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The Iran war is choking crucial supply lines around the world as strikes continue across the Middle East, and experts are warning that the price of helium may be on the rise in the coming days. Exports of helium, which is classified by Canada as a critical mineral, are under pressure as the Strait of Hormuz has remained impassable throughout the conflict.Qatar, which accounts for one-third of the world’s supply of helium according to the Canada Energy Regulator, has seen its exports come under strain.“Iranian drones attacked a number of energy-producing locations in Qatar, which resulted in Qatar energy declaring…

The International Energy Agency has agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil, the largest such move in its history, to try to rein in crude prices, which have soared due to supply shocks from the US-Israeli war with Iran.The IEA said the release had been backed unanimously by 32 member countries, including Australia, in the sixth such move it has made since its creation in the 1970s.It is aimed at preventing a further rise in oil prices on fears that Iranian attacks will continue to block Middle East oil exports from reaching markets.“The oil market challenges we are facing…

GOVERNMENTS STEP INConcerns over a supply crunch have prompted governments across the region to roll out measures to ease pressure.Thailand and the Philippines are encouraging work-from-home arrangements to conserve energy. Bangkok also plans to increase biofuel usage to reduce crude demand, Lin noted.Neighbouring Vietnam has proposed curbing crude exports to prioritise domestic refining, while South Korea intends to implement a price cap on petrol and diesel.Lin said governments are prioritising households over businesses as they respond to potential shortages.However, she noted that shielding consumers comes at a cost, with industries bearing the brunt of the strain, which could ultimately weigh…

Three Norwegian citizens with Iraqi heritage arrested as investigators probe possible foreign state involvement.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoBy AFP, Reuters and The Associated PressPublished On 11 Mar 202611 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoNorwegian police say they have arrested three brothers suspected of carrying out Sunday’s “terror bombing” attack on the US embassy in Oslo.The unnamed men, all Norwegian citizens in their 20s with Iraqi heritage, were taken into custody in the Norwegian capital on Wednesday afternoon.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listPolice lawyer Christian Hatlo told reporters the brothers were suspected of…

Washington — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to clear the way for it to end temporary deportation protections for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants. The bid for emergency relief from the Justice Department is the latest arising out of the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to end Temporary Protected Status for a host of countries, putting immigrants from those places at risk of deportation. The Supreme Court has so far allowed the Trump administration to roll back protections for Venezuelan migrants, and a request involving Syrian immigrants is awaiting action from the high court.Haitians were first granted…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. — Dispatch logs obtained by Fox News Digital show that three calls to law enforcement were made from the home of one of the New York City terror suspects in suburban Philadelphia after the foiled attack.The first call to law enforcement came in at 4:15 p.m. Saturday from Ibrahim Kayumi’s family home, the logs showed. The second came in at 9:19 p.m. A third call to law enforcement was placed on Sunday at 8:54 p.m. The calls were made to 911 or non-emergency lines, according to…

The office of Canada’s privacy commissioner says it is “monitoring” a proposed U.S. class-action lawsuit in which some auto insurers are facing allegations of misusing driver data collected via smartphones and other technology. The case poses questions of whether insurance companies are taking consumer data collection too far, and if Canadians should be concerned about how that data is being used.According to a Chicago district court decision on March 3, drivers can try with a lawsuit claiming Allstate Insurance violated the Federal Wiretap Act by monitoring their travel locations, trip distances, speed, acceleration, braking, phone usage and attention to the…

As some travellers are forced to change their overseas plans at the last minute, travel agents are urging those with future bookings to hold their nerve.

SEOUL: South Korea said on Wednesday (Mar 11) it could deter threats from the North even if the United States relocated some of its military assets to the Middle East amid the war in Iran.Washington, Seoul’s key security ally, stations about 28,500 troops and a range of air and missile defence systems in the South to help deter aggression from the nuclear‑armed North.The Washington Post reported this week that the United States was moving parts of its Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system from South Korea to the Middle East, citing unnamed officials.”Regardless of whether certain USFK assets are…

NewsFeedCrew on-board a nearby vessel at Oman’s Salalah port filmed the moment a drone struck the oil facility. The secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has hit out at Iran for the attack.Published On 11 Mar 202611 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo