Escalating tensions abroad could push oil prices to roughly $90 per barrel, according to one analyst. Prices weren’t too far from those levels on Monday, as Brent (BZ=F) hovered above $86 per barrel while West Texas Intermediate (CL=F) topped $82 per barrel. “The biggest fear in the market is the biggest geopolitical tension that we’re […]
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Turkey mediates between Somalia and Ethiopia to ease diplomatic tensions
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Monday mediated talks between Somalia and Ethiopia to ease diplomatic tensions between the east African neighbors, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said. Tensions between the two African countries have simmered since Ethiopia signed a memorandum of understanding with the breakaway region of Somaliland in January, which Somalia denounced as infringing […]
With the RNC coming to blue Milwaukee, historical tensions brew in the background
WASHINGTON – When Donald Trump called Milwaukee a “horrible city” during a closed meeting with fellow Republicans last month, he touched on an enduring trend in Wisconsin politics. Milwaukee has for decades been at the center of budget battles in the statehouse, and it is frequently singled out by the GOP in statewide campaigns as […]
A French community honors a teen killed by police. Political and racial tensions are the backdrop
NANTERRE, France (AP) — One year after a French teenager with North African origins was killed by police — a shooting that sparked shock and days of rioting across France — his mother is leading a silent march Saturday to pay homage to her son. It comes at a politically fraught time. Hate speech is […]
Tensions hit boiling point as O’Keefe, Read supporters clash outside court
Tensions boiled over outside Dedham’s Norfolk Superior Court on Friday afternoon as supporters of Karen Read and John O’Keefe clashed amid uncertainty surrounding the jurors inside who were ordered by the judge to get back to deliberating the Mansfield woman’s fate. Karen Read once ‘admired’ her Boston police boyfriend she’s accused of killing Four people […]
Junior Bankers Log 100-Hour Weeks Again, And Tensions Are Rising
(Bloomberg) — To see the stress mounting again on Wall Street’s junior bankers, just look a half-rung higher, at staffers. Most Read from Bloomberg Not staff, as in employees, but staffers, the unheralded deputy managers who dole out assignments to trainees. When investment bankers or clients want something done, staffers find underlings for the drudgery. […]
Erdogan says Turkey stands with Lebanon as tensions rise with Israel
ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey stood in solidarity with Lebanon amid growing tensions with Israel and called on regional countries on Wednesday to also support Beirut. Cross-border strains between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah have been escalating in recent weeks, stoking fears of an all-out Israel-Hezbollah war. Shelling across Israel’s northern border has […]
Erdogan says Turkey stands with Lebanon as tensions rise with Israel
ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey stood in solidarity with Lebanon amid growing tensions with Israel and called on regional countries on Wednesday to also support Beirut. Cross-border strains between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah have been escalating in recent weeks, stoking fears of an all-out Israel-Hezbollah war. Shelling across Israel’s northern border has […]
As Iran’s presidential vote looms, tensions boil over renewed headscarf crackdown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Seemingly every afternoon in Iran’s capital, police vans rush to major Tehran squares and intersections to search for women with loose headscarves and those who dare not to wear them at all. The renewed crackdown comes not quite two years since mass protests over the death Mahsa Amini after […]
China’s premier slams trade tensions as electric vehicle exports hit by tariffs
Open markets and green technologies are vital for stabilising global growth, China’s premier said on Tuesday, while criticising trade tensions as he opened a conference in north-eastern China. Li Qiang told political and business leaders attending the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the “Summer Davos”, that China is […]
China’s premier slams trade tensions as EV exports are hit by tariffs
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Open markets and green technologies are vital for stabilizing global growth, China’s premier said Tuesday, while criticizing trade tensions as he opened a conference in northeastern China. Premier Li Qiang told political and business leaders attending the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the “Summer […]
North Korean balloons ‘presumed’ to be carrying waste seen in South Korea as tensions flare
North Korean balloons “presumed” to be carrying waste were spotted in South Korea on Monday, reigniting a tit-for-tat exchange as tensions on the Korean Peninsula continue to heighten. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said a suspected balloon was seen flying in northern Gyeonggi Province, which borders Seoul, around 9 p.m. local time (8 p.m. ET). Seoul’s Metropolitan […]