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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka raised fuel prices by 25 percent on Sunday (Mar 22), the second increase in two weeks, as the country prepared for more impact from the war in the Middle East.Regular petrol was increased to 398 rupees (US$1.30) per litre, up from 317 rupees, while diesel, the fuel commonly used for public transport, rose by 79 rupees to 382 rupees.Last week, the government ordered an eight percent increase in retail fuel prices and introduced rationing to limit consumption.”We hope to achieve a 15 to 20 percent reduction in fuel consumption with the latest increase,” an official at the…

The move follows a drone strike on the Red Sea port of Yanbu, Saudi Arabia’s main oil export outlet, after Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz.Published On 21 Mar 202621 Mar 2026Saudi Arabia has given Iran’s military attache and embassy staff 24 hours to leave the kingdom due to “repeated Iranian attacks” on its territory.The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Saturday that it had declared personae non gratae the “military attache of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Kingdom, the assistant military attache and three members of the mission staff”.Recommended Stories list…

Streaming platforms changed the way people purchase and listen to music, but they’ve also changed how artists get paid for their work. “CBS Saturday Morning” visits the Spotify offices to learn about how some artists are earning big bucks on the platform, and how some are still struggling.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., accused Senate Democrats of not having “any excuses” to continue blocking Homeland Security funding as Republicans and the White House continue to make repeated offers to reopen the government.”The opportunity to actually drive this to a conclusion is there,” Thune said at a news conference Saturday in response to Fox News Digital. “You have to have, obviously, to negotiate a deal, you got to have two sides at the table. The White House is there. Senate Republicans are there. The question is, are Senate Democrats going to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The man charged in a 2023 shooting that killed a pregnant Seattle woman and her unborn baby has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.Cordell Goosby was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder in the death of 34-year-old Eina Kwon and the shooting of her husband, Sung Kwon, who was also injured.Eina Kwon and her husband were on their way to work at their Japanese restaurant, Aburiya Bento House, on June 13, 2023, when they stopped at a red light at an intersection around 11:15 a.m.Goosby allegedly sprinted toward…

After a quiet game in Fremantle’s season opener, Andrew Brayshaw brought the noise with a superb performance in Saturday night’s win over Melbourne.And after the match, he made sure his teammates had the opportunity to make more noise than usual by instigating a key change to the club’s song.The Dockers have incorporated the extra verse from their club anthem into the portion that they sing in the rooms after victories.In a move that follows what the club’s women’s team has been doing for several years, the players now begin their chant with “We’re the rollers and the rockers… we’re the…

SHANGHAI: China’s aviation regulator has not released an annual update on its investigation into a deadly China Eastern Airlines crash for the second year in a row, letting the fourth anniversary pass without providing any insight into the cause.On Mar 21, 2022, the China Eastern Boeing 737-800 jet plunged into a hillside in the southwestern region of Guangxi about an hour after takeoff, killing all 132 people on board in China’s deadliest air disaster in three decades.Global aviation guidelines call for an initial report within 30 days of an accident and a final one ideally within a year so the industry can…

Tehran responds to Trump’s threat by saying all US energy infrastructure in the region will be targeted if Iran is attacked.Published On 22 Mar 202622 Mar 2026United States President Donald Trump has threatened to attack Iran’s power plants if freedom of navigation is not fully restored at the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, a dramatic escalation as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues for a fourth week.The statement on Saturday came as Trump faces increasing pressure to secure the vital waterway that Iran has promised to keep closed to “enemy ships”, leading to soaring oil prices and plunging stock markets.“If…

Washington — A second Marine Expeditionary Unit of about 2,200 Marines and three warships is headed toward the Middle East, as the war with Iran continues. The unit departed California earlier this week, according to two U.S. officials. The first one, which is coming from the Pacific, is still making its way toward the region, and this second unit may take a few weeks to be in place. The USS Tripoli, an amphibious assault ship that had been deployed to Japan, is part of the first group. It’s the most updated of the amphibious warships, known as a “big deck,” which allows…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Hours after a mysterious boom rattled homes across the Houston area, a woman claimed a suspected meteorite crashed through her roof — leaving behind a gaping hole and a football-sized rock.Locals took to social media in a panic Saturday afternoon after hearing what they said sounded like a large blast in the Houston area.The Brenham Fire Department confirmed it was dispatched to reports of a possible explosion near Highway 50, though units on scene did not find anything.The department said that several witnesses saw a “green flash fall from the sky, black…