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Brent under $35 for 1st time since 2004

BUSINESS

Brent under $35 for 1st time since 2004

The price of Europe’s benchmark North Sea Brent crude has fallen below USD 35 a barrel for first time since 2004 as markets suffer from supply glut.

‘Saudi cut Iran ties to cover its failures’

POLITICS

‘Saudi cut Iran ties to cover its failures’

The Iranian president says Saudi Arabia’s move to cut relations with Iran was aimed at undermining peace in the Middle East and covering up Riyadh’s failures in the region.

Merkel office closed over threat

GERMANY

Merkel office closed over threat

German police close off Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office in the capital, Berlin, after intercepting a suspicious package.