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Other Asian equity markets were also hit by panic selling on Wednesday.Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore and Taipei all dived more than 2 per cent, while Bangkok tumbled 8 per cent to also spark a trading halt. Shanghai, Wellington, Manila and Jakarta were also deep in negative territory.”Investors sold down risk assets, and in particular, the Nikkei as well as the Kospi, which outperform other major indexes, have become a target of the heavier selloff as they try to book profits,” said Kazuaki Shimada, chief strategist at IwaiCosmo Securities.As the joint strikes on Iran moved into a fifth day, observers warned that…

Lutnick’s relationship with the late financier and sex offender has come under scrutiny after files revealed closer ties than previously known.Listen to this article | 2 minsinfoPublished On 4 Mar 20264 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoUS Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has agreed to give testimony to lawmakers about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the head of a committee investigating the late sex offender has said.Lutnick, who lived next door to Epstein in New York for more than a decade, “proactively agreed” to provide a transcribed interview to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, panel chair James Comer said on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! AUSTIN, TEXAS – The expensive and contentious battle for the Republican Senate nomination in Texas is headed to a May runoff, after none of the three major candidates in the crowded field of contenders topped 50% of the vote in Tuesday’s primary election.Longtime incumbent Sen. John Cornyn will face off with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after they finished in the top two in the primary, with Rep. Wesley Hunt in third place, the Associated Press reports.The winner will face off with either rising star state Rep. James Talarcio or progressive firebrand…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Trey Hendrickson may finally be able to get the long-term deal he was searching for since last offseason after the Cincinnati Bengals decided not use their franchise tag on the star defensive end. Hendrickson penned a goodbye to fans after Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET NFL deadline, which marked the end of teams being able to place a franchise tag on players. “To the organization: Thank you for the opportunity to play the game I love at the highest level,” he wrote in his Instagram caption. “The last five years have been filled with great…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The shooter responsible for Sunday’s mass shooting in Austin reportedly ran an X account where he unleashed numerous anti-Christian, antisemitic and other highly inflammatory comments, including slurs such as “fake jewish wh—” and “monkey looking b—-.”  Ndiaga Diagne, a 53-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen born in Senegal, opened fire just before 2 a.m. at a crowded bar, killing three people and wounding 13 others. Authorities say they are investigating the incident as a “potential nexus to terrorism” after he appeared to wear a “Property of Allah” sweatshirt and an undershirt depicting the Iranian flag.…

Two Muslim mothers in Quebec say they have been told they can no longer volunteer at their children’s elementary schools because they wear hijabs. Sabaah Khan, a resident of Brossard, says she has spent more than a decade volunteering at her children’s schools, helping with activities ranging from library duties to vaccination days.“Volunteers are needed because the teachers and the staff are very overworked, and they need a lot of help,” Khan told Global News. Sabaah Khan (left) and Asma Qureshi (right) are pictured on March 3, 2026. Global News Khan says staff at the Riverside School Board recently told…

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JAKARTA: Indonesia is ready to adjust budget expenditure to keep its fiscal deficit below 3 per cent of GDP as the conflict in the Middle East threatens to drive up oil prices and pile more pressure on the economy, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said on Tuesday (Mar 3).Even before the current crisis, the rupiah and the Indonesian stock index have been among Asia’s worst performers in 2026, with the currency weakening more than 1 per cent against the US dollar and the Indonesian stock exchange shedding as much as 7.5 per cent, putting President Prabowo Subianto’s ambitious economic goals in…

China’s foreign minister tells Israel to end attacks; Russian FM Lavrov says no sign Tehran seeking nuclear bomb.Listen to this article | 4 minsinfoRussia and China have criticised the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, with Moscow saying it had seen no evidence that Tehran was developing nuclear weapons, and Beijing demanding an immediate halt to the joint attacks.Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang ⁠Yi told his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Saar, on Tuesday that the attack on Iran came as negotiations between Washington and Tehran had “made significant progress, including addressing Israel’s security concerns”, China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.Recommended Stories…

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is among seven people who on Tuesday were asked to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee regarding its ongoing investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The six others are Lesley Groff, a former longtime executive assistant to Epstein; Sarah Kellen, another former Epstein employee; Kathryn Ruemmler, former White House counsel to former President Barack Obama; Leon Black, co-founder of Apollo Global Management; Doug Band, a longtime personal aide and counselor to former President Bill Clinton, who along with his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, both testified separately on Epstein before…