As many as 39 people, some children, have died in incidents of lightning strikes in different parts of Bihar state, India, in the last 24 hours, media reports said thursday.
Crude oil prices fell slightly but remained higher even after Saudi Arabia's announcement that the country's oil supply is back on track following attacks on its production facilities.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has left for Saudi Arabia to discuss possible responses to what US officials believe was an attack by Iran on key Saudi oil facilities.
Exit polls from Israel's general election show a close race between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rightwing party and the largest opposition centrist party.
