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EU states urge windfall tax as fuel prices surge
EU states urge windfall tax as fuel prices surge

BERLIN, Germany: Five European Union countries have urged Brussels to introduce a windfall tax on energy companies, arguing that firms...

US fuel prices surge past $4 as Iran war disrupts oil
US fuel prices surge past $4 as Iran war disrupts oil

NEW YORK CITY, New York: U.S. gasoline prices have climbed above US$4 a gallon for the first time since 2022, as the Iran war drives...

Iran war threatens high-margin Gulf market for luxury cars
Iran war threatens high-margin Gulf market for luxury cars

LONDON/BERLIN/MILAN: Luxury carmakers are bracing for a hit to one of their most profitable markets as the war in Iran disrupts demand...

Fuel spike forces airlines into fares versus demand trade-off
Fuel spike forces airlines into fares versus demand trade-off

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Airlines are scrambling to adjust fares and flight schedules as a sharp rise in fuel costs threatens profitability...

Oil prices climb post Trump's ultimatum to Iran over Strait of Hormuz closure
Oil prices climb post Trump's ultimatum to Iran over Strait of Hormuz closure

New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Oil prices climbed on Sunday after US President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iranian energy...

Saudi Arabia and Russia to drive more than 60% of oil production increments from May; Reaffirm commitment to market stability
Saudi Arabia and Russia to drive more than 60% of oil production increments from May; Reaffirm commitment to market stability

New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Russia and Saudi Arabia will provide more than 60 per cent of the total production increments scheduled...

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War reignites unrest in Bahrain, government cracks down on dissent
War reignites unrest in Bahrain, government cracks down on dissent

MANAMA, Bahrain: A man detained in Bahrain last month as the island kingdom came under missile attack from Iran vanished for days,...

Falling cherry trees spark safety fears in Tokyo
Falling cherry trees spark safety fears in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan: The collapse of aging cherry blossom trees in Tokyo has raised safety concerns during Japan's peak hanami season, even...

Missing airman in Iran rescued, Trump announces
Missing airman in Iran rescued, Trump announces

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that U.S. military forces have successfully executed two separate, high-risk...

EU states urge windfall tax as fuel prices surge
EU states urge windfall tax as fuel prices surge

BERLIN, Germany: Five European Union countries have urged Brussels to introduce a windfall tax on energy companies, arguing that firms...

Hunt on for missing crew member following downing of U.S. F-15s
Hunt on for missing crew member following downing of U.S. F-15s

WASHINGTON, D.C.: In a dramatic escalation of the war that began nearly five weeks ago, Iran brought down two U.S. military planes...

Iran detains leading Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh
Iran detains leading Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh

BEIRUT, Lebanon: Iranian intelligence agents have detained leading Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh at her house in Tehran,...

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