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BEIJING: China offered on Wednesday (Mar 18) what it said would be energy stability to Taiwan if it agreed to Beijing’s rule, part of a campaign by China to convince the island of the benefits of “reunification”, which it has long rejected.Governments around the world are scrambling for alternative energy supplies during the Middle East War and the severing of shipping lanes through the vital Strait of Hormuz.Taiwan, which had received a third of its LNG from Qatar and sources no energy from China, has said it has secured alternative supplies for the months ahead, including from the United States,…

NewsFeedSeveral central neighbourhoods in Beirut have been attacked in a series of Israeli strikes. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr has been at the scene of one attack that flattened a multi-storey residential building.Published On 18 Mar 202618 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2SharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., on Tuesday sought to defend his social media post comparing New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rhetoric to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.Tuberville shared a post last week that juxtaposed a photo of the terror attack on the Twin Towers with an image of Mamdani, who appeared to be hosting a Ramadan Iftar event at City Hall. An account called “End Wokeness” posted the images along with a message that read, “Less than 25 years apart.””The enemy is inside the gates,” Tuberville said on X in response…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Kevin Hart isn’t happy with his newest wax likeness.”WTTTTFFFFF …. What did I do to these people,” the 46-year-old comedian wrote on his Instagram last Saturday after sharing a video of the wax statue that showed the figure wearing a gold chain and leather jacket with outstretched arms. “I know that ain’t Kevin Hart,” writing on the video said, which was set to the theme from “Curb Your Enthusiasm.””This is an attack…. Who in the f— is this??????” he continued. “At this point these museums are just trying to make me cry.”The…

The Manus logo is displayed on a smartphone screen, with the Meta logo visible in the background.Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesArtificial intelligence start-up Manus, recently acquired by Meta, launched a new desktop application Monday that brings its AI agent directly onto personal laptops.The company’s general agent — which can execute complex, multi-step tasks — previously operated exclusively in the cloud, and was typically accessed through a web interface.  However, through the new Manus Desktop application, a feature called ‘My Computer’ lets its agents work directly with local files, tools and applications on a user’s device.The expanded offering aligns…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former San Diego TV journalist is now accused of carrying out racially motivated shootings on a secluded mountain highway — allegedly questioning victims about their ethnicity before pulling the trigger.San Diego County deputies arrested 46-year-old Ricardo Berron on Tuesday, March 10, at San Diego International Airport as he was preparing to leave for a vacation. Authorities said forensic evidence linked the former Univision and Telemundo reporter to two separate shootings on Palomar Mountain.The first shooting occurred Oct. 6 along South Grade Road near the summit, according to the San Diego County…

Disability advocates and Alberta’s Opposition NDP is calling on Premier Danielle Smith’s government to up its game when it comes to accessibility, saying it’s about dignity. Alberta is one of just two provinces to not have overarching accessibility legislation and standards, which critics say continues to be a blemish on the province.The NDP is trying to fix that through a private member’s bill, which aims to have the government form a committee to create standards for most aspects of daily life, including public transit, employment accommodations and access to services like health care.Advocates like Bean Gill and Zachary Weeks, speaking…

As renewable project developments surge, four local governments in the Wheatbelt have been chosen to pilot the State Government’s newest community benefit guidelines after years of demand.

BEIJING: China likely views United States President Donald Trump’s abrupt postponement of a much-anticipated summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping – just two weeks before the initially scheduled date – as further evidence of Washington’s unpredictability, even as it seeks to turn the delay to its advantage, say analysts.While the rescheduling adds uncertainty to a pivotal moment in US-China ties, Beijing is expected to maintain a calibrated response, avoiding public escalation while keeping communication channels open, observers add.Trump said on Monday (Mar 16) he was looking to push back the much-anticipated summit with Xi in Beijing by around a…

‘US distraction in the Middle East is in China’s interest’