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Energy markets remain on tenterhooks as the prospect of prolonged war in the Middle East grows.Listen to this article | 4 minsinfoPublished On 13 Mar 202613 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoOil prices have again risen above $100 per barrel as energy markets see little relief amid the biggest disruption to global energy supplies in a generation.Brent crude, the international benchmark, surged more than 9 percent on Thursday as traders weighed the prospect of weeks, or even months, of turmoil in energy markets as the United States and Israel wage war on Iran.Recommended Stories list of…

The Trump administration’s top trade official launched investigations Thursday into dozens of countries accused of failing to crack down on forced labor, flexing a law that lets the federal government impose tariffs and other trade restrictions as President Trump grapples with a Supreme Court ruling that struck down many of his tariffs.The investigations are taking place under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, a law aimed at restricting unfair trade practices. The roughly 60 countries and territories that were hit with investigations include some of the U.S.’s largest trading partners, like China, Canada, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two deputies and a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. worker were wounded in shootings in California on Thursday, with the gunman also shot in the incident, according to officials.Deputies with the El Dorado Sheriff’s Office responded to a home on Mountain View Drive in Camino at 7:25 a.m. after a Pacific Gas and Electric crew reported that they were shot at by someone in a nearby home, the sheriff’s office wrote on Facebook.One Pacific Gas and Electric worker was wounded in that shooting and transported to a hospital, deputies said. The worker’s…

The City of Saskatoon says no legal avenues are off the table after a semi hauling an oversized load struck an overpass Wednesday. The crash happened just after 5 p.m. on Circle Drive at the 108th Street overpass in the Sutherland neighbourhood when a truck hauling an excavator hit the structure.City staff and structural engineers arrived on scene shortly after the collision and conducted an assessment to make sure the overpass was safe to use, the city said in a statement.Police also attended the scene and questioned the truck driver.Crews removed loose concrete that broke from the overpass Wednesday, closing…

Helping students boost their reading confidence while having fun is the goal of some special furry friends in Waroona.Part of a volunteer-based nationwide program, selected students in Years 2 and 3 at Waroona District High School and St Joseph’s School, Waroona welcome Story Dogs to their classrooms each week.The students are given the opportunity to read in front of the dogs, which have been assessed, in a relaxed and less stressful environment.St Joseph’s assistant principal Caroline Leighton said the Story Dogs program provided a unique environment where children were supported to build their confidence and develop a greater enjoyment of…

TOKYO: A giant, underground pipe rose more than 10m out of a construction site in a busy area of the Japanese city of Osaka, nearly reaching an elevated road overnight, unseen by any witnesses.The steel pipe’s unexpected growth spurt was reported to police early Wednesday (Mar 11) by a pedestrian who saw broken pieces of asphalt falling from the cylinder, baffling people passing by and causing traffic congestion.One office worker who passed by the site told NHK public television that he could not understand how it happened. Another man who works nearby said he first wondered if a new road…

new video loaded: A Maronite Priest Killed by Israeli Tank Fire is Mourned in LebanonA funeral was held in a village in southern Lebanon for a priest killed by Israeli tank fire. Israel has intensified its campaign against Hezbollah with expansive evacuation orders and air strikes across the country.By Bethlehem Feleke and Arijeta LajkaMarch 12, 2026

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., on Thursday renewed the push for his bill to expand the denaturalization process for people who commit fraud, serious felonies or join terrorist organizations.Schmitt brought up his legislation, the Stop Citizenship Abuse and Misrepresentation (SCAM) Act, after a naturalized citizen originally from Lebanon allegedly rammed his vehicle into a Michigan synagogue and a naturalized citizen originally from Sierra Leone allegedly opened fire at Old Dominion University in separate incidents on Thursday in the latest violent attacks in the U.S. committed by naturalized citizens.”After the SAVE America Act, we…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! North Carolina football is less than two weeks from opening summer camp ahead of its second season under seven-time Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Belichick.Belichick led the Tar Heels to a 4-8 record in his first season in Chapel Hill, but a string of off-field headlines largely overshadowed the team.The controversy has carried into the offseason, apparently prompting at least one prominent UNC football alumnus to forgo attending games in person when the 2026 season begins this fall. Marquise Williams, who earned All-ACC honors during his four-year run with UNC, announced his plan to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A California mountain biker has died after a rattlesnake encounter in a nature preserve prompted a month-long hospitalization.Julian Enrique Hernandez, 25, of Costa Mesa, died on March 4, according to the Orange County Coroner’s Office.The initial emergency took place on Feb. 1 at around 11 a.m. local time at the Quail Hill Trailhead, a popular recreation spot near the Quail Hill Community Center.The Irvine Police Department confirmed that Hernandez was mountain biking when he was bitten by a rattlesnake. The exact circumstances around how the bite happened remain unclear.SIX REPORTED BIGFOOT SIGHTINGS…