By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press Posted June 16, 2025 8:12 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size U.S. President Donald Trump is leaving the Kananaskis G7 summit early because of the escalating conflict in the Middle East. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump “had a great day at … Read more
Keir Starmer must remain aware Netanyahu is acting like menacing rogue state leader or risk Britain being dragged into another bloody Middle East war, says Kevin Maguire Source link
Oil prices are leaping and stocks are falling Friday over worries that Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets could escalate further and damage the flow of crude around the world, along with the global economy. The price of a barrel of West Texas intermediate — the benchmark U.S. crude — jumped close to … Read more
Israel’s attack on Iran, its nuclear sites and its military leadership are part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s larger ambition to reform the dynamics of the Middle East and vanquish longtime foes. With the Islamic Republic weakened by the near defeat over the past year of key proxies such as Hamas and Hezbollah, the final … Read more
The United States is drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East and their loved ones due to the potential for regional unrest, the State Department and military said Wednesday. The State Department said it has ordered the departure of all nonessential personnel from the U.S. … Read more
Crude oil storage tanks at the Juaymah Tank Farm in Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia, in 2018. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. crude oil futures rose more than 4% Wednesday on escalating tensions in the Middle East. Brent crude futures rose $2.90, or 4.34%, to close … Read more