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Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:14:24 GMTMideast war threatens energy crisis worse than 1970s oil shocks
As the war grinds into its fourth week, US President Donald Trump threatened to "obliterate" Iranian power plants if Iran failed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours -- setting an effective deadline of 23:44 GMT Monday.
Tehran has retalia...
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:10:22 GMTPilot, co-pilot killed in runway collision at New York airport
AFP pictures showed the heavily damaged nose and cockpit section of the Air Canada Express plane, which had arrived from Montreal, on the tarmac flanked by emergency vehicles with their lights flashing.
The pilot and co-pilot were killed in the col...
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:06:17 GMTRussia's Max: The unencrypted super-app being forced on citizens
The rollout has raised concerns among critics and digital rights groups that Moscow will use Max to surveil its citizens and further cut digital links to the West.
"Any data that passes through this application can be considered to be in the hands ...
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:10:24 GMTEU chief in Australia with eyes on trade deal
It is the EU chief's first trip to Australia since taking office and comes as the bloc and import-reliant nation navigate renewed energy vulnerability sparked by the war in the Middle East.
She arrived in Sydney on Monday for a meeting with Austral...
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 05:40:19 GMTAsia champions Japan need 'different tools' to win World Cup - coach
Japan beat Women's Asian Cup hosts Australia 1-0 in Saturday's final in Sydney to lift the trophy for the third time in four tournaments.
Nielsen's side dazzled along the way, scoring 29 goals and conceding just one to lay down a marker ahead of ne...
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:38:15 GMTGlobal economy under 'major threat' from Strait of Hormuz crisis: IEA chief
Speaking at the National Press Club in Australia's capital, Birol compared the current energy crisis to those of the 1970s and the impact of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
"This crisis as things stand is now two oil crises and one gas crash put...
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:32:45 GMTPlanet trapped record heat in 2025: UN
The 11 hottest years ever recorded were all between 2015 and 2025, the United Nations' WMO weather and climate agency confirmed in its flagship State of the Global Climate annual report.
Last year was the second or third hottest year on record, at ...
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 02:50:17 GMTStocks tumble, oil jumps on Trump's Iran ultimatum
With the conflict now in its fourth week and showing no sign of ending, the head of the International Energy Agency warned of the worst global energy crisis in decades and said the world economy was under "major threat" from it.
Observers, meanwhil...
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 02:46:10 GMTWolves rally past Celtics, Nuggets sink Blazers
Minnesota trailed by 15 points early in the second quarter but rallied decisively in the fourth with a 16-0 run to outscore the Celtics 26-15 and silence a 19,156 crowd at Boston's TD Garden.
With Edwards missing due to right knee inflammation, Bon...
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:34:12 GMTMiddle East war to dominate Houston's 'Davos of Energy'
More than 10,000 attendees are expected for CERAWeek, the spring gathering in Houston that has taken on unexpected importance as fuel prices soar since the Mideast war began in late February.
"It will be a CERAWeek for the ages," said Mark Brownste...
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:12:14 GMTKim holds off Korda charge to win LPGA Founders Cup
Kim, who started the day five shots clear of Korda, carded a closing one-over-par 73 to finish on 16 under at the Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club in Menlo Park, outside San Francisco.
Korda fired a three-under-par 69 in a valiant bid that came u...
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:12:16 GMTTrump orders immigration agents to airports amid crippling budget standoff
Trump announced the extraordinary move in a social media post Sunday morning, sending officials racing to quickly develop a plan.
Tom Homan, the president's senior border aide, confirmed to CNN that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents ...
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:08:20 GMTTorrential rains in Kenya kill 81 in March: officials
In the country's hard-hit west, residents waded through flood waters with their belongings on their heads and evacuated in crowded boats, AFP reporters saw.
Flash floods submerged entire villages in Kisumu county, destroying around 1,200 hectares (...
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:46:10 GMTAlcaraz eyes clay court season after early Miami exit
"Probably I'm going to go back home," Alcaraz said after falling in three sets to 36th-ranked American Sebastian Korda on Sunday.
"Chilling with my family, with my friends a couple of days. I don't know how much my team are going to allow me to hav...
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:02:13 GMTBordeaux-Begles hammer Toulouse in Dupont absence
Scrum-half Maxime Lucu scored 17 points for the home side, who moved up to fourth in the table, two points off second-placed Montpellier in the final automatic semi-final berth.
Toulouse remain top of the table despite their first league loss since...