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This is BBC News, the headlines this hour.
This
is
BBC
News
the
headlines
this
hour
Global oil prices surge as the
Global
oil
prices
surge
as
the
US-Israel war with Iran enters day
US-Israel
war
with
Iran
enters
day
10, with a barrel of crude
10
with
a
barrel
of
crude
surging past the $100 mark.
surging
past
the
100
mark
G7 finance ministers will meet later
G7
finance
ministers
will
meet
later
for emergency talks on the release
for
emergency
talks
on
the
release
of oil reserves.
of
oil
reserves
Iran has named Mojtaba Khomeini, the
Iran
has
named
Mojtaba
Khomeini
the
son of the late supreme leader,
son
of
the
late
supreme
leader
as his successor, a figure widely
as
his
successor
a
figure
widely
regarded as a hardliner.
regarded
as
a
hardliner
And shortly after the new supreme
And
shortly
after
the
new
supreme
leader was announced, Iran fired missiles
leader
was
announced
Iran
fired
missiles
and drones at Israel and its Gulf neighbours.
and
drones
at
Israel
and
its
Gulf
neighbours
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