The fear that events could spiral further out of control was evident.“ We do not want a price war, ” said Iraq’s Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar.... Within hours, the administration of U.S President Joe Biden urged the group to get its act together. The White House is “ closely monitoring the OPEC+ negotiations and their impact on the global economic recovery, ” a spokesperson said.... Demand in the second half will be 5 million barrels a day higher than in the first six months of the year, OP

HONG KONG — Last week in Hong Kong, on the politically sensitive anniversary of the city’s return to China, a man stabbed a police officer on a busy commercial street, then killed himself.... They said the episodes underscored the necessity of a national security law Beijing imposed last year, and they have suggested that even stricter measures may be required.... That question also shadowed the 2019 protests, as some demonstrators adopted increasingly violent tactics, such as throwing Molotov

The recent surge in coronavirus cases began in the latter and is now hitting the former.... 2, with more than 90 percent of fatalities among the unvaccinated, according to the Associated Press. Advertisement Earlier this month, Latvia tightened its entry rules for almost all European countries.... Latvia’s parliament passed legislation that allows businesses to fire workers who refuse the shot or transfer to remote work....

half a day. But this week on the French Riviera, the specter of TikTok’s American demise seemed like

the specter of heroin and opioid abuse, something that has touched my family personally, ” she said....

The specter of starvation is growing from two months of Israel blocking humanitarian aid into the

.... Barr, therefore, must be subjected to character assassination. The specter of political spying

“ From economic uncertainty to workplace strife, the mere specter of the Mandate has contributed to

violent demonstrations by thousands of university students, raising the specter of instability in a

on Russia and raised the specter of possible divisions abroad....