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BEIJING: China likely views United States President Donald Trump’s abrupt postponement of a much-anticipated summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping – just two weeks before the initially scheduled date – as further evidence of Washington’s unpredictability, even as it seeks to turn the delay to its advantage, say analysts.While the rescheduling adds uncertainty to a pivotal moment in US-China ties, Beijing is expected to maintain a calibrated response, avoiding public escalation while keeping communication channels open, observers add.Trump said on Monday (Mar 16) he was looking to push back the much-anticipated summit with Xi in Beijing by around a…

Qatar, UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia report new blasts, interceptions, with war edging to 3-week mark.Published On 18 Mar 202618 Mar 2026Iran has fired missiles and drones at several Gulf Arab nations, which have sought to intercept them, in a now-daily fallout from the United States-Israel war launched on Iran nearly three weeks ago that has engulfed the Middle East with deaths, destruction, assassinations, and an energy crisis spreading far beyond the region.Early Tuesday, Qatar’s Ministry of Defence said its armed forces intercepted a missile attack against the country.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe Kuwait National Guard said…

Democratic divide expands ahead of 2026 midterms Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins ‘Saturday in America’ to discuss the 2026 midterm elections, the growing rift between Democrats as socialism gains favor, intensifying anti-ICE protests and Nicolás Maduro’s capture. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Evrvin failed to defeat a crowded field of Democratic candidates Tuesday for a deep-blue House seat, despite the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) spending aggressively to put her over the top.Conyears-Ervin’s loss represents a notable defeat for the pro-Israel group, which frequently intervenes in Democratic primaries. State Rep. LaShawn…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Eugenio Suarez, the man who hit the game-winning RBI double to lift Venezuela over Team USA in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) final, tapped into his faith during his post-game interview. “I mean, what can I say about this? It’s amazing. God is good, all the glory is for the Lord Jesus. He was with us the whole time,” Suarez told FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal after being asked his emotions following the 3-2 win over the U.S. “We have to glorify, put his name in front of everything. Nobody believed in Venezuela, but now…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republican lawmakers have renewed a push in 2026 to allow guns on college campuses amid a recent rash of school shootings across the country.A convicted felon linked to ISIS opened fire last week inside a classroom at Old Dominion University in Virginia, killing one teacher and wounding two others before he was brought down by fellow ROTC cadets.In December, a gunman opened fire inside an engineering building at Brown University in Rhode Island, killing two students and injuring nine others during final exams. The suspect fled and later killed an MIT professor…

The number of Canadians travelling to the United States in February dropped year-over-year from 2025 to 2026, numbers from Statistics Canada show. Canadian-resident return trips, or the number of Canadian residents returning home from the U.S., fell 14.5 per cent in Feb. 2026 from Feb. 2025, and 31.5 per cent from Feb. 2024. Return trips by vehicle at land border crossings decreased by 12.9 per cent from Feb. 2025, and return trips by air fell by 17.6 per cent.It’s affected business in some North Dakota cities popular with road-tripping Manitobans.“We’re down about 20 per cent compared to the year before,”…

A property developer will walk free on bail after he was accused of enlisting a shadowy figure, dubbed Mr International, to chase allegeddebts.

BEIJING: Chinese tech giants have waded into the OpenClaw frenzy sweeping China – launching new artificial intelligence (AI) agents and intensifying competition in the rapidly evolving Chinese AI agent market. On Tuesday (Mar 18), Baidu unveiled a suite of AI products, tapping growing domestic interest in OpenClaw, an open-source framework for agents able to perform complex tasks with less human input than chatbots.The company introduced what it called a family of “lobsters” – a popular nickname for AI agents built on OpenClaw – spanning desktop software, cloud services, mobile tools and smart-home devices.The agents are designed to carry out multi-step tasks…

The national power grid comes back on after Cuba’s 10 million people were plunged into darkness overnight.Published On 18 Mar 202618 Mar 2026Cuba has reconnected its power grid and brought online its largest oil-fired power plant, energy officials said, putting an end to a nationwide blackout that lasted more than 29 hours amid a United States move to choke off the island’s fuel supply.After the country’s 10 million people had been plunged into darkness overnight, the Caribbean island’s national power grid had fully come back online by 6:11pm (22:11 GMT) on Tuesday. However, officials said power shortages may continue because…

Washington — The Senate voted Tuesday to begin a marathon debate session over the SAVE America Act, an elections bill that President Trump has been pressing Republicans in Congress to pass, despite its dim prospects in the upper chamber.For months, conservatives have rallied around the legislation, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote, along with photo ID to cast a ballot. And Mr. Trump upped the ante last week when he threatened not to sign most other bills until Congress passes the SAVE America Act, adding to growing calls for Republicans to maneuver around the Senate’s 60-vote…