Washington and Abuja previously said they targeted IS-linked militants, without providing details on which of Nigeria's myriad armed groups were attacked.
As tensions escalate in the Middle East, the US may turn to its 30,000-pound GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator to neutralize Iran’s most fortified nuclear facility
The country’s top security body required to finalise the decision on this measure.
Dollar index trims gains on unexpected U.S. producer price fall, sparking rate cut expectations. Safety buying persists amid U.S.-British strikes in Yemen.
Chinese economic data has been closely watched by oil markets because it is driving most of the incremental growth in oil that is projected for this year globally, says Vandana Hari, Editorial Dir-Asia, PLATTS.