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Since the war began, U.S. crude oil prices are up more than 25%.

As Israeli strikes tain, the number of people registered as displaced in Lebanon rose by 100,000, between Monday and Tuesday, according to figures released by the government.

Members of the delegation, who were in Australia for a tournament when war broke out at home, were offered asylum in "emotional" meetings, a government official said.

As fighting spreads across the Middle East, some Americans are choosing to stay in Lebanon, despite an onslaught of Israeli strikes. NBC News' Daniele Hamamdjian speaks to one woman who insists she won't leave Beirut.

A massive fire broke out in Switzerland on a postal bus leaving several dead. The fire may have been deliberately set. Authorities have not commented on whether or not this might be linked to terrorism. NBC News' Sam Brock has the late details.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said it's not "America's responsibility" to nation-build in Iran. The comments come one day after President Donald Trump said the U.S. operation in Iran is "the beginning of building a new country."

NBC News couldn't independently verify where the fragments were found or when. Munitions experts said they appeared to be components of an American cruise missile.

Destruction is everywhere in Beirut's southern suburb of Dahiyeh after a week of Israeli strikes targeting Hezbollah. Strikes across Lebanon have killed almost 500 people and injured thousands more.

Russia "gains new resources to finance its war against Ukraine as energy prices rise," European Council President António Costa said. "It profits from the diversion of military capabilities."

The UAE's Ministry of Defense released footage it said showed Iranian drones being intercepted and destroyed. It added that a total of 117 drones were also detected, with 113 intercepted and destroyed, while four fell within the country.