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NewsFeedElbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer, has seen rapid growth as wars intensify across Iran, Palestine, and Lebanon. Al Jazeera’s Hala Al Shami examines how the company benefits from ongoing conflicts, its links to policy-making, and activist efforts to force its shutdown.Published On 24 Mar 202624 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2SharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

The Pentagon is expected to send parts of the 82nd Airborne division to the Middle East as the Iran war extends into its fourth week, according to two sources.A command element and some ground forces are expected to be part of the deployment, according to a source familiar with the planning. CBS News reported last week that the U.S. was preparing to make the deployment, and that senior military commanders had submitted specific requests aimed at preparing for the use of ground troops in the Iran conflict.  So far, the U.S. has been conducting an air war in Iran, relying on…

Robert Therrien (1947-2019) arrived during the emerging L.A. art scene in the early 1970s, and became best known for his over-sized objects – tables, chairs and household fixtures that dwarf the viewer. He’s now the subject of a larger-than-life exhibition currently at the Broad in Los Angeles, called “Robert Therrien: This Is a Story.” Luke Burbank takes the measure of an art world giant.

US equities pulled back on Tuesday, giving up part of the previous session’s gains as rising oil prices and uncertainty around the ongoing Iran conflict weighed on investor sentiment. Markets struggled to find direction amid conflicting signals on diplomacy and escalating geopolitical risks, while higher Treasury yields added further pressure.The S&P 500 fell 0.37% to close at 6,556.37. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.18%, or 84.41 points, to 46,124.06, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.84% to 21,761.89.Oil rally and geopolitics weigh on sentimentMarkets were pressured by a renewed surge in crude prices as the Iran war entered its fourth week. Global benchmark…

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:  March 24, 2026 Balancer Labs is shutting down operations. The corporate entity behind the DeFi protocol is winding down after a $128 million exploit on November 3, 2025, made the company a “liability” due to mounting legal exposure.Co-founder Fernando Martinelli confirmed the decision Monday, stating that the protocol itself will continue under a decentralized structure. The immediate…

Roughly 15% of TotalEnergies’ production is offline, as the war with Iran nears the one-month mark, but surging oil prices have more than made up for the lost barrels, chairman and CEO Patrick Pouyanné told CNBC in an exclusive interview.With Brent crude trading solidly above $100 a barrel, much of the attention has focused on oil prices, but Pouyanné said the crisis is having a much larger impact on product prices. “The Brent market is ok, but the products market, which is the one which impacts customers … is much higher than Brent,” he told CNBC at S&P Global’s CERAWeek…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal investigators say they have uncovered “conflicting information” in LaGuardia Airport control tower logs and still do not know who was handling ground-control duties in the moments before a deadly runway collision late Sunday, March 22.During a briefing Tuesday, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy said investigators are working to resolve inconsistencies in tower records, including discrepancies in dates and times.”We do have logs, but there’s also conflicting information, including dates and times on the logs,” Homendy said.Investigators said it remains unclear who was performing the ground controller role—responsible for…

A new tactic being deployed by RCMP officers in the Halifax area is creating some debate. Police said they’ve been piloting a new traffic enforcement strategy, in which officers disguise themselves as panhandlers at intersections in order to catch distracted drivers.According to RCMP, the operation on March 18 at an intersection in Lower Sackville resulted in 46 tickets issued that day.“We had a traffic spotter. He was walking amongst the traffic. He was posing as a panhandler with a sign,” said Cpl. Bobby Bambury with the RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment Traffic Unit.“And he was walking among the traffic, seeing into…

If the second-generation Mercedes-AMG GT is too mild for your taste, two new variants will turn the volume and design up to 11.

NewsFeedIran says it struck a US F-35 and released footage of the incident. The Pentagon confirmed the jet made an emergency landing but says the cause is still under investigation. If confirmed, it would be the first known combat hit on an F-35. Al Jazeera’s Nour Hegazy explains.Published On 24 Mar 202624 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2SharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo