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  "id": 13976175,
  "title": "Oil surges as fresh Middle East attacks and Trump ‘energy ceasefire’ claim fuel uncertainty",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/oil-surges-as-fresh-middle-east-attacks-and-trump-energy-ceasefire",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-12T14:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/economy/2026-10-12-oil-surges-as-fresh-middle-east-attacks-and-trump-energy-ceasefire-claim-fuel-uncertainty/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Oil prices have surged amid fresh Middle East attacks and uncertainty over Donald Trump’s claimed energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, fuelling fears over global energy supplies.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}