Strike on Saudi Arabia… Crude prices surge after attacks shut down two of Saudi Arabia’s largest energy facilities, slashing the kingdom’s output by half. Washington blames Iran for the incident but Tehran has denied any involvement. President Trump tweets the U.S. is ‘locked and loaded’ depending on the verification of the culprit, while also authorising the release of American petroleum reserves. We are live in Riyadh for the latest. Chinese industrial output growth slows to a 17-year low in August amid further signs that the trade war with Washington is hurting China’s economy. We are also live in Luxembourg ahead of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s meeting with outgoing European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.

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