Critics of the pact had said that allowing Saudi Arabia to develop a civilian nuclear program stripped away a key incentive for the kingdom to normalize relations with Israel.

President Donald Trump says an agreement being reached with Saudi Arabia for a civilian nuclear program requires the kingdom to normalize relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords

The agreement with a kingdom signaling it wants a nuclear weapon has sparked alarm among nonproliferation experts. Congress has 90 days to act on the deal.

Some lawmakers in both parties are warning that the newly inked U.S. nuclear agreement deal with Saudi Arabia could ignite a Middle East arms race at a particularly dangerous moment — when the Iran war is already provoking conflict across the region.

U.S. crude oil also jumped for a second straight day, rising more than 5% to almost $92 per barrel — its highest level since June 11. The new surge in prices comes after Tehran-

Oil prices hit their highest in nearly two months on Thursday, rising for a fifth day after Yemen’s Houthis said they struck two Saudi oil tankers, widening disruption to global oil shipping through both the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz.

The Houthis claimed to have attacked two ships in the Red Sea, and Iran said a third caught fire near the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil prices rose to a near six-week high on Wednesday on mounting concerns about disruptions to Middle Eastern supply routes.

Google had recently lost its appeal of a $4.5 billion antitrust fine imposed for throttling competition and reducing consumer choice through the dominance of its mobile Android operating system. The European Commission,

The European Union has fined Google €890 million ($1 billion) for breaching rules designed to promote competition in digital services

The EU fined Google 890 million euros ($1 billion) after it said the tech giant broke digital antitrust regulations by setting up Google Play and its search engine to steer consumers toward its own services and apps over others'.

Google was today fined €890 million ($1 billion) by the European Union for breaching antitrust rules with regard to its search and Google Play store services. The European Commission found that Google had broken the Digital Markets Act (DMA) by using its dominant position in the search market to favour its own services,

A Friday ribbon-cutting ceremony between Canadian and American officials on the Windsor side of the new bridge has been nixed after new tariffs.

"It would be inappropriate to proceed with a celebratory event between the two countries," said a spokesperson for Canadian Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson.

Trump accused Canada of unfairly discriminating against U.S. automobiles, alcohol and dairy products, escalating tensions with one of the United States' closest allies.

Canada canceled a joint celebration for the Gordie Howe International Bridge, connecting Detroit to Windsor, Ontario, after President Donald Trump renewed tariff threats.

Thousands of young protesters were camped on the streets of India’s capital New Delhi on Thursday, defying new restrictions in the latest show of strength for a movement that has become one of the biggest challenges to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.

Pressure on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government showed little sign of easing on Thursday, with student protesters keeping up their campaign over the examination crisis and opposition lawmakers expected to continue disrupting parliament.

Indian opposition lawmakers disrupted parliament on Wednesday ​in support of student protesters, echoing their calls for the education minister to resign over exam leaks and ratcheting up pressure ‌on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after days of unrest.

Crowds of supporters of India's online "cockroach" movement grew on Wednesday at a New Delhi protest site, with their campaign for accountability and reform following examination scandals getting a

The Ukrainian attacks on the sprawling Russian warehouses produced stark images, with massive pillars of black smoke rising above fires that raged at facilities for Wildberries, the country’s biggest online retailer and its equivalent of Amazon.

Leading Russian online retailer Wildberries halted operations at one of its warehouses following a Ukrainian drone attack overnight on Thursday, as Kyiv broadens its campaign ​against a company at the heart of Russia's consumer economy.

Ukrainian drones have hit several retail warehouses belonging to Russia's biggest online retailer Wildberries in a matter of days.

Ukrainian drones hit logistics plants of Russian online markeplace Wildberries for a third time in four days injuring 15 employees, three seriously.