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Gerry Adams has told London’s High Court that he was never a member of the IRA or its Army Council.

HONG KONG: A subsidiary of Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison said Panamanian officials had not responded to its lawsuit opposing the suspension of its Panama Canal operations because they had failed to hire lawyers.A Panamanian court declared in January that a contract, which had allowed CK Hutchison unit Panama Ports Company (PPC) to manage the Pacific port of Balboa and Cristobal on the Atlantic since 1997, was “unconstitutional”.PPC filed a lawsuit in February under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and said this month that it was seeking at least US$2 billion in damages.However, Panama did not…

Gun traffickers have quietly moved what they say is an unprecedented number of weapons from the United States to Mexico. Our reporter Paulina Villegas followed the trail of these guns.By Paulina Villegas, Rebecca Suner, Jon Miller, Gabriel Blanco, Joey Sendaydiego, Stephanie Swart, Paul Ratje for The New York Times and Guillermo AlvarezMarch 17, 2026

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump Department of Homeland Security has requested that Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger and officials in immigrant-friendly Fairfax County not release an adult illegal alien charged with groping several high school girls on school grounds.Illegal alien Israel Flores Ortiz, 19, is facing nine counts of assault and battery for groping girls at a Fairfax County high school he was attending. Victims and parents have alleged that Ortiz approached about 12 girls from behind in crowded hallways, grabbed them between the legs and groped their private areas, according to 7News.The outlet reported that…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The 68-team bracket has been filled out, as the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments are set to begin this week. While sports fans are excited for this year’s games, there are those who reminisce about their time on that March Madness court. Emotions, flashbacks, and more flood back once a year, especially for those who were able to make the run every kid dreams of in March. New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson is one of those players.  Jalen Brunson isn’t just an All-Star with the New York Knicks, but a two-time March…

Former Australian of the Year and world-leading pathologist Professor Richard Scolyer has announced a heartbreaking update on his battle with brain cancer, while sharing an uplifting message that it is “not the end of the road”.On Tuesday night, Professor Richard Scolyer took to his blog on Facebook, My Uncertain Path, to share some challenging news with his friends and fans.He wrote there “seems to be further progression of my brain tumour (glioblastoma) affecting brain functioning (as me and a few close friends can feel/see)” following another brain scan.The beloved professor, who was jointly awarded Australian of the year in 2024…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s highest court on Monday (Mar 16) allowed national energy firm Petronas to pursue a legal bid to challenge ​several laws passed by the state of Sarawak, amid ‌a protracted dispute over gas distribution rights.Sarawak, on Borneo island, is home to more than 60 per cent of Malaysia’s gas reserves and has long ​sought greater control over its natural resources.In recent years, ​it has passed laws and appointed its own firm ⁠Petros to procure, distribute, supply and sell all natural gas ​in the state, putting it in conflict with Petronas, or Petroliam ​Nasional Berhad, which is wholly owned…

Energy prices are surging as the Iran war disrupts supply, raising risks for the US, China and Europe.All eyes are on the Strait of Hormuz.The longer it remains closed, the greater the damage to the global economy.Iran continues to block tankers from shipping close to 20 percent of the world’s oil supply.That is roughly twice the disruption the world suffered during the energy shock of the 1970s.Big oil shocks have historically led to considerable economic turmoil, high inflation, stagnation and recession.Oil and gas prices are already surging, and economies are expected to slow.From American consumers to Chinese factories and European…

A bitter Democratic primary is unfolding in Maine as two candidates battle for the chance to challenge five-term Republican Sen. Susan Collins, one of the GOP’s most vulnerable incumbents in the upcoming midterm elections.The race pits a centrist sitting governor, Janet Mills, against a progressive firebrand, Graham Platner, an oyster farmer, military veteran and former private military contractor who has built momentum in recent months. It’s also a generational contest, with the 78-year-old Mills pointing to her track record of winning statewide while 41-year-old Platner casts himself as an outsider candidate.Polling in the race is limited, but some recent surveys…

Roger Cook has been forced into apologising to a Perth great-grandmother after claiming it was ‘normal’ to spend two days left in a hospital corridor receiving treatment.