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Crude Prices Close Lower on Energy Demand Woes and Increased Russian Crude Exports

Oct WTI crude oil (CLV24 ) Tuesday closed down -1.89 (-2.44%), and Oct RBOB gasoline (RBV24 ) closed down -3.73 (-1.75%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled moderately lower on Tuesday. Crude prices came under pressure Tuesday after Goldman Sachs cut its 2025 Brent crude forecast to $77 a barrel...

Barchart · Aug 27, 2024

Russian nuclear plant at risk as war with Ukraine rages, UN watchdog warns

IAEA head Rafael Grossi says Kursk nuclear plant’s proximity to the fighting is ‘extremely serious’.

Al Jazeera · Aug 27, 2024

Free speech and ‘homeland’: Moscow's ‘opportunistic’ response to Telegram boss Durov’s arrest

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday said relations with France are at their “lowest” level following the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at an airport outside Paris on Saturday. The arrest has prompted a stream of condemnations from those in power in Russia – even though the Kremlin…

France 24 · Aug 27, 2024

Crude Prices Fall on Energy Demand Concerns and Increased Russian Crude Exports

Oct WTI crude oil (CLV24 ) today is down -1.28 (-1.65%), and Oct RBOB gasoline (RBV24 ) is down -3.63 (-1.70%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today are moderately lower. Crude prices came under pressure today after Goldman Sachs cut its 2025 Brent crude forecast to $77 a barrel from...

Barchart · Aug 27, 2024

‘Putin is vindictive’: Russia pounds Ukraine as Kyiv pursues Kursk assault

Ukrainians say Russia is seeking revenge as Kyiv announces more settlements have been seized in its daring assault.

Al Jazeera · Aug 27, 2024

Mapping Russia’s Kursk nuclear power plant

IAEA chief visits one of Russia’s nuclear sites after Moscow accused Ukraine of attacking the Kursk power station.

Al Jazeera · Aug 27, 2024

Ukraine's Troops Control 500 Square Miles In Russia's Kursk

Ukraine's military gains control over 500 sq miles of Russia's Kursk region, marking a strategic advancement in the conflict.

Top News · Aug 27, 2024

Russia warns France against trying to 'intimidate' detained Telegram founder Pavel Durov

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has suggested the French government is trying to intimidate Russian-born Pavel Durov, the CEO of messaging app Telegram, who was arrested outside of Paris on Saturday for 12 alleged crimes related to drug trafficking, the sale of child sexual abuse material and fraud on the messaging…

France 24 · Aug 27, 2024

Durov's Telegram: 'Weapon Of War' Under Increased Scrutiny

The arrest of maverick entrepreneur Pavel Durov has drawn global attention to the importance of his messaging app Telegram for Russian troops and propagandists as Moscow's war against Ukraine grinds into its third year.

International Business Times · Aug 27, 2024

Why Telegram billionaire Pavel Durov’s arrest risks fanning diplomatic tensions among France, Russia, and the UAE

Durov’s messaging platform has nearly a billion users, and has played an especially key role in the Russia-Ukraine war.

Fortune · Aug 27, 2024