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Eleven people were injured in an ammonia gas leak at an industrial complex in Jordan's southern city of Aqaba on Monday, an official told Reuters.

Authorities ⁠evacuated ​the southern port as a precaution following the leak, state TV reported.

The commissioner for environment and public safety ​at the Aqaba ​Special Economic Zone Authority, ⁠Nidal Al-Ouran, said the leak had been contained and that ‌the injuries ranged from minor to moderate.

Russian forces hit two cargo vessels in the ⁠Black ​Sea, the Interfax news ​agency ​reported on Monday.

Both ⁠Russia and Ukraine have ‌been pounding each other's export terminals and ⁠grain-carrying ⁠vessels in an ⁠escalation that ‌has ​created the ‌biggest risks to ‌Black ​Sea ​trade ​in the 4-1/2 ​years of the ⁠war.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed regional developments with U.S. Central Command chief Admiral Brad Cooper in Jeddah on Monday, ⁠Saudi state ​media said, amid escalating hostilities with Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis.

The meeting comes days after three ​sources ​familiar with the matter ⁠told Reuters the crown prince had sought military assistance ‌from US President Donald Trump to help fight the Houthis.

A road crash involving multiple vehicles in South Africa has killed at least 21 people, the national traffic agency and local authorities said Monday.

The crash involving two minibus taxis and another vehicle happened in the Western Cape Province between the towns of Prince Albert and Leeu-Gamka, around 380 kilometres east of Cape Town, the Road Traffic Management Corporation said in a post on X.

Oil prices rose more than 2% on Monday, after new strikes on Saudi Arabian energy and civilian infrastructure and Iranian attacks on ships in the Gulf compounded supply concerns following the closure of a key Saudi oil pipeline.

Brent crude futures rose $2.11, or 2.02%, to $106.72 per barrel at 0630 ⁠GMT. WTI ​futures gained $2.10, or 2.1%, to $102.15 per barrel.

"This follows a step-up in attacks on Saudi Arabian energy infrastructure, including targeting the crucial east-west pipeline," said ING commodity strategists, although noting that it was unclear how severe any potential damage was or how long the pipeline would be ​out ​of action.

Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline was temporarily ⁠shut following a drone attack, according to Saudi officials. The shutdown of the pipeline, which helps Saudi Arabia avoid the Strait of Hormuz and ‌re-route its exports, threatens up to 4% of global oil supply.

With the pipeline out of service, Yanbu has enough inventory to cover just five to seven days of exports, according to three industry sources familiar with Saudi Arabia's exports.

Oil prices rose more than 3% on Monday, with Brent crude futures gaining $3.21, or 3.1 percent, to reach $107.82 a barrel as of 03:40 GMT.

US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude went up $3.17, or 3.2 percent, to trade at $103.22.

The increases follow new Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia and attacks on ships in the Gulf, compounding supply concerns after Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline was temporarily shut down following a drone attack.

The shutdown of the pipeline, which allows exports to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, threatens up to 4% of global oil supply.

An Indian-origin individual has been declared a fugitive in the US after allegedly defrauding the Medicare healthcare scheme of USD 93 million by submitting false claims for genetic tests.

The Department of Health and Human Services said Khadeer Khan Mohammed purportedly submitted, or directed others to submit, claims for laboratory genetic testing ineligible for reimbursement.