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BANGKOK, March 12, 2026 (AP) The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, topped $100 a barrel early Thursday, just days after it spiked near $120 in the latest jolts to financial markets and the global economy as a whole. Oil prices shot more than 9% higher as supply concerns worsened with Iranian attacks on commercial shipping around the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. benchmark crude oil jumped to about $95 a barrel. The latest attacks marked an escalation in Irans campaign a

WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) Americas 2026 midterm congressional elections kicked off on Tuesday as voters cast their ballots in the first Republican and Democratic primaries in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas. There were marquee races, particularly in Texas, that offered the first glimpse of how the two parties are navigating President Donald Trumps tumultuous second term, and ahead of Novembers general election that will decide control of the U.S. Congress. Republicans hold razor-thin maj

WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) U.S. President Donald Trump declared that this is the Golden Age of America at the start of his State of the Union address on Tuesday, seeking to project an aura of success at a fraught moment for his presidency and his Republican Party. Our nation is back bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before, he said after taking the stage to cheers of USA, USA from his partys members of Congress, while Democrats stood in stony silence. Democratic U.S. Representati

New Delhi, Feb 12 (PTI) Employees and workers associated with a joint forum of central trade unions observed a day-long strike on Thursday to show their resistance to anti-worker, anti-farmer and anti-national pro-corporate policies of the central government. The forum has claimed that 30 crore workers are being mobilised for a general strike to protest against the new labour codes, among other issues. All India Trade Union Congress General Secretary Amarjeet Kaur told PTI that the general strik

New Delhi, Feb 9 (PTI) A joint platform of 10 central trade unions on Monday said that the call for a nationwide general strike on February 12 is on, and not less than 30 crore workers across the country are expected to join the protest. The group of unions had given a call for a nationwide strike on January 9, 2025, to show their resistance to anti-worker, anti-farmer and anti-national pro-corporate policies of the central government. All India Trade Union Congress General Secretary Amarjeet Ka

NEW DELHI, Feb 9 (Reuters) Indian farm unions and opposition parties have called for nationwide protests against the new India-U.S. trade framework, saying it risks hurting the farm sector by allowing more U.S. imports, although the government says key staples are protected. The agreement has become a political flashpoint, reviving memories of the 202021 farm law protests, when the government was forced to repeal three laws aimed at deregulating agricultural markets. The government has defended

New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) Banking operations at public sector banks across the country were impacted on Tuesday as the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) went on nationwide strike demanding the immediate implementation of a five-day work week. The strike call by the UFBU, an umbrella body of nine unions representing officers and employees, comes after a conciliation meeting with the Chief Labour Commissioner on January 23 failed to yield a positive outcome. Since there was no positive outcome and