The G7 has agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel in a bid to ease supply pressures that have caused prices to skyrocket. The group of advanced economies, including the US, said the move would include a “substantial release” of diesel in the coming days. President Donald Trump had threatened to ban
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio has waived a restriction on $320 million in military aid to Egypt that had been previously withheld over human rights concerns, citing Egypt’s help in dealing with Iran since the conflict began earlier this year. The State Department said Thursday that Rubio had signed off on the waiver
International Energy Agency rules say member states, including the UK, must hold oil stocks equivalent to 90 days of net oil imports. EU rules say member must hold reserves to cover 61 days of domestic consumption. In total the EU holds nearly 109 million tons of emergency crude and fuel stocks, with around a third
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Author Colleen Hoover‘s 2018 romantic thriller, “Verity,” is back on the bestsellers chart as a motion picture adaptation of the novel hits theaters nationwide. The hardcover version of “Verity” is currently number two on
An Istanbul court has convicted a popular comedian of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – and handed down a sentence of almost 19 months – but has ordered his release due to time served. It has also placed him under a travel ban, preventing him from travelling outside Turkey. A final decision in the case
JACKSON, Miss. — Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has scheduled the release of a forensic examination of Nolan Wells’ cellphone just days after a Mississippi grand jury declined to recommend anyone be charged in the teen’s death. Attorneys representing the 18-year-old Black college student’s family have called for transparency, asking that the grand jury investigative
