Iran war

Oil prices climb on continued impasse in US-Iran talks

Gas prices have increased significantly since the war began, raising the cost for drivers by more than 50%.

Singapore electricity retailers up offerings to meet higher demand amid Middle East conflict

The proportion of households on fixed-price plans increased between Feb 1 and Sept 1, from around 36.6% to 38.4%.

British counter-terror police question five men held at airbase used by US to attack Iran

Armed police officers work on a road outside the perimiter of the RAF Fairford airbase in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, on Sept 27.

Stocks slip in Asia as oil climbs, bonds retreat

Japan’s Nikkei gained 0.8 per cent, while South Korean stocks dipped 0.6 per cent.

Houthis say Saudi strikes on Yemen’s Taiz leave dozens of casualties

A handout screen grab taken from a video made available by the Houthis-run al-Masirah TV on Sept 27 shows damage to a market after it was targeted by an alleged airstrike by Saudi Arabia, on the outskirts of the south-west city of Taiz, Yemen.

Trump says he’s ‘very seriously’ looking at diesel export ban

US diesel exports hit a weekly record of nearly 2 million barrels a day in August.

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Spot electricity prices have hit a 2026 high. Will this raise my household bill?

The Uniform Singapore Energy Price (USEP), a measure of the wholesale cost of electricity taken half-hourly, rose to the highest levels seen in 2026 in recent weeks.

Israel’s Netanyahu visited Abu Dhabi on Sept 27, Israeli official says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, on Sept 24.

Trump expects new Iran talks despite rejecting deal offer

Iranian missiles are displayed next to a banner with a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, on Sept 27.

Hezbollah chief says Israel unable to ‘break’ the resistance on anniversary of Nasrallah’s killing

Hezbollah supporters shout slogans as they watch a televised speech by Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem during a ceremony held to mark the second anniversary of the killing of former leader Hassan Nasrallah in a strike by Israel, in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

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