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ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailRico Luman, Senior Economist for Transport, Logistics and Automotive at ING, explains how jet fuel shortages are affecting airlines and passengers. He warns that supply disruptions currently hitting Southeast Asia are likely to spread globally.05:54Tue, Apr 14 20267:26 AM EDT

A lesbian group has won a court appeal in its bid to be allowed to exclude transgender women from attending certain public events.The Lesbian Action Group is asking the Australian Human Rights Commission to allow it a five-year exemption from discrimination laws in order to hold events for lesbians born female only.Without the exemption, the group would be at risk of contravening sexual discrimination laws.The bid for an exemption was first turned down by the Human Rights Commission in 2023, and again in January 2025 after the group appealed to the Administrative Review Tribunal.On Wednesday, the Federal Court set aside…

SURABAYA, Indonesia: Indonesian authorities said Wednesday (Apr 15) they have arrested six people allegedly involved in smuggling endangered Komodo dragons native to the archipelago and destined for Thailand.Two suspects were arrested in February in the port city of Surabaya on the east coast of Java island as they got off a ship with three live Komodo dragons – the world’s largest living lizard.Further investigation led to four more arrests in the weeks that followed.Police said the animals had been obtained from “suppliers or hunters” in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province, where they are native to a handful of small islands.…

Release of Mahdieh Esfandiari comes a week after Iran released two French citizens held on espionage charges.Published On 15 Apr 202615 Apr 2026Iranian national Mahdieh Esfandiari has returned home after being held in France for more than a year as part of what appears to be an exchange of detainees between the countries.Iran’s state television reported on Wednesday that the “rights activist”, sentenced to one year in prison after making online comments supportive of Palestine and the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that prompted the genocidal war on Gaza, had returned to Iran.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemsend of listThe…

Millions of people who apply for Medicaid in the coming years will have to prove they’ve been working, going to school, or volunteering for at least one month before they can gain or retain health insurance through the government program.But Republican lawmakers in some states think the new rules — part of the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed last July by President Trump — don’t go far enough.Indiana is leading that charge, with a new law that requires applicants to prove they’ve been working or participating in a similar activity for three consecutive months to get benefits.Meanwhile, residents…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jessica McClure Morales, the woman who rose to global prominence as “Baby Jessica” in 1987 when she was rescued after falling into a well as an 18-month-old, was arrested in Midland County, Texas following an alleged domestic disturbance.Morales, who is now 40, was taken into custody Saturday night by the Midland County Sheriff’s Office at her home in Midland County, according to KMID/KPEJ, citing arrest records. The station says Morales was charged with assault causing bodily injury involving family violence and later was released from the Midland County Detention Center after posting bond.The sheriff’s office confirmed…

Theo Lawrence grew up outside of Paris, but developed his love for American country music by checking out records at his local library. He moved to Texas in 2023 and released his debut album, “Cherie.” His next adventure is a coast-to-coast tour, including a stop at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium with Alison Krauss & Union Station. Here’s Theo Lawrence performing “California Poppy.”

Trains have completely stopped along multiple Sydney rail lines and passengers have been left stranded, after a fire broke out on a freight train.

SEOUL: An American YouTuber who caused outrage for filming himself kissing a statue commemorating Korean wartime sex slaves has been sentenced to six months in prison, a court in Seoul said on Wednesday (Apr 15).Johnny Somali, 25, gained notoriety several years ago for recording himself doing a series of provocative stunts in South Korea and Japan, and streaming them on platforms such as YouTube and Twitch.South Korean authorities indicted Somali – whose real name is Ramsey Khalid Ismael – in 2024 on public order violations and obstruction of business, and banned him from leaving the country.”The court has sentenced him…

Beirut, Lebanon – Myra Aragon tosses chicken wings into a large cooking pot. She stirs them and then adds garnishes and spices.“These are bay leaves,” she says, pouring in a handful. “These are anise stars and this is black pepper.”Today, she’s making chicken afritada, a classic chicken stew from her home country of the Philippines. Her kitchen and community centre, called Tres Marias, in a suburb just north of Beirut, feeds about 200 people every day. Most of them are migrant workers.Amid the war and a massive displacement crisis, some migrant workers have stepped up to serve their community.Migrants “face…