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Oil Climbs Above $100 After Houthi Strikes on Saudi Energy Infrastructure

Global crude benchmarks rose above $100 a barrel to six-week highs after Iran-backed Houthi forces attacked Saudi energy facilities, intensifying fears of prolonged disruptions to Middle Eastern oil supplies.
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Trump Rejects Calls for AI Development Moratorium as Technology Shares Slide
Keir Starmer Announces Resignation as UK Prime Minister
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Mail-In Voting Restrictions
U.S. Treasury Yields Breach 5% as Bond Sell-Off Intensifies
Oil Climbs Above $100 After Houthi Strikes on Saudi Energy Infrastructure
U.S. and Iran Open Talks in Switzerland as Trump Keeps Pressure on Tehran
Pentagon Faces Criticism Over Television Segment on U.S. Airman’s Iran Rescue Mission
Kennedy Center Board Weighs Trump Tribute as Institution Faces Financial Crisis
House Speaker Rejects Calls for Pause on Advanced AI Development
DHS Watchdog Finds Serious Failures at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Immigration Facility
Former CIA Director John Brennan Subpoenaed in Justice Department Investigation
U.S. Defense Bill and Supplemental Military Funding Remain Stalled Amid Iran Conflict
Trump Urges Ukraine to Stop Strikes on Russian Diesel Refineries
House Passes Stopgap Funding Bill to Avert U.S. Government Shutdown
Trump Rejects Calls for Advanced AI Development Freeze Despite Cybersecurity Warnings
Bank of Japan Poised to Raise Rates to 1.25%, Highest in 31 Years
Guterres Warns UN Faces Financial Collapse as U.S. Withholds More Than $4 Billion
North Korea Fires Short-Range Ballistic Missiles After U.S.-South Korea-Japan Drills
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Leaders Jointly Demand Route to Leave UK
Houthis Seize Perim Island and Strike Saudi Oil Infrastructure in Red Sea Escalation
U.S. Women Reach Basketball World Cup Final After Beating Spain
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Alexander Zverev Beats Ben Shelton to Win U.S. Open Men’s Title
U.S. Authorities Warn Over Viral ‘Cat in the Hat’ Property-Damage Trend
Wisconsin Congressman Survives Emergency Water Landing After Aircraft Failure
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Global Bond Markets Sell Off as Iran Conflict and Saudi Pipeline Disruptions Fuel Inflation Fears
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Wisconsin Lawmaker Survives Emergency Water Landing After Small-Aircraft Failure
Trump Urges Republican Activists to Mobilize Ahead of Midterm Elections
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