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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Bank of Canada left interest rates unchanged at 2.25 per cent on Wednesday as the Iran war rattles economies around the world. Oil prices have spiked in recent weeks as the Strait of Hormuz puts about 20 per cent of the world’s oil supply in jeopardy, which risks higher prices for fuel and just about everything else.The Bank of Canada said in a statement that the war has “heightened the risks to the global economy,” and the full impact will depend on how long the conflict goes on for and how…

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BANGKOK: Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday (Mar 18) accepted ​for consideration a petition challenging the legality ‌of election ballots used in last month’s polls.The Election Commission has been given 15 days to ​provide clarification, the court said in ​a statement. It did not specify any ⁠other orders, meaning Thursday’s planned vote by ​the new parliament on a prime minister would ​go ahead. The complaints alleged that barcodes and QR codes on the ballots could potentially be used to identify ​which candidate and party a voter had ​chosen, undermining the secrecy of the ballot, according to ‌the ⁠Office of the Ombudsman, which…

The Trump administration says it wants to remove Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel by the end of the year.So who is he? And why has Washington been trying to overthrow Cuba’s leaders for 65 years? Al Jazeera’s Marthe van der Wolf explains.Published On 18 Mar 202618 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2SharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NATO allies are declining to join a potential effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, frustrating President Donald Trump and prompting questions among some U.S. officials about the alliance’s reliability in a major global crisis.Trump has warned the Hormuz standoff with Iran could have serious consequences for NATO, arguing that allies benefit from global security without sharing the burden.”The United States has been informed by most of our NATO ‘Allies’ that they don’t want to get involved with our Military Operation,” the president wrote on Truth Social Tuesday.”We will protect them, but…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The University of Florida College Republicans (UFCR) chapter filed a lawsuit against the University of Florida (UF) after the club was shut down over antisemitic claims made by an outside organization. The disbanding occurred after a journalist posted a photo of a member allegedly performing a Nazi salute, and claimed to have sent the image to “the FBI and others.” “The University of Florida was recently informed by the Florida Federation of College Republicans (FFCR) that it has disbanded the local chapter of College Republicans (the Local CR),” the university said in a statement.…

Four people are facing a total of 20 charges following a traffic stop that led to the seizure of weapons, drugs and counterfeit currency, according to Saskatoon police. Officers conducted a traffic stop shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Sunday in the 1200 block of Avenue G North. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. Four occupants — three women aged 29, 32 and 39, and a 23-year-old man — were arrested following further investigation, police said in a statement. More on Crime More videos Authorities say they…

Bulldozers are digging pits in a cemetery in Kabul in order to bury the hundreds allegedly killed in a Pakistani air strike on a drug rehabilitation hospital.

SINGAPORE: Cambodia is importing more fuel from suppliers in Singapore and Malaysia to make up for supply shortfalls from Vietnam and China, its energy minister told Reuters on Wednesday (May 18), as the US-Israeli war on Iran squeezes fuel availability globally.About a third of the 6,300 petrol stations in the country of nearly 18 million people closed last week due to uncertainty over the impact of the conflict on fuel prices, but many have reopened ever since and only 5.77 per cent are closed currently, Energy Minister Keo Rottanak told Reuters.Vietnam and China have restricted fuel exports until at least…

Senegal were stripped of the AFCON title following an appeals board review by CAF into a mid-final protest by its players.Published On 18 Mar 202618 Mar 2026Senegal’s government has called for an “independent international investigation” into corruption following the decision by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to strip the country of its Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title and award it to Morocco.CAF’s decision came following a review via their appeals board into a chaotic final two months ago.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe ruling said that Senegal is “declared to have forfeited” the final, a 1-0…