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Anthony Albanese’s address to the nation on the worsening global fuel crisis may exacerbate community panic, one analyst has warned.

NEW DELHI: India’s oil ministry said Wednesday (Apr 1) that domestic jet fuel prices would rise as the Middle East war pushed up energy costs, but that it had cushioned airlines from an expected 100 per cent jump.Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) makes up a substantial chunk of airlines’ expenses, and sustained increases could translate into higher airfares.State-run refiner Indian Oil Corporation said that ATF prices rose by 8.5 per cent in the capital Delhi, with similar rises in other major cities.”Due to the closure of Strait of Hormuz, and extraordinary situation in global energy markets, price of ATF for domestic…

Before talks with 35 countries, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says reopening strait ‘will not be easy’.Published On 1 Apr 20261 Apr 2026The United Kingdom will convene talks with dozens of countries on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced, as the US-Israeli war on Iran has effectively shuttered the critical Gulf waterway.Speaking during a news conference on Wednesday, Starmer said UK Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper would host a virtual meeting of 35 countries on Thursday to assess measures to reopen the strait “after the fighting has stopped”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe…

Washington — Congressional leaders announced on Wednesday that Britain’s King Charles III will address a joint meeting of Congress as part of his visit to Washington later this month.”We believe an Address to Congress will provide a unique opportunity to share your vision for the future of our special relationship and reaffirm our alliance at this pivotal time in history,” the top four congressional leaders wrote in a letter inviting Charles to address Congress. The address comes as Washington marks the 250th anniversary of American independence. House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and…

Shares of ExxonMobil declined on Wednesday, tracking a pullback in crude prices as investor optimism grew that the conflict between the United States and Iran could ease in the coming weeks. Despite the near-term pressure, the broader outlook for the energy giant remains supported by strong fundamentals and elevated oil prices.The stock fell 4.7% on Wednesday, mirroring declines across the energy sector. Peers, including Chevron and several other oil producers, also traded lower, as crude retreated following comments from Donald Trump suggesting a potential de-escalation of the conflict.Oil price pullback weighs on energy stocksOil prices, which had surged above $100…

Police bodycam shows bloodied wife after alleged trail attack Jurors were shown graphic police body camera footage capturing the immediate aftermath of the alleged attack, as Arielle Konig sat bloodied and disoriented on a hiking trail while bystanders tried to help and officers assessed the scene. (KHON-FOX) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Hawaii jury heard testimony that a son watched his father appear on FaceTime with blood on his shirt and admit he had just tried to kill his wife before saying he planned to jump off a cliff ahead of police.Prosecutors are relying heavily on…

NASA is getting ready for its first lunar space flight mission since the Apollo missions over 50 years ago, with work underway to fuel the rocket that will blast astronauts into space within hours. “The launch team at @NASAKennedy are GO to begin filling the Artemis II rocket with fuel,” NASA said Wednesday morning in a post on social media.“Teams at @NASAKennedy have begun slowly filling the Artemis II rocket with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. This process begins slowly —and then picks up speed — in order to prevent the supercold propellants from damaging the system.”The launch team at…

Author Ahmed Balaha Author Ahmed Balaha Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Last updated:  April 1, 2026 Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr invoked a “long and painful history of private money created with insufficient safeguards” in remarks Tuesday, making the most pointed Fed case yet for aggressive stablecoin oversight under the newly enacted GENIUS Act. The comments land directly on the two largest issuers in a $200 billion market – Tether…

Visa Inc. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesVisa is launching six new tools using artificial intelligence to modernize the process of disputing credit card charges, the company told CNBC exclusively.The digital payments company said the tools are designed to reduce the costs and frustration of “outdated” dispute processes for multiple entities involved in the payments process: merchants, issuers and acquirers.”Some of the challenges are these back-office systems are still largely manual,” Andrew Torre, Visa’s president of value-added services, told CNBC.…

“CBS Mornings” sits down with Tristan Harris, co-founder and president of the Center for Humane Technology, who is featured in the 2026 documentary, “The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist.”