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TOKYO: Oil climbed again in Asia on Tuesday (Mar 17) after prices retreated a day earlier, with investors remaining focused on the Strait of Hormuz.At around 12.30am GMT, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was up 1.95 per cent at US$95.32 after it fell 5.3 per cent the previous day.Brent Crude was 1.84 per cent higher at US$102.05 after it dropped back 2.8 per cent on Monday.Japan said Monday it was beginning the release of its strategic oil reserves, and the head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, said member countries could unlock more oil from strategic stocks “if needed”. IEA…

new video loaded: Trump Suggests ‘Taking’ Cuba as Island Deals With BlackouttranscriptBacktranscriptTrump Suggests ‘Taking’ Cuba as Island Deals With BlackoutPresident Trump said on Monday that he believed he would have “the honor of taking Cuba.” His comments came during a nationwide blackout and energy crisis on the island.“I do believe I’ll be the honor of — having the honor of taking Cuba. That’d be good. That’s a big honor.” [Journalist] “Taking Cuba?” “Taking Cuba in some form, yeah. Taking Cuba, I mean, whether I free it, take it, think I can do anything I want with it. You want to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump Department of Homeland Security has requested that Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger and officials in immigrant-friendly Fairfax County not release an adult illegal alien charged with groping several high school girls on school grounds.Illegal alien Israel Flores Ortiz, 19, is facing nine counts of assault and battery for groping girls at a Fairfax County high school he was attending. Victims and parents have alleged that Ortiz approached about 12 girls from behind in crowded hallways, grabbed them between the legs and groped their private areas, according to 7News.The outlet reported that…

A general view of the Alibaba headquarters is at West Bund in Shanghai, China, on February 28, 2026. (Photo by Ying Tang/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesChinese technology giant Alibaba on Tuesday released a new agentic artificial intelligence tool, Wukong, for enterprise customers, as the company restructures and faces rising competition.The company told CNBC in a statement that Wukong allows businesses to manage multiple agents through a single interface, while offering “enterprise-grade security infrastructure.”The platform, which is still in its invitation-only testing phase, will be able to manage agents handling tasks such as document editing, approvals, meeting transcription, and research. Unlike…

Former Australian of the Year and world-leading pathologist Professor Richard Scolyer has announced a heartbreaking update on his battle with brain cancer, while sharing an uplifting message that it is “not the end of the road”.On Tuesday night, Professor Richard Scolyer took to his blog on Facebook, My Uncertain Path, to share some challenging news with his friends and fans.He wrote there “seems to be further progression of my brain tumour (glioblastoma) affecting brain functioning (as me and a few close friends can feel/see)” following another brain scan.The beloved professor, who was jointly awarded Australian of the year in 2024…

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s highest court on Monday (Mar 16) allowed national energy firm Petronas to pursue a legal bid to challenge ​several laws passed by the state of Sarawak, amid ‌a protracted dispute over gas distribution rights.Sarawak, on Borneo island, is home to more than 60 per cent of Malaysia’s gas reserves and has long ​sought greater control over its natural resources.In recent years, ​it has passed laws and appointed its own firm ⁠Petros to procure, distribute, supply and sell all natural gas ​in the state, putting it in conflict with Petronas, or Petroliam ​Nasional Berhad, which is wholly owned…

Energy prices are surging as the Iran war disrupts supply, raising risks for the US, China and Europe.All eyes are on the Strait of Hormuz.The longer it remains closed, the greater the damage to the global economy.Iran continues to block tankers from shipping close to 20 percent of the world’s oil supply.That is roughly twice the disruption the world suffered during the energy shock of the 1970s.Big oil shocks have historically led to considerable economic turmoil, high inflation, stagnation and recession.Oil and gas prices are already surging, and economies are expected to slow.From American consumers to Chinese factories and European…

A federal judge blocked a set of changes to the childhood vaccine schedule recommended by allies of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, dealing a setback to the Trump administration’s efforts to overhaul federal vaccine policy.In an opinion issued Monday, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy of Boston sided with the American Academy of Pediatrics and other plaintiffs who challenged Kennedy and HHS’s efforts to cut the number of recommended childhood vaccines.The lawsuit, brought last year by a coalition of medical groups and doctors, sought to block mass policy changes at HHS, arguing the agency’s decisions were arbitrary and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Just days before their start in the NCAA Tournament, the Alabama Crimson Tide is dealing with an off-court legal issue with one of its starting players. Guard Aden Holloway was arrested on Monday for possession of marijuana, said Stephanie Taylor, a Tuscaloosa Police Department spokesperson, to the New York Post. The spokesperson said more than a pound of marijuana, paraphernalia and cash were found after agents with the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force conducted a search of a residence on Monday morning.  Aden Holloway of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts during the first half…

Roger Cook has been forced into apologising to a Perth great-grandmother after claiming it was ‘normal’ to spend two days left in a hospital corridor receiving treatment.