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Beyond fuel, other operating costs are also rising. Stall owners report higher electricity and gas bills, adding to the financial strain and further squeezing margins. The economic pressure extends beyond vendors to informal workers who rely on daily wages. Many say they have been forced to cut back sharply on spending during Ramadan, a time usually marked by increased household consumption ahead of the Eid al-Fitr festival. Yasir Iqbal, an informal worker, said he has had to abandon his motorcycle due to high fuel costs. “Now, I ride a bicycle from Rawalpindi to Islamabad for work. Petrol has become very expensive. The authorities should…

NewsFeedIran’s national women’s football team has been given a hero’s welcome in Tehran, just weeks after they were thrust into an international crisis, involving accusations of treason, cancelled Australian asylum bids and claims they would face the death penalty.Published On 20 Mar 202620 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2SharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Justice Department (DOJ) has subpoenaed former FBI Director James Comey over his role in the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) on Russian election interference, a source confirmed to Fox News Digital. The subpoena marks a new escalation after Fox News Digital previously reported that Comey and former CIA Director John Brennan were under criminal investigation related to the probe.Sources at the time said the investigations were examining potential wrongdoing tied to the creation of the 2017 assessment and possible false statements to Congress.The 2017 ICA concluded that Russia sought to influence the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal prosecutors charged three men linked to Super Micro Computer Inc. in a sweeping scheme to smuggle billions of dollars in U.S. artificial intelligence technology to China using fake documents, shell companies and staged equipment, officials said.The defendants allegedly diverted $2.5 billion worth of AI servers — including $510 million in just a few weeks in 2025 — to China.Yih-Shyan Liaw, 71, a U.S. citizen, and Ting-Wei Sun, 44, of Taiwan, were arrested Thursday, while a third individual, Ruei-Tsang Chang, 53, also of Taiwan, remains at large.”The indictment unsealed today details alleged…

More than 400 police files since 2016, and now Justin Collins is facing three new charges. Collins was back in court Tuesday, charged with one count of committing an indecent act in public and one count of mischief, both stemming from Feb. 16. A third mischief charge is tied to an incident on March 3. He was released on bail set at $250, with conditions.“Beyond infuriating when you read something like that, and you’re like, ‘Are you kidding me,’” said Kristina Loewen, BC Conservative MLA for Kelowna Centre.Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas says bail decisions are based on specific legal criteria,…

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un and his daughter have driven a new tank during army training, showcasing their bond amid military preparations.

Separately, Sedek of IPP financial advisers hoped that Malaysia and other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economies could come up with a coordinated regional response against the US probes. He said that ASEAN governments should work closely to demonstrate that exports from the region reflect genuine manufacturing activity rather than transshipment, particularly by strengthening rules-of-origin compliance, supply chain transparency and trade traceability. “Trade ministries and customs agencies must be able to provide credible production data that clearly shows where value is created within ASEAN supply chains,” he said. Sedek stressed that ASEAN also needs to respond strategically to the growing politicisation of…

Who: Japan vs AustraliaWhat: AFC Women’s Asian Cup finalWhere: Stadium Australia, SydneyWhen: Saturday at 8pm (09:00 GMT)How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 06:30 GMT in advance of our live text commentary stream.Two and a half years after their Women’s World Cup dream on home soil ended in heartbreak, Australia return to the same piece of turf in search of redemption.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe ghosts of the past may still linger, but Saturday’s final offers the Matildas’ golden generation something more: the chance to rewrite their story and lift a first major…

The Justice Department says it has shuttered four websites that were allegedly used by Iranian government-linked groups to post hacked information and threaten regime critics.The move comes amid fears that the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran could expand into cyberattacks. A news agency linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards has threatened American tech companies that they could be targets, and one of the Iran-linked groups targeted by the Justice Department appeared to take credit for a hack on a Michigan medical technology company last week. Meanwhile, U.S. military officials have said cyber operations helped to degrade Iran’s communications in the…

Apollo Global Management’s David Sambur told CNBC on Thursday that the selloff in software stocks from fears of artificial intelligence disruption is far from over.”I unfortunately think it’s very early,” Sambur, who is co-head of private equity, told CNBC’s “Money Movers.”Some Wall Street analysts have been comforted by the recent rebound in the IGV Software ETF, which has climbed about 3% in March following a bruising start to the year. The ETF is still down 20% this year.Sambur said software names are under scrutiny and facing critical questions revolving around their revenue model, gross margin profile and valuations with competition…