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EXPLAINERUS hits Iran’s Kharg island as it warns oil sites may be next if Tehran disrupts shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.Listen to this article | 8 minsinfoPublished On 14 Mar 202614 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoThe United States-Israel war on Iran, now in its third week, continues to escalate after US forces struck military targets on Kharg Island, the critical hub through which most of Iran’s crude exports pass.US President Donald Trump said Washington deliberately spared the island’s oil infrastructure but warned that it could be attacked if Iran interferes with shipping through the…

Trump fires DHS Sec Kristi Noem Fox News’ John Roberts, Sandra Smith and Jacqui Heinrich provide details on President Donald Trump’s move to fire Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem and tap Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., as her replacement. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The top executive of a public relations and political consulting firm who is married to a former top Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson, is demanding an apology from Senate Democrats for allegations he used his wife to improperly secure lucrative contracts from the agency.In a letter Thursday addressed to Sens. Peter Welch, D-Vt.,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal authorities say 11 Indian nationals were charged in a scheme to stage armed robberies at convenience stores and restaurants so participants could falsely claim to be crime victims when applying for immigration benefits.The defendants were charged with conspiracy to commit visa fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts.Prosecutors allege the scheme centered on fake robberies designed to help clerks or store owners seek U visas, a form of immigration relief available to certain victims of serious crimes who assist law enforcement.CLICK HERE FOR MORE US NEWSSix defendants were arrested…

A Montreal man accused of second-degree murder in Nova Scotia nearly five years ago is now walking free. Valdo Pauyo was facing a potential life sentence for the shooting of Bert Knockwood in Millbrook First Nation in July 2021.But at a last-minute hearing on Friday, Crown prosecutors withdrew the charge, citing insufficient evidence.“The Crown had determined as of this week that we had no reasonable prospect of conviction moving forward,” explained Nova Scotia Crown attorney Cory Roberts. “So, we withdrew the charge, and the trial dates are vacated.”Before Knockwood’s death, Pauyo and Knockwood appeared to have been friends.The two show…

From DIY solar power systems, to homes built from bales of straw or bags of soil, homeowners across the State are coming up with inventive ways to get off the grid.

The Iranian warship IRIS Dena was sunk by a torpedo from a US submarine on March 4 while it was returning from a naval exercise in India amid the US-Israeli war on Iran.Two other ships that also participated in the exercises sought shelter: the IRIS Lavan, which docked in India, and the IRIS Booshehr, which docked in Sri Lanka.A Sri Lankan court ordered this week that the bodies of the sailors killed in the attack, stored in a morgue in the southern port city of Galle’s National Hospital, be handed over to the embassy of Iran.Sri Lanka’s health, foreign and…

NewsFeedDonald Trump shared footage of air strikes hours after saying the US carried out “powerful bombing raids” on Iran’s oil hub of Kharg Island. He said the US hit military targets but threatened to go after oil facilities if Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz.Published On 14 Mar 202614 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Federal prosecutors in D.C. on Friday moved to drop charges against a man who was charged last year after he burned an American flag outside the White House, after President Trump had signed an executive order directing the DOJ to investigate flag burning.  Jan Carey was facing two misdemeanor criminal counts in Washington, D.C., federal court. Neither charge focused on the fact that he burned a flag, specifically: One of the counts was for lighting a fire “not in a designated area and receptacle,” and another was for lighting a fire “in a manner that threatened, caused damage to, and…

Check out some of the companies making the biggest moves midday: Adobe — The software giant saw shares tumble more than 5%. CEO Shantanu Narayen said that he would step down from his post after a successor has been named. Narayen will remain as chair of the company’s board. He has been Adobe’s CEO since 2007. The news overshadowed first-quarter beats on the top and bottom lines. Fertilizer stocks — Shares of fertilizer companies gave back some of this week’s earlier gains that came on expectations the Strait of Hormuz disruptions will continue, disrupting key industrial inputs and pushing prices…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As spring break gets underway, travel agencies are issuing their own warnings about travel in Mexico following last month’s cartel attacks.The State Department classifies Mexico at a Level 2 – “exercise increased caution” because of terrorism, crime and kidnapping threats.”Many violent crimes take place in Mexico,” the State Department’s warning issued last summer says. “They include homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery. There is a risk of terrorist violence, including terrorist attacks and other activity in Mexico.”The threats also vary from region to region, for instance, the State Department classifies several states in…