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U.S. officials, including President Donald Trump, are trying to assure consumers and investors that enough supply will remain in the oil market.

Brent is on course for its fifth consecutive quarterly increase, the longest such stretch for the global benchmark since early 2007, when a six-quarter run led to a record-high of $147.50 a barrel.

Croatian midfielder Luka Modric was awarded the FIFA Best Men's Player of the Year on Monday.

The US and China once again exchanged fire in their escalating trade war. Tariffs have been the main source of ammunition thus far, but China has other weapons it could begin to deploy.

U.S. President Donald Trump decided in May to abandon the pact and to restore economic sanctions on Iran, including those that seek to force the OPEC member's major oil customers to stop buying Iranian crude.

Following severe electrocution, the man and his girlfriend were seen spinning mid-air, still tied to their harness.

McDonald’s avoided having to repay millions of euros in back taxes after EU antitrust regulators said that its tax deal with Luxembourg was not illegal, citing quirks in the Grand Duchy’s bilateral tax treaty with the United States.

The creature, which resembled a volcano shape, was later identified as a species of a huge jellyfish.

Danske Bank said its investigation had concluded that Borgen, Chairman Ole Andersen and the board of directors "did not breach their legal obligations toward Danske Bank."

Lewis Hamilton is now 40 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel in the F1 Drivers' championship with six races left in the 2018 season.

Polish President Andrzej Duda asked Trump for a permanent U.S. base during a White House meeting, offering to name it "Fort Trump," and explaining it would be a bulwark against what he considers a threat from Russia.

The victim, who was identified by only by his nickname Domovoi, was a member of a Russian-backed militia occupying the regions following Kremlin’s 2014 invasion.

Russia accused Israel of "hostile provocation," which indirectly to the firing from Syria.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley accused Russia on Monday of “cheating” on U.N. sanctions on North Korea and said Washington has “evidence of consistent and wide-ranging Russian violations.”

The Russian military said Monday that videos used by the International Commission as evidence of Moscow's involvement in the crash are fake.

Macedonia has set Sept. 30 for a referendum on the government's deal in June with neighboring Greece to change its name to the Republic of North Macedonia which would largely clear the path for it to join NATO and the European Union.

Sebastian Vettel now trails Lewis Hamilton by 40 points in the 2018 F1 Drivers' championship after the Mercedes driver took his seventh win of the season.

Iran’s OPEC governor said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia and Russia have taken the oil market “hostage” as Trump seeks to impose fresh sanctions on Iranian oil sales.

The hole was detected in the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft of the station Aug. 30 and was immediately fixed by the astronauts.

China and Russia have staged joint drills before but not on such a large scale, and the Vostok-2018 (East-2018) exercise signals closer military ties as well as sending an unspoken reminder to Beijing that Moscow is able and ready to defend its sparsely populated far east.

The cavities won't be affecting the upcoming rocket launch from the spaceport, Roscosmos said.