Oil dips over 1.5% on demand fears after weak Chinese data
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil dropped by more than 1.5% on Monday after weaker than expected Chinese economic growth…
Middle East
Fighting in Sudan leaves farmers struggling to get crops planted
By Sarah El Safty, Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir CAIRO (Reuters) – A war between military factions in Sudan is…
Turkey’s cenbank to deliver another substantial rate hike to 20%: Reuters Poll
By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s central bank is expected to raise its policy rate by 500 basis points…
Russia refuses to renew Black Sea grain deal and says no guarantees for ships now
(Reuters) – Russia refused on Monday to extend the agreement that has enabled Ukraine to export grain from its Black…
Netanyahu vows crackdown on military no-shows in judicial protest
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to crack down on Monday against threatened no-shows…
Progressive US Democrat Jayapal apologizes for calling Israel ‘racist’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Representative Pramila Jayapal, who heads a large group of progressive Democrats in the U.S. Congress, on Sunday…
Hamas unable to pay salaries in Gaza after Qatari aid delay, officials say
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – The Gaza Strip’s Hamas rulers have been unable to pay salaries for 50,000 public…
Iraqi PM Sudani, Syria’s Assad hold talks on security, water in Damascus
By Timour Azhari BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus…
Netanyahu ejects party activist over Holocaust mockery at judicial protest
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the ejection on Sunday of an activist from…
Syrians who fled Assad fear he will soon choke off aid
By Maya Gebeily and Khalil Ashawi BEIRUT (Reuters) -Syrians who fled President Bashar al-Assad’s rule fear he may soon be…