Global oil prices rose to a two-week high on Friday as investors prepared for more market-roiling headlines from Ukraine and the Middle East over the weekend. Brent crude for September delivery rose $1.32, or 1.2%, at $108.39 a barrel, the highest closing price since July 10 on the ICE Futures Europe exchange. It was the largest one-day gain for the global benchmark since June 12. Light, sweet crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange ended almost flat, up 2 cents to $102.09 a barrel. European officials met Friday to discuss ratcheting up economic pressure on Moscow for what they say is Russia’s support for militants in eastern Ukraine. A decision to impose new sanctions could limit access to the country’s oil supplies, cutting off the world’s second-largest crude exporter behind Saudi Arabia. In the Middle East, Palestinians in the West Bank protested Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip […]