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  "id": 1656488,
  "title": "Oil climbs as fading Middle East peace deal diminished",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/oil-climbs-as-fading-middle-east-peace-deal-diminished",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T06:38:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar Business",
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    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/18/08/2026/oil-climbs-as-fading-middle-east-peace-deal-diminished"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "<p>Singapore: Oil prices rose on Tuesday as prospects for a Middle East peace agreement faded after the US ruled out extending the ceasefire, fueling concerns about energy supplies.</p> <p>Brent crude futures climbed 27 cents, or 0.3%, to $91.14 a barrel after rising to their highest since July 30 on Monday. </p> <p>US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 42 cents to $85.04 a barrel, but…",
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        "published": "2026-08-18T00:41:16.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/archaeologists-find-3-000-year-old-lost-city-in-middle-east",
        "published": "2026-08-18T05:56:50.000Z"
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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."
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