UK prime minister say it is ‘clear’ Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit referendum

Oil and gas prices rose Monday after an “energy ceasefire” announced by President Donald Trump on Sunday failed to gain traction. U.S. diesel fuel futures rose slightly in late afternoon trading, while Brent crude oil jumped 2% to almost $108 per barrel and U.S. crude oil rose more than 2% to about $94. The price pressures continued to mount with just weeks to go before the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Republicans face a steep climb to maintain their majorities in Congress, and voters across the country cite high gas prices as a key issue affecting their votes.

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis claimed an attack targeting Riyadh's international airport on Monday, after a Saudi-led coalition said it had shot down a missile over the capital. "Our armed forces were able to target (King) Khalid International Airport in the Saudi enemy's capital Riyadh this evening with a ballistic missile and the hit was precise," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said . He said the group also targeted the Khamis Mushait base in the kingdom's south with a drone.

Hurricane Simon weakened Monday to a Category 2 storm, but it continued to pound the coast of west-central Mexico as its eye remained just offshore. Dangerous winds were expected to keep lashing the region into Monday afternoon, threatening coastal areas with flooding rain, said the U.S. National Hurricane Center. With its center still swirling near the coast, Simon's most damaging winds and rain were forecast to persist near the Puerto Vallarta area, a coastal town known for its beach resorts.

Hundreds of stores were targeted by the overnight hack, which spoiled fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.