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Sheep and lamb markets remain broadly firm, although a degree of underlying tension is beginning to build.The ongoing Middle East conflict is weighing on confidence across Western Australia, particularly among processors and feeder buyers.Importantly, this is not a demand issue, rather uncertainty around logistics, insurance and export pathways is influencing short-term behaviour, with some processors likely to ease capacity while conditions remain unclear.Price spreads remain a key feature.The national trade lamb indicator is sitting around 1155¢, compared to WA at 1031¢, a gap of approximately 124¢.Mutton shows a similar trend, with a 70¢ spread between national and WA indicators.Historically, gaps…

MANILA: The Philippines is working with Washington to secure waivers and exemptions so it can obtain oil from United States-sanctioned countries to ensure supply, its ambassador to the US said.The Philippines, which relies heavily on imported fuel, on Tuesday (Mar 24) declared a state of national energy emergency to deal with the fallout from the Middle East war, including oil procurement.”We are working with the State Department to get waivers or exemptions to purchase oil from US-sanctioned countries,” Jose Manuel Romualdez told Reuters in an exchange of phone messages.Asked if Venezuelan and Iranian oil were part of the discussions, Romualdez…

NewsFeedPhilippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has declared a year-long national emergency as fuel supplies begin to dwindle amid the US-Israeli war on Iran. Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo explains what the government will now do to ensure fair distribution of critical supplies.Published On 25 Mar 202625 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2SharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Kim Kardashian caught heat for keeping up with her son on two wheels.The mother-of-four innocently celebrated her son, Saint, on social media with a snap of the 11-year-old popping a wheelie while riding an electric bike.While the Skims founder appeared to be in awe of her little one, fans erupted with concern and criticism for Kim’s enthusiasm toward a dangerous maneuver.Saint, the oldest son of Kim and ex-husband Kanye West, appeared to hold onto the handlebars as he flipped the front wheel of his e-bike in the image shared online.CARDI B TAKES…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A neighbor of Nancy Guthrie says his dogs woke him in the middle of the night on two dates now under scrutiny, behavior he described as unusual, including the night authorities believe she was abducted.Jeff Lamie, who lives a few houses from Guthrie’s Catalina Foothills home, told “Crime Stories with Nancy Grace” that his dogs woke him and wanted to be let outside on Jan. 11 and again in the early morning hours of Feb. 1.Lamie said the late-night activity stood out because it was not normal for his dogs.”Oh, just waking…

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is speaking out publicly for the first time in days amid mounting pressure for accountability, after the federal government asked it to repay millions of dollars in spending. In a news release shared online by the FSIN, the organization is defending its $28.7 million in spending between April 2019 and March 2024, calling the audit conducted by KMPG into its spending a “fundamental disagreement in interpretation” and not a misuse of funds.“At no point has there been any finding of fraud, personal gain, or intentional wrongdoing. Instead, the issues raised relate to classification,…

A cyclone has come back to life off Australia, threatening to batter the west coast and dump more rain on an already sodden region.Western Australia’s northwest is on notice after Tropical Cyclone Narelle reformed into a category one system, generating wind gusts up to 100km/h.Narelle is forecast to become a severe category three system – which can generate gusts of up to 224km/h – by early Thursday, with gales possibly extending to the WA coast.The system had become a tropical low after making landfall at the Northern Territory on the weekend, forcing hundreds to evacuate from floodwaters.Its impact is still…

blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, US-Israeli strikes on Iran continue despite claims of talks, with at least 12 killed and 28 wounded in one attack on Tehran.Published On 25 Mar 202625 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2SharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Florida Democrats on Tuesday flipped control of a long-vacant Republican-held state House seat in a Palm Beach-anchored district that includes Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s home turf.The Associated Press reports that Democrat Emily Gregory defeated Republican Jon Maples in a special election in Florida’s House District 87, in the race to fill the seat left vacant last August, when GOP state Rep. Mike Caruso resigned to become Palm Beach County clerk and comptroller.The ballot box battle was one of three special legislative elections being held in GOP-dominated Florida on Tuesday. And while the contests…