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War fatigue in M. East lowers oil market tension
Sopuruchi Onwuka Iran’s signal to walk back from double war fronts after 12 days of aerial war with Israel and a fierce confrontation with the United States over debilitating blasts at its nuclear facilities is beginning to settle nerves at…
Midnight Hammer: How US forces overwhelmed Iranian air space
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports A combined fleet of more than 125 different aircraft participated in the US attack on Iran’s three nuclear sites in a mission code named Operation Midnight Hammer, the Pentagon declared in a briefing to the…
Israel evacuates foreigners as major escalation unfolds in M. East
Sopuruchi Onwuka As world’s major airlines avoid direct flights to the Middle East, Israel is working out arrangements that would enable foreigners relocating to Europe and America to flee as the world expects major conflict escalation as President Donald Trump…
ADNOC-led consortium throws in $18.7 bn bid for Santos
Sopuruchi Onwuka A consortium led by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has thrown in attention-grabbing $18.7 billion offer to acquire Australia’s second-largest gas producer, Santos, in a bid that focuses on the future potentials of both companies when merged…
Some 242 Indians, Britons, Canadians dead as Air India flight crashes
Air India flight AI-171, bound for London’s Gatwick Airport, crashed shortly after takeoff near Ahmedabad airport on Thursday. The Boeing 787 aircraft belonging to Air India was carrying around 232 passengers and 10 crew members when it crashed. Indian television…
US orders embassy to evacuate as Israel preps Iran attack
The United States has told embassy staff in Baghdad are set to leave due to heightened security risks as Israel prepares strike Iran within days, opening a new war front that could complicate the existing Gaza war. . President Donald…
Africa Energy Bank: Will Nigeria miss another great opportunity?
Sopuruchi Onwuka The delay in the full funding and activation of the highly anticipated African Energy Bank (AEB) clearly falls into pattern with the inability of African countries to muster critical collaborative thrust in pushing collective agenda; it reinvents the…
Chad slams reciprocal travel ban on US citizens
Chadian government has hit back at the United States with reciprocal travel ban after it was included in the list of countries whose citizens are barred from traveling to the American country under the new security alert level established by…
Trump’s sanctions on Iran re-ignite oil market volatility
Sopuruchi Onwuka The US Department of Treasury weekend announced new sanctions on Iran, targeting 10 individuals and 27 commercial entities as nuclear negotiations seemingly hit a roadblock after Tehran rejected the idea of transferring its inventory of enriched uranium. More…
US vetoes UN Security Council resolution on Gaza ceasefire
The United States on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, insisting that such a resolution should have also demanded immediate release of Israeli hostages still kept in dire conditions by Hamas….
