{
  "id": 16197701,
  "title": "Brent crude hits more than five-month high on concern over Middle East escalation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/brent-crude-hits-more-than-five-month-high-on-concern-over-middle-16197701",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T12:41:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2039269/brent-crude-hits-more-than-five-month-high-on-concern-over-middle-east-escalation"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Oil prices rose on Friday, with Brent crude touching a more than five-month high, after Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia stoked concern over further disruption to energy supplies from the Middle East. Brent crude futures gained $1.40, or 1.2 per cent, to $114.57 a barrel by 1138 GMT (4:38pm PKT), having earlier reached $115 for the highest level since May 4. US West Texas Intermediate crude gained…",
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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."
}