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BREAKING

73 INJURED. SAUDI ENERGY SITES HIT.

Operations halted. The Gulf just moved.

8 SEP 2026 · 21:21 GMT

Last hour

  1. 73 injured Saudi energy sites hit
  2. Brent leans on $99 as the Gulf tightens
  3. Amazon cargo jet overshoot file still open
  4. U.S. accuses Chinese AI firms of copying
  5. Britain bans settlement goods. Allies follow
  6. 13,583 pulled from Nepal mud

Times in GMT · 8 SEP 2026

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WAR

KYIV BURNS AGAIN AFTER THE ENVOYS LEFT.

8 SEP 2026 · 03:57 GMT

Freight trucks and rail containers queued at a land border crossing at dawn
MONEY

CANADA SLAMS THE TARIFF DOOR SHUT.

8 SEP 2026 · 04:01 GMT

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POWER

AFD HITS 44% IN SAXONY-ANHALT.

8 SEP 2026 · 08:12 GMT

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DISASTER

13,583 PULLED FROM NEPAL MUD. THE MISSING ARE STILL MISSING.

8 SEP 2026 · 11:16 GMT

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POWER

BRITAIN BANS SETTLEMENT GOODS. ALLIES FOLLOW.

8 SEP 2026 · 13:49 GMT

Twisted light-helicopter wreckage in dense rainforest beside a dirt airstrip
DISASTER

FIVE DEAD IN SARAWAK FLYING-DOCTOR CRASH.

8 SEP 2026 · 08:00 GMT

Supertanker and oil terminal at night in the Persian Gulf with flare stacks burning
MONEY

BRENT LEANS ON $99 AS THE GULF TIGHTENS.

8 SEP 2026 · 21:14 GMT

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WIRE

HUNGARY EXPELS 10 RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS.

8 SEP 2026 · 10:33 GMT

BRENT

$99.14

intraday high · 8 Sept

CANADA TARIFF

US$20BN

counter-duties live 00:01

U.S. REGULAR

$4.15

AAA Labor Day record

WIRE

Wire

  1. BRENT LEANS ON $99 AS THE GULF TIGHTENS.
  2. 73 INJURED. SAUDI ENERGY SITES HIT.
  3. AMAZON CARGO JET OVERSHOOT: MIAMI FILE STILL OPEN.
  4. U.S. ACCUSES CHINESE AI FIRMS OF MALICIOUS COPYING.
  5. BRITAIN BANS SETTLEMENT GOODS. ALLIES FOLLOW.
  6. EIFFEL TOWER REOPENS AFTER A ONE-DAY SHUTDOWN.
  7. 13,583 PULLED FROM NEPAL MUD. THE MISSING ARE STILL MISSING.
  8. HUNGARY EXPELS 10 RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS.
WIRE
21:14 GMT · Brent holds near $99 after Jazan fires21:21 GMT · 73 wounded after strikes on Abha, Najran, Jazan, Khamis Mushait18:22 GMT · Amazon cargo jet overshoot investigation continues in Miami16:40 GMT · U.S. accuses Chinese AI firms of “malicious” copying ahead of a leaders’ meeting13:49 GMT · London bans settlement goods and some services. Paris and Ottawa follow15:02 GMT · Eiffel Tower reopens after a one-day shutdown11:16 GMT · 13,583 rescued. NDRRMA still hunting the missing10:33 GMT · Hungary expels 10 Russian diplomats; Moscow vows a “painful” response09:18 GMT · Russia and North Korea open their first road bridge08:00 GMT · Bo 105 down near Long Lellang. Five dead, identities withheld00:01 GMT · Canadian counter-tariffs of 15, 25 and 50% snap shut03:57 GMT · Missiles and drones back on Kyiv as the envoy pause ends