Oil prices swung sharply Thursday, briefly surging to $126 to multi-year highs before retreating as traders navigated escalating geopolitical risks and the monthly expiry of futures contracts, the Financial Times reports.[#item_full_content]

Israeli president taps Netanyahu rival to form government as coalition battle looms
Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced Saturday that he has chosen opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form the country’s next government, handing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s
