Oil prices hit their highest level since December 2014 after US President Donald Trump warned of strikes on Syria and cautioned Russia against backing Bashar al-Assad. Brent crude, the international benchmark, hit a high of $71.96 — the most in more than three years. By 1.20pm the marker had risen 62 cents to $71.66 a barrel, taking gains from the last three days to almost 7 per cent.The military and oil industries are the only which prosper in the war.

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