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Iran’s de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has stoked fears of the gravest disruption to global oil supply in history, as the Middle East conflict stretches into its third week.

The soldiers, identified by their initials NDP, SL, BHW and ES, will be held at a maximum security facility in Jakarta, he said.Separately, Jakarta police released CCTV recordings on Wednesday showing the faces of two people suspected of attacking Andrie.They had the initials BHC and MAK, police official Iman Imanuddin said. Their links to the four soldiers are unclear.On Monday, police said analysis of CCTV footage showed four suspects on two scooters had followed Andrie before the attack.Lawmakers agreed on Wednesday to form a special committee to oversee the handling of the case, according to member of parliament Habiburokhman, who…

Global sports leaders ‌reached consensus on a new set of eligibility criteria for transgender athletes in February.Published On 18 Mar 202618 Mar 2026More than 80 human ⁠rights and sport advocacy groups ⁠have called on the International Olympic Committee to abandon reported plans to introduce universal genetic sex testing for female athletes and impose a blanket ban on transgender and intersex competitors.A joint statement by the Sport & ⁠Rights Alliance (SRA), ILGA World, Humans of Sport and dozens of other groups warned that the measures that will reportedly be recommended by the IOC’s Protection of the Female Category Working Group would…

  6:00 AM Top Gabbard aide resigned over Iran war on eve of hearing Joe Kent, who led the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned Tuesday, saying he “cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran.” “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby,” Kent wrote in his resignation letter to Mr. Trump. Kent accused high-ranking Israeli officials and some in the media of waging a “misinformation campaign” that was “used to deceive you into believing that Iran posed an imminent threat to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Team USA men’s hockey hero Jack Hughes wants his puck back.The Hockey Hall of Fame holds the game-winning overtime puck that flew off Hughes’ stick, went past Team Canada goalie Jordan Binnington and hit the back of the net to give the U.S. its first gold medal in men’s hockey since the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” team during the 2026 Winter Olympics. While it’s usually an honor to have something in a Hall of Fame, Hughes thinks otherwise.  Jack Hughes of the United States before a game against Latvia at Milano Santagiulia Ice…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Despite losing a similar argument in federal court at the end of January, accused CEO assassin Luigi Mangione’s defense team is again vying to have damning evidence from his backpack suppressed in a New York state court.Prosecutors have said police recovered the suspected murder weapon and a manifesto railing against the health insurance industry in the bag, and they’ve defended the search as proper.Mangione, 27, is accused of assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, on Dec. 4, 2024 — allegedly shooting him in the back outside a Manhattan hotel slated to host…

BMW’s Neue Klasse models will farewell chrome in favour of illuminated design features, including glowing kidney grilles.

MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Wednesday (Mar 18) put the brakes on a public transportation fare hike announced just a day earlier, promising the country’s commuters free rides instead.The archipelago nation, which imports nearly all of its crude oil from the Middle East, has been scrambling to deal with eye-watering price increases triggered by the US-Israeli war with Iran.Since hostilities erupted, the Philippines has instituted a four-day workweek for civil servants, distributed cash handouts to tricycle drivers, and seen its sole refinery open discussions to buy Russian oil.On Tuesday, the country’s transportation regulator announced fare hikes across an array…

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, If the death of Esmaeil Khatib is confirmed, it would be the third major high-profile assassination of Iranian leaders n successive days.Published On 18 Mar 202618 Mar 2026Defence Minister Israel Katz has claimed Israel has killed Iran’s intelligence minister, Esmaeil Khatib. Tehran has not commented on, nor confirmed the attack.If the claim announced Wednesday is confirmed, it would be the third major high-profile assassination of Iranian leaders in two days.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIsrael’s assassination of Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, head of the Basij paramilitary force, who were both killed…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans dug in for the long haul as they embarked on their floor takeover and signaled that the hours of debate that crept well beyond the upper chamber’s usual twilight business hours were just the beginning.The GOP launched its plan to control the Senate floor earlier Tuesday and spent the ensuing hours lauding and defending the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act as Senate Democrats hammered the bill as a tool of voter suppression.But without Democratic support, the bill is destined to fail. And the vote to open the marathon…