Oil crosses $100 again as Middle East attacks fuel supply fearsHormuz conflict intensifiesChina could determine how far prices goOPEC cuts demand forecastOil prices extended their gains on Friday, with both major benchmarks on track to finish the week above $100 a barrel for the first time since mid-May, as growing attacks along key shipping routes in the Middle East heightened concerns over prolonged supply disruptions.Around 7:30 am IST, Brent crude was trading at $107.70 a barrel, up 0.03%, while WTI crude stood at $102.50 a barrel, unchanged. Both benchmarks had surged more than 6% on Thursday, taking their weekly gains to nearly 13%, the steepest increase since the week ended July 17.The latest rise came as risks to oil shipments increased across both the Red Sea and the Gulf. The US national average price of diesel surpassed $6 a gallon for the first time ever on Thursday, according to price tracker GasBuddy, as the US-Iran war and Ukrainian attacks on Russia's refineries have squeezed supply.Analysts said the durability of the oil rally will depend heavily on China, the world's largest crude importer.China has stepped up purchases in recent weeks after months of subdued demand, boosting physical crude markets, ING analysts said in a note. Continued buying could amplify the impact of supply disruptions and push prices higher, while a pullback in imports could temper market gains.OPEC has lowered its forecast for world oil demand growth in 2026 to 380,000 barrels per day, according to a copy of its monthly report. It was the fifth straight downward revision to its demand growth forecast.OPEC oil output also fell by 640,000 barrels per day in August, a Reuters survey found, as Saudi exports faced new disruptions due to the war in Iran and a US blockade cut Iran's shipments.Meanwhile, US crude oil inventories fell by 391,000 barrels to 424.1 million barrels last week as refining activity continued to show strength, the Energy Information Administration said.

How Jason Kelce and Kylie Kelce turned Team 62 into a $3.69M legacy for the autism communityImage credit (Instagram)How Jason Kelce and Kylie Kelce turned Team 62 into a growing traditionHow Team 62 became part of the Kelces’ lasting Eagles legacyJoin conversation View All Comments → Share your thoughts in the comments Post Comment Be respectful · TOI community guidelinesJason and Kylie Kelce have turned a summer charity event into something much bigger than a yearly fundraiser. Since Team 62 began in 2021, the event has brought Eagles fans, families and members of the autism community together while creating another major source of support for the Eagles Autism Foundation.The sixth annual Team 62 fundraiser continued that growth in 2026. What started as a local community event has steadily become one of the most recognizable charitable weekends connected to the Eagles and the Kelce family.The success of Team 62 has never depended only on one evening. “We are beyond thankful for everyone’s support and generosity in setting a Team 62 fundraising record,” they said.The fundraising continued beyond Ocean Drive, too. Together, those efforts helped the sixth Team 62 fundraiser raise more than $1.26 million.Jason Kelce’s connection with Philadelphia has always gone beyond what happened on the football field.

Six individuals, including three women, were arrested by Andheri police for a fake raid. MUMBAI: In a Akshay Kumar-starrer Special 26-style plot, a sacked driver allegedly teamed up with two Income Tax officials and others to conduct a fake raid at his former employer’s office in Mumbai and demand Rs 1 crore. Police said the operation was masterminded by former company driver Santosh Khopatkar, 37, who was sacked about three months before the alleged raid and wanted revenge against his former employer.The fake raid was conducted at Two M Ophthotronics Pvt Ltd in Sahar Cargo Estate, Chakala. Police registered an FIR on September 4 following a complaint by company owner Rajkumar Kandasami.Kandasami told police that his employees called him saying I-T officials had raided the office. However, Kandasami asked them to produce authorisation documents for the raid.

“I have a task force that’s looking at that,” he told the publication.The extent of the damage has already raised questions over when US forces can return to the base. In late August, Chief of Naval Operations Adm Daryl Caudle said sailors would not be returning anytime soon, including to retrieve their personal belongings.“We’re not getting back in there anytime soon,” Caudle said during a town hall on August 31. An A-10 Thunderbolt was reportedly left with a missing wing, while around eight F-15 fighter jets suffered light damage but were later returned to service. US forces fired more than 30 Patriot missiles during the attack.Iranian forces have also targeted US naval assets and shipping interests as the conflict has intensified. The Strait of Hormuz remains a major flashpoint, while Iran-aligned Houthi forces have expanded operations along Yemen's Red Sea coast, raising fresh concerns over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and global oil supplies.

This follows Supreme Court scrutiny, aiming to enhance public health and protect children from unhealthy food products.

BRICS Summit India LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to hold bilateral talks today. Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have arrived in India to attend the summit.

Quoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, union minister Piyush Goyal said, “The greatest strength of India-Russia relation lies in trust”.

A tourist coach has crashed in the south-eastern Swiss Alps, leaving several people dead and several injured, local police say. The bus overturned between Susch and Zernez in the Graubünden - also known as Grisons - region late on Thursday afternoon. Images on Swiss news sites show a coach lying on its side beside a narrow country road on which stand numerous ambulances while groups of rescuers work at the scene. The coach reportedly left the Netherlands on Monday and was on a day trip to Switzerland from Austria when the crash happened. In a post on X, Swiss President Guy Parmelin said he was "deeply shocked" by the incident and offered his "sincere condolences" to the families of the victims.

In just under three months, 30-year-old Abhijeet Dipke - the founder and face of India's Gen Z "cockroach" protests - has acquired the kind of celebrity status normally reserved for a breakout actor or cricketer. Then, on 16 May, Dipke wrote a post on X that would change his life: "What if all cockroaches come together?" The ministry did not reply to the BBC's questions about the issue, but The Indian Express and other media reported government officials as saying the sites had been blocked because of 'national security concerns'. "I took the decision to come back to India when I was called a national security threat by my own government. "I decided I need to go back to my country to show I'm not a national security threat.

It has been a rollercoaster ride for 'cockroach' party founder Abhijeet Dipke who gained celebrity status overnight.

"I’m done": Patrick Mahomes reaches breaking point as knee injury doubts continue to overshadow Chiefs’ Week 1 opener

His first son, Bronny, was born in October 2004, just months after James entered the league as the No. More than two decades later, his early promise to become a better father still offers a revealing look at the man behind the basketball legend.The quote that best captures LeBron James’ approach to fatherhood came at a defining moment in his young life. According to contemporary reports, James spoke to thearound the time his first child was born in October 2004.His words were simple, but the reason behind them was deeply personal.“That’s my main goal, to try and be a better father than the one I had,” James told the newspaper. He entered adulthood without the relationship with his own father that many children take for granted. His documented words are arguably more powerful anyway.“That’s my main goal, to try and be a better father than the one I had.”More than 20 years later, his career shows how seriously he took that promise.

MUMBAI: Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Thursday said that the newly introduced Closing Auction Session (CAS) will stay but the regulator is studying if the mechanism to arrive at derivatives settlement prices could be changed. For the rest of the stocks, the earlier mechanism of volume-weighted average price (V-WAP) is followed.On Thursday, Pandey also said that the rollout of CAS across several developed markets had faced teething troubles, including liquidity in the market. "This is where SupTech offers tremendous opportunity. The objective is not simply to automate supervision, but to use data, analytics and AI to identify patterns that may not be visible through traditional methods. At Sebi, we are moving in this direction, with the aim of making supervision increasingly predictive and capable of identifying emerging risks early," he said.

Kramatorsk and Slovyansk are now the main focus of Russian ground assaults, and residents are being told to leave.

It is so dangerous now in Slovyansk and Kramatorsk that police say it is time for civilians to get out. These neighbouring cities are the biggest still under full Ukrainian control in the eastern Donbas region. "If you take Slovyansk, it used to be hit by glide bombs roughly once a week, but now it's almost every day." Slovyansk, Kramatorsk and Kostyantynivka, to the south, form part of what is known as Ukraine's "fortress belt" – a system of heavily reinforced defence lines in the east. However, Kostyantynivka only has a limited presence of Ukrainian troops left, reports say, while Russia claims to be in full control of it.