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About a fifth of the world’s oil is shipped through the narrow strait, which remains effectively closed amid the US-Israeli war on Iran.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 4 Mar 20264 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoIran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said it maintains full control of the Strait of Hormuz, where United States President Donald Trump has said he is prepared to deploy the navy to escort tankers.“Currently, the Strait of Hormuz is under the complete control of the Islamic Republic’s Navy,” IRGC Navy official Mohammad Akbarzadeh said on Wednesday in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! AUSTIN, TEXAS – James Talarico, a Democratic state lawmaker from Texas with a surging national profile, defeated Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a nationally known politician, progressive firebrand, and vocal critic and foil of President Donald Trump, to win the Democratic Senate primary in Texas, according to the Associated Press.Talarico, 36, will now try to become the first Democrat in nearly four decades to win a Senate election in Texas, as he faces off against the winner of a bruising Republican primary runoff between longtime incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A North Carolina man accused of stabbing another individual in broad daylight has faced more than 18 criminal charges over the past decade, including assault-related cases and a domestic-violence conviction, before the latest violent incident, court records show.Micah Emmanuel Ragin, 31, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury after a Feb. 28 altercation in east Charlotte.According to police, officers responded to a 911 call reporting an assault involving a knife. When they arrived, they found a man with a stab wound to a knee. Investigators say the suspect…

The FIFA World Cup will kick off in 100 days and plans are starting to be unveiled to welcome the world. TransLink unveiled its plans on Tuesday to deal with the influx of soccer fans.The organization said that it will be adding about 600 more bus trips a day throughout the tournament, including a dedicated shuttle between the PNE Fan Festival, the Expo Line and the Millennium Line.TransLink said there will also be additional buses on standby to respond to extra crowds and changing conditions.The SkyTrain will run every two to three minutes, before and after matches, and when games…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! When the Arizona Cardinals drafted Kyler Murray first overall in 2019, they were hoping he was the quarterback to lead them back to the Super Bowl. Instead, after seven seasons with the franchise, with which Murray went 38-48-1 as the starter over 87 games, the team is moving on. Murray seemingly confirmed reports that the Cardinals will release the veteran signal-caller next week when the new league year begins, releasing a statement via social media. In his statement, Murray shared remorse for not being able to do what he intended coming out of Oklahoma…

US stock index futures fell sharply on Tuesday as investors weighed the economic fallout of escalating conflict between the United States and Iran, rising oil prices, and renewed inflation risks.Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped as much as 822 points, or roughly 1.68%, while S&P 500 futures also fell by 1.6%. Nasdaq 100 futures led losses, falling around 2.16% in premarket trading.The moves followed reports that the US embassy in Riyadh had been struck by drones and warnings from President Donald Trump that the conflict could continue for more than four weeks. Over the weekend, joint US-Israeli…

Children shouldn’t be allowed to use e-mobility devices and adults should keep to a 10km/h limit, a state parliamentary committee recommends.

Rafizi had resigned from his ministerial post in May 2025 after failing to defend his deputy presidency in the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) internal polls while Tengku Zafrul’s tenure as minister ended in December.Tengku Zafrul had served for two terms as a senator since 2020. He held the trade minister post throughout his term in the Senate, which is the maximum period allowed. In a statement issued earlier on Wednesday, the MACC had said it was tracking down Chai Jin Shern, also known as James Chai, and had appealed to the public to provide any information on his whereabouts. Azam said later…

China is set to unveil a sweeping economic agenda for the next five years during a meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC) over the next week at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.China’s 15th Five-Year Plan for 2026 to 2030 will be released during the NPC, one of China’s most important political meetings of the year, which starts on Thursday in Beijing and typically runs for a week, drawing 3,000 delegates from across China.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe last five-year plan was released in March 2021, as Beijing tackled the fallout from the COVID-19…

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales has been forced into a repeat primary runoff with far-right gun activist Brandon Herrera, CBS News projects, weeks after Gonzales was accused of having an affair with an aide who later died by suicide — drawing calls for him to resign.Gonzales and Herrera are locked in a tight contest, with neither candidate expected to clear the 50% threshold required to avoid a runoff on May 26.Gonzales was first elected in 2020, and had branded himself as a moderate. In a primary challenge from Herrera in 2024, Gonzales only prevailed by 400 votes. Gonzales has since pursued…