U.S. sweet, sour oil price spread narrows on strong sour demand
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. sweet and sour oil differentials narrowed significantly this month, pricing data showed, as…
Middle East
International donors pledge $1.5 billion in Sudan aid
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber, Emma Farge and Khalid Abdelaziz GENEVA (Reuters) -International donors made pledges on Monday of close to $1.5…
Greek migrant tragedy death toll rises, suspects detained
By Karolina Tagaris MALAKASA, Greece (Reuters) -The suspected smugglers of scores of migrants who drowned in a Mediterranean Sea shipwreck…
Oil falls on uncertainty about Chinese economic growth
By Nia Williams (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Monday as questions over China’s economy outweighed OPEC+ output cuts and the…
Kerry meets Pope Francis privately, says he’s in great form and spirits
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – U.S. climate envoy John Kerry met Pope Francis on Monday, the first official to have a…
Exclusive-Citing attack threat, France bans Iranian opposition rally -document
By John Irish and Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) – France has banned an upcoming Iranian opposition rally over the risk…
Fresh Supreme Court bill will be launched on Wednesday, Israel’s Knesset says
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s parliament will on Wednesday start work on a fresh bill that limits Supreme Court…
Top minister says Israel to keep promoting settlements despite U.S. concern
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A top Israeli minister defied U.S. concern over settlement building in the occupied West Bank on Monday,…
Canada sanctions Iranian judges over alleged human rights abuses
(Reuters) – The Canadian government on Monday said it sanctioned Iranian judges over alleged human rights abuses, adding that the…
China-U.S. climate partnership vital despite differences, Kerry says
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said on Monday that the United States and…