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Australia’s Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand said on Tuesday (Mar 10) they are hiking fares due to the Middle East conflict, underscoring how global airlines are struggling to cope with the sudden and soaring costs of fuel.Jet fuel prices, which were around US$85 to US$90 per barrel prior to the conflict, have increased sharply to between US$150 and US$200 per barrel in recent days, New Zealand’s flag carrier said, adding it was suspending its financial outlook for 2026 due to uncertainty over the conflict.The US-Israeli war on Iran has sent oil prices surging, upending global travel and sparking fears…

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Listen to this article | 5 minsinfoThe Iranian women’s footballers returning to the country after their Asian Cup campaign in Australia will be welcomed home “with open arms”, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said.Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei urged the players to “come home” on Tuesday, hours after five members of Iran’s squad sought asylum in Australia following their team’s exit from the tournament.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“To Iran’s women’s football team: don’t worry – Iran awaits you with open arms,” Baghaei wrote on X.His post came shortly after the office of Iran’s general prosecutor said the remaining members…

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Tuesday would be the “most intense day” of strikes against Iran so far, and that “ultimately” President Trump “gets to determine the end stage of those objectives” in the Islamic Republic.”Today will be, yet again, our most intense day of strikes inside Iran — the most fighters, the most bombers, the most strikes,” Hegseth said at a news briefing.Dan Caine, the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the U.S. military has struck more than 5,000 targets since the start of the war and that ongoing U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran…

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By Ashley Beherns Global News Posted March 10, 2026 8:47 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Saskatoon’s University Bridge saw a fire underneath the Spadina side, damaging a portion of a sanitary sewer line. This is the second year in a row damage has been done to pipes beneath the bridge, even after the city put up fencing and barbed wire to prevent the public from accessing the area.“What we’ve put in place there are intended to be a deterrent. We don’t really have any way of preventing someone where there’s a will, there’s…

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GAS PRICES ON THE RISEGenerally, Asia is even more heavily reliant on the Middle East’s LNG supplies. In 2025, almost 90 per cent of the total volumes exported via the Strait of Hormuz was destined for the Asian market.Together with South Asia, Southeast Asia is the fastest-growing region in terms of natural gas demand.An inability to secure LNG imports in the short term could primarily affect the power generation sector of several countries and the region’s long-term plans in developing natural gas-based economies, said Purwanto.Even if the Strait of Hormuz opens, Rystad Energy’s Pang expects that it could take up…

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SUI is one of the best performers among the top 30 cryptocurrencies by market cap, holding steady above $0.97 after an 8% surge in the last 24 hours. The coin has performed excellently thanks to renewed interest from large wallet investors, commonly referred to as whales, and on-chain demand.Technical indicators also suggest that SUI could rally past its 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) level over the next few hours. Sui rallies amid on-chain growth SUI is trading at $0.9777 after adding 8% to its value since Monday. This latest development comes as the demand for Sui as a layer-1 blockchain is resurfacing.According to…

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Gas prices at a Shell Station located on Foothill Blvd. Robert Gauthier | Los Angeles Times | Getty ImagesRising oil prices may not just be a headwind to President Donald Trump’s fight to lower inflation. They could also undermine his signature legislative achievement. Almost all of the economic effect of the individual tax cuts in the “big beautiful bill” — from both smaller withholdings and sweetened tax refunds — could be erased if oil prices remain elevated by more than $20 compared to before the U.S.-Iran war, according to Raymond James. “With the $25 move last week, if the oil price stays…

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