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  "id": 8789658,
  "title": "Oil rises after Houthi attack on Saudi capital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/oil-rises-after-houthi-attack-on-saudi-capital-8789658",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-20T22:40:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-rises-after-houthi-attack-saudi-capital"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Oil prices surged on Monday after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels carried out missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh, worsening Middle East tensions. The US$104.68 per barrel for Brent crude and US$101.06 per barrel for US West Texas Intermediate crude saw gains of 0.78 per cent and 0.76 per cent, respectively, as of 2202 GMT.",
  "summary": "Both oil benchmarks rose on Monday",
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        "title": "Oil rises after Houthi attack on Saudi capital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/oil-rises-after-houthi-attack-on-saudi-capital",
        "published": "2026-09-20T22:18:25.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Oil rises after Houthi attack on Saudi capital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/oil-rises-after-houthi-attack-on-saudi-capital-8799573",
        "published": "2026-09-20T23:56:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "Houthis claim attacks on Saudi capital, thick smoke seen near Riyadh airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/houthis-claim-attacks-on-saudi-capital-thick-smoke-seen-near-riyadh",
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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."
}