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West Texas Intermediate and Brent had settled 7% and 5% higher on Monday.
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The British prime minister appears to be in the sharpest peril of his 21 months in office, after revelations that Peter Mandelson was appointed despite red flags.
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Oil markets have whipsawed since the start of the Iran war, with supply risks around the Strait of Hormuz driving extreme price swings and historic volatility.
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;Resize=(620)) A former top Foreign Ministry official said on Tuesday he had faced "constant pressure" from U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office to speed up the process to install his pick as U.S. ambassador, deepening a row that threatens the British leader.
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The prime minister's office was "dismissive" of security concerns about Peter Mandelson, a Jeffrey Epstein associate who became ambassador to Washington, the official said.
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The claim was brought over concerns the technology can be used in an arbitrary or discriminatory way.
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The dispute over working conditions and hours was expected to cause widespread delays and service outages.
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The Trump administration asserts a nearly 50-year-old law requiring the preservation of presidential records is unconstitutional. Historians warn important papers could be destroyed.
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