Original title: Oil Drifts as Traders Wait for OPEC+ and Next US Move on Russia Oil drifted as traders waited for fresh catalysts to move prices out of what’s been a relatively narrow band, with attention on an upcoming OPEC+ meeting and US moves on Russian supplies. Brent traded above $68 a barrel after the November contract gained 1% in the previous session, while West Texas Intermediate was near $65. OPEC+ will hold a meeting this weekend to decide on output for October, and market watchers are divided over the likely outcome between no change and a modest rise. ...

Original title: Asian Stocks Edge Higher, Treasury Curve Steepens: Markets Wrap Asian stocks posted modest gains at the open Tuesday, with attention back on technology shares and the artificial intelligence sector following the surge in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s shares. Shares in Japan and South Korea rebounded after Monday’s losses while Australia’s declined. Gold extended its gains to a sixth day, its longest winning streak since April 2024. Oil edged up. ...

Original title: Isak joins Liverpool in £125m British record deal Liverpool have signed striker Alexander Isak from Newcastle United for a British record transfer fee of £125m, with the Swede saying he “wanted to create history and win trophies” at Anfield. Newcastle sources claim the deal could be worth as much as £130m with add-ons. Sweden international Isak, 25, had a medical on Monday before signing a six-year contract, and the deal takes Liverpool’s summer spending to about £416.2m, without add-on fees. Isak, who will wear the number nine shirt with the Reds, told the Liverpool website: “This is the next step for me in my career. I’m super happy that I’ve been given this chance and I’m very motivated to do something well with it. “I want to create history. I want to win trophies. That’s ultimately the biggest motivation for me. “This is the perfect place for me to grow even further and to take my game to the next level and help the team as well.” Liverpool had an original £110m offer for Isak rejected in August but have now landed their first-ch ...

Original title: EU chief von der Leyen’s plane hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming EU chief von der Leyen’s plane hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming Von der Leyen was travelling to Bulgaria as part of a tour to eastern EU states The Financial Times, citing unnamed officials, reported that von der Leyen’s plane had to land at Plovdiv Airport with the pilots using paper maps. They added: “We have received information from the Bulgarian authorities that they suspect that this was due to blatant interference by Russia.” A spokesperson said the “GPS jamming” happened while the Commission president was about to arrive in southern Bulgaria on Sunday, but she still landed safely. The navigation system of a plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen was disrupted due to suspected Russian interference, the European Commission has said. The European Commission said “threats and intimidation are a regular component of Russia’s hostile actions” and that the incident would reinforce its commitment to “ramp up our defence capabilities and support for Ukraine”. The EU will deploy additio ...

Original title: ‘Covered in dust and too shocked to speak’: Afghan villagers reel at scale of quake’s devastation ‘Covered in dust and too shocked to speak’: Afghan villagers reel at scale of quake’s devastation 5 hours ago Share Save Gabriela Pomeroy BBC News Share Save Matiullah Shahab Matiullah Shahab helped dig graves in the village of Andarlachak Tangi, which was among those hit by Sunday’s earthquake Just before midnight on Sunday, Matiullah Shahab woke up to find his house in Afghanistan’s remote Kunar province shaking. An earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude had struck eastern Afghanistan, leaving at least 800 people dead, according to the UN. Even though the epicentre of the quake was 16km (10 miles) away, the whole of Shahab’s village of Asadabad trembled. The 23 family members who live with him ran out of their bedrooms as they feared the walls would fall in on them, and stayed awake all night in their garden. “We were all afraid,” he says. The areas worst hit by the quake were Nangarhar and Kunar provinces, but it was felt as far away as Kabul and in neighbouring Pakistan’s capital, Isla ...

Original title: Starmer shakes up No 10 team - but what is he hoping to achieve? Why Starmer wants No 10 rejig after a year in power 12 hours ago Share Save Henry Zeffman Chief Political Correspondent Share Save Getty Images Many of the names involved in Sir Keir Starmer’s Downing Street shake-up are not even household names in Westminster. But the latest moves, announced on Monday as MPs return to Parliament, are a big deal for several reasons. First, in terms of organisational innovation. If you’re struggling to recall who was Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister before Darren Jones, the answer is that there wasn’t one. The role is a new creation, designed to give Sir Keir Starmer firmer command of the government machine he has complained is sluggish and unwieldy. Bringing an MP into the heart of Downing Street’s operations is unusual, if not completely unprecedented - the Conservative MP Steve Barclay was Boris Johnson’s chief of staff in his final months as prime minister. Clearer structures For all that innovation, these latest moves are also partly about est ...

Original title: UK suspends refugee family reunion applications UK suspends refugee family reunion applications 5 hours ago Share Save Sam Francis Political reporter Share Save PA Media 55 small boats were recorded crossing the Channel in August, the lowest August figure since 2019 The government is temporarily suspending new applications for a scheme allowing refugees to bring their family members to the UK. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the move, in force from this week, would mean refugees face the same restrictions as other migrants hoping to bring family to join them in the UK. This generally means someone must earn at least £29,000 a year and provide suitable accommodation, while their family member may need to demonstrate a basic level of English. Conservative shadow home secretary Chris Philp said “tweaking the family reunion rules are not enough” to deal with the scale of the UK’s “border security crisis”. It comes on the day Parliament returned after a summer dominated by criticism over the use of hotels for migrants arriving on small ...

Original title: Russian authorities detain suspect over St. Petersburg cafe blast A Ukrainian tank is seen near the frontline area amid the Russia-Ukraine war, in Bakhmut, Ukraine, on April 02. (Muhammed Enes Yildirim/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) The Ukrainian military has reported little change to the front lines but heavy fire from Russian forces at various parts of the front line in the Donetsk region. The General Staff said that more than 45 enemy attacks had been repelled over the past day, with the focus on Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Mariinka. It said there were 17 air strikes and more than 20 strikes by multiple launch rocket systems. “In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy is trying to take full control over the city of Bakhmut and continues to storm it,” the General Staff said. West of the city, Ukrainian defense forces repelled about 20 enemy attacks, according to the General Staff. Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of Ukrainian Land Forces, posted on Telegram that in Bakhmut he had met with “soldiers and commanders who destroyed the myth of invincibility of the ...

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