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With oil markets paralyzed by the war between the U.S. and Iran, the Trump administration is weighing a military operation to escort ships through a vital maritime chokepoint — a massive undertaking that experts say could already be in the preparatory stages.Since the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran began two weeks ago, more than a dozen attacks have been reported against oil tankers and other cargo ships in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea. Iranian officials have openly threatened ships that pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that connects the Persian Gulf with the world’s oceans.Fearing…

As the conflict in the Middle East continues to roil global markets, investors are searching for signs of a turnaround.However, today on CNBC, Altaf Kassam – EMEA Head of Investment Strategy and Research at State Street Global Advisors – provided a sobering reality check.While historical precedents suggest that markets often rally before a conflict officially concludes, Kassam warned that the current geopolitical and economic landscape – defined by a direct military confrontation with Iran – may not follow the traditional “snap-back” script.Instead, a persistent “risk premium” is expected to hang over US stocks long after the guns fall silent.The ‘fear…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two Florida teens accused of plotting a gruesome “blood ritual” killing at their high school laughed about their mugshots and cracked jokes about jail in the back of a patrol car, newly revealed video shared by prosecutors shows.Lois Olivios Lippert, 14, and Isabelle Aurelia Valdez, 15, of Altamonte Springs were arrested Jan. 22 after authorities received a tip that a student known as “Jimmy” was planning to kill a classmate at Lake Brantley High School, according to the Altamonte Springs Police Department arrest report.Investigators later identified “Jimmy” as Valdez.In the cruiser video…

Perth Wildcats coach John Rillie has no doubt his side are moving in the right direction, despite their season ending in the semifinals for the third consecutive year.After securing their participation in the finals by beating Melbourne United in the play-in game, the Wildcats ultimately proved no match for Sydney Kings in their first-versus-fourth series, with the minor premiers securing a clean sweep by running out 14-point winners in the second game at RAC Arena on Saturday night.Ben Henshall poured in a season-high 20 points but Kristian Doolittle (15) and Jo Lual-Acuil (nine) being below their best left Perth without…

Israeli forces carry out daily attacks on besieged Gaza, as humanitarian conditions amid Iran war worsen.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 14 Mar 202614 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoIsrael has killed another five Palestinians as its genocidal war on Gaza continues unabated amid a widening regional conflict triggered by joint United States-Israel strikes on Iran two weeks ago.Sources at hospitals in Gaza told Al Jazeera correspondents on the ground on Saturday that the five deaths occurred in Gaza City and Khan Younis overnight since Friday evening.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrat darling and Texas Senate candidate James Talarico is taking heat after it was discovered that, as a public school teacher in San Antonio, he made his sixth-grade students write “Obama memoirs” celebrating his election.Corey DeAngelis, a school choice advocate and research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, called the assignment “disqualifying” for a Senate hopeful in Texas.In a Facebook post by Talarico dated Nov. 13, 2012, he announced, “Today, we finished writing our Obama memoirs,” explaining that “students wrote a memoir of Election Night from the point of view of a member…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! With a new NFL media rights deal potentially on the horizon, new bidders on the outside looking in are likely to make their pitch to be brought into the football family. To do so, the offers need to be quite lucrative. The NFL reportedly had a fall timeframe to complete a new media rights deal, but John Ourand of Puck reported earlier this month that it is now believed the league wants it done before Week 1 in September. The league technically can’t exit the current media rights deals until after the 2029 season,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Newly obtained images and video allegedly show the man accused in Thursday’s synagogue attack in Michigan purchasing more than $2,000 worth of fireworks two days before ramming a truck into Temple Israel outside Detroit.Video obtained by Fox News allegedly shows 41-year-old Ayman Mohamad Ghazali of Dearborn Heights making two purchases of fireworks totaling $2,250.96 at the Phantom Fireworks showroom in Livonia, Michigan, on March 10.According to Phantom Fireworks, Ghazali made one purchase for $1,369.02 at 2 p.m. and another for $881.94 at 2:17 p.m. He purchased 20 items, including a variety of…

Two lucky WA lotto players have been blessed by Lady Luck this weekend, with each taking home over $2 million each thanks to the division 1 Saturday Lotto draw.Out of 6 winners nationally, two lucky Sandgropers will have a cool $2,316,653.04 extra in the bank account thanks to the division 1 win.Division 2 produced a swathe of winners, with 8 WA players out of a total 58 nationally winning $12,821.10 each.150 West Australians also pocketed a helpful $955.55 thanks to the division 3 draw.The winning numbers for Saturday lotto draw #4659 were 34, 21, 40, 14, 36, and 27. The…

new video loaded: How Migrant Workers Have Been Affected by Iran’s StrikesSince the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran began, Iran has fired hundreds of missiles and drones in retaliation at Gulf countries. Iranian officials say that they are attacking U.S. military bases and American interests in the Gulf countries, not civilian targets. Our reporter Vivian Nereim talks with Katrin Bennhold about how migrant workers have been affected.By Vivian Nereim, Katrin Bennhold, Leila Medina, James Surdam and Parin BehroozMarch 14, 2026