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Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 - Oil prices surged on Monday as the unfolding conflict in the Middle East intensified. As markets monitor potential supply disruptions Energy Aspects' Amrita Sen expects prices to hold at $80 a barrel. Saudi Arabia has contingency plans to move its oil through the East-West pipeline via the Red Sea, as investors focus on the Strait of Hormuz. In this article Oil prices have soared after U.S. and Israeli strikes on ...

Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 - With the administration challenging the Court and Congress, independent reporting is the only thing standing between you and the noise. Your membership funds the courage to ask the hard questions. Don't let the truth be sidelined, join Huff Already a member? LONDON/SYDNEY/HONG KONG, March 2 (Reuters) - Travel shares tumbled on Monday as escalating conflict between the U.S., Israel and Iran disrupted flights ...

Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 - Starmer says UK involvement in US strikes on Iran is 'defensive Early on Monday, a suspected Iranian drone crashed into the runway at the United Kingdom's RAF Akrotiri base in southern Cyprus. British and Cypriot officials said the damage was limited. There were no casualties. Hours later, two drones headed for the base were "dealt with in a timely manner", according to the Cypriot government. The incidents came as ...

Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 - March 2 (UPI) -- Belgium has seized a Russian oil tanker believed to be part of a shadow fleet of vessels the Kremlin uses to sell its energy products blocked by sanctions, Belgium's defense minister said. The armed forces of the European nation, with the support of French navy helicopters, boarded the oil tanker in the North Sea over the weekend, Defense Minister Theo Francken said in a statement . The vessel was ...

Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 - For the first time in 34 years, France will boost the number of warheads it maintains in a move that has been condemned by campaigners. Emmanuel Macron has announced France will increase its nuclear arsenal - claiming that France needs to be "feared" on the world stage.  The French President will also allow temporary deployment of its nuclear-armed aircraft to allied countries for the first time ever. The move ...