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August 24, 2026
According to two industry sources, the Perm oil refinery - Russia's 7th largest oil processing plant in terms of volume - ceased operations on August 21 after a Ukrainian drone attack caused damage and fires at?technical units. In recent months…
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August 24, 2026
The head of an migrant rights organization said that a hospital in Ben Guerdane, Tunisia, has received at least 19 bodies of migrants who were recovered from the sea over the last two days. This follows the sinking of the boat at the weekend.
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August 24, 2026
Chicago corn futures soared to a three-year high on Monday after analysts toured U.S. farms last week and found that U.S. crops are 'in worse condition than expected. Wheat prices reached their highest level in two years, as Russia and Ukraine retaliated with a tit-fortat attack on Black Sea ports.
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August 24, 2026
The U.S. has operated its refineries at near-maximum capacity for over a quarter of a century. Refineries are scrambling to take advantage of the windfall profits created by the Iran War. History offers a warning: "Super-refining" runs can lead to major plant failures. This has global consequences.
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August 24, 2026
Saudi Arabia's stock exchange led gains among major Gulf bourses - in early trading on Monday. Information technology, banking, and materials shares advanced - as investors continued the rally from the previous session despite lower oil prices.
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August 24, 2026
The U.S. has operated its refineries at near-maximum capacity for over a quarter of a century. Refineries are scrambling to take advantage of the windfall profits generated by the Iran War. History offers a warning: "Super-refining" runs can lead to major plant failures.
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August 23, 2026
Shipping data revealed that fewer than 20 cargo vessels traversed the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend as Iranian and U.S. blocksades restricted traffic through the chokepoint for energy shipments. Initial data from shiptracker Kpler indicated…
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August 23, 2026
A spokesperson for the National Guard said that the Tunisian Coast Guard recovered the bodies of 8 Tunisian migrants whose boat had sunk at the weekend while en route to Italy. The'search' continues for six other people who are still missing.
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August 22, 2026
Iran granted permission to Iraqi oil tankers requesting through multiple channels that they 'pass through the Strait of Hormuz,' according to Iran's official news agency IRNA. IRNA reported that Baghdad was requesting special permissions for…
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August 21, 2026
At least 13 Tunisians have gone missing after a migrant ship sank near the Tunisian coastline while sailing to Italy. Two people were rescued. Mostafa Abdulkebir, head of the Tunisian Observatory for Human Rights told reporters that the boat left early on Thursday morning.
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August 21, 2026
On Friday, a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon flew over the Taiwan Strait in international airspace. 7th Fleet said that the move "demonstrates United States commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific". Global Times, a state-owned newspaper, reported…
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August 21, 2026
Sussex Police announced on Friday that a six-year old Palestinian-British child, whose parents and sister died earlier this week, after they 'got into difficulty' in?the sea? off the southern coasts of England, also passed away at hospital.
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August 21, 2026
CMA CGM, the French container-shipping giant, announced a "inland emergency fee" on Friday due to the disruption of inland barge traffic caused by the low water levels along the Rhine. CMA-CGM stated that the low 'waterline' had resulted in a'reduction of transport capacity…
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August 21, 2026
Three 'trading sources' said that the price of Russian Urals crude sold to India is now higher than the Brent benchmark for the first time since last May, as the demand from Asia has increased and the export availability has tightened. Sources…
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August 21, 2026
A tanker that was under sanctions by the U.S. The latest victim of Somali pirates, who are resurgent after a spate of attacks on oil tankers under?U.S. sanctions for allegedly transporting Iranian petroleum products? was boarded and diverted to Somalia off the coasts of Yemen.
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August 20, 2026
The benchmark wheat price on Euronext reached its highest level in almost four weeks Thursday. This was largely due to a 'prediction that the war-related disruptions of Black Sea exports would 'push some demand to?Western Europe. The December wheat contract…
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August 20, 2026
The British Army sailing team competing in one of the most challenging races for yachting was forced to conduct an impromptu rescue when a barn owl, exhausted from racing, decided to join them 70 nautical miles away. The arrival of the bird…
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August 20, 2026
A boat that was overloaded capsized in the northwest Nigerian state of 'Sokoto'. So far, 40 children have been found dead, according to a local official with the inland waters authority. Abdulkadir Yusuf is a manager at the National Inland Waterways Authority and he confirmed that so far…
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August 20, 2026
Romania sent F-16 fighter jets into action to 'destroy' a marine drone that was spotted just a few hundred metres away from the Black Sea Gas Project Neptun Deep. This incident highlights 'the growing threat' to energy infrastructures in the…
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August 20, 2026
According to research published Thursday, more than 150 'wallets' on Polymarket International traded on U.S. military secrets, which attracted copycat bets. This raised concerns that the market might broadcast signals that could be exploited by foreign adversaries.
