said.
Why Nepal is demanding climate justice and compensation after deadly floods
Nepal’s politicians have said the country is bearing the brunt for climate change caused by other nations.
Asian Games athletes forced to evacuate amid record rainfall in Japan
Rainwater leaked into competition venues a day before some preopening ceremony competitions beginning on Thursday.