Brent crude oil is up around 20% so far in June, and set for its biggest monthly jump since 2020 as Israel/Iran tensions flare-up.

Global shares retreated Thursday as worries persisted about conflict in the Middle East. On the seventh day of a conflict that began with a surprise wave of Israeli airstrikes targeting military sites,

As investors grew more optimistic that the Israel-Iran conflict would end soon, U.S. stocks recovered Monday while oil prices fell. The S&P 500 increased by 0.9%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by 317 points,

A decade after a landmark U.N. report concluded North Korea committed crimes against humanity, a U.N. official investigating rights in the isolated state told Reuters many abuses continue, exacerbated by COVID-era controls that have yet to be lifted.