UK diesel prices experienced their most substantial monthly drop in 26 years during November, with experts attributing the decline to easing geopolitical tensions and a reduction in crude oil costs. This follows a period of elevated prices linked to Middle East instability.
Israeli air strikes killed at least 17 people in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, according to Lebanese state media, intensifying the conflict. The attacks occurred across several towns and villages, including Tayr Debba and Sidon. A UN human rights investigation team has been dispatched to examine potential violations by all parties.
The UK, France, Australia, Canada, and Norway have imposed sanctions on individuals and organisations implicated in financing and enabling settler violence against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank. France has also prohibited Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country.
