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Travelers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, US, on Monday, March 9, 2026. Mark Felix | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe surge in fuel prices since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran nearly two weeks ago is already driving up airfare. Consumers’ appetite for travel this year will dictate just how much.Cathay Pacific on Thursday said it would roughly double fuel surcharges on tickets starting March 18.Earlier this week, Australia’s Qantas said it is raising fares to help cover its costs, Scandinavian Airlines said the “unusually rapid and substantial…

The United States-Israeli war on Iran has exposed the vulnerability of critical water infrastructure in a region that is among the most water-scarce in the world.This week, Iran’s foreign minister accused the US of striking a desalination plant on Qeshm Island off the coast of Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. The strike reportedly cut off the water supply to 30 villages. Just 24 hours later, Bahrain said an Iranian drone had caused material damage to one of its desalination plants near Muharraq.The six Gulf states – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – are…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A four-time deported illegal immigrant from Honduras with 15 prior criminal charges allegedly shoved two victims onto the tracks at a New York City subway station this week, including an 83-year-old Air Force veteran who remains in critical condition, according to reports. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) indicated Wednesday evening that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer against Honduran national Bairon Posada-Hernandez, 34, after he was arrested for allegedly shoving two men – unprovoked – onto the train tracks inside the NYC subway system. The older male, 83-year-old Air Force…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Pro wrestling star Shotzi Blackheart said Wednesday her brother, Dean, was found after she and her family worried about his safety in California.Shotzi, whose real name is Ashley Alfaro, wrote on social media that her brother was missing after he was involved in a car crash in the San Francisco area. She said at the time that he was receiving dialysis treatments and may have been “confused or disoriented.” Shotzi makes her entrance SmackDown at the TD Garden on September 01, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images)”My brother has…

New rules are now in effect limiting the amount that banks can charge customers who don’t have enough money in their accounts to cover a cheque or other pre-authorized charge. Canada’s new cap on non-sufficient funds fees is set at $10 for personal deposit accounts.The changes, announced by Ottawa last year and which kicked in on Thursday, also prohibit banks from charging more than one NSF fee in a period of two business days for the same deposit account, and ban charging an NSF fee when an account shortfall is under $10.The federal government has said that until now, NSF…

One of the most significant city listings in several years has hit the market, seeking a princely sum of about $200 million.

The move is said to have caught the attention of Malaysia’s investing community, which tends to be drawn to counters with perceived political connections.Farhash holds no direct equity in NexG. He has a 20 per cent interest in MMAG, a publicly listed logistics firm in which NexG itself owns a 10 per cent stake.FRAYING CORPORATE TIESAccording to financial executives tracking NexG developments, relations between Chin and Farhash began fraying in mid-2025. In and around the period, NexG had secured several new and extended government contracts: an 18-month extension from the Home Ministry for foreign worker cards, a six-year contract to supply…

UNI, the native coin of the Uniswap DEX, is up 1.5% in the last 24 hours, outperforming other major cryptocurrencies. The coin is now approaching $4.0, with buyers stepping in amid favorable market conditions. Furthermore, the integration of Uniswap API by MetaMask would help boost Uniswap’s adoption, ultimately pushing the price higher in the near to medium term.MetaMask integrates Uniswap APIMetaMask, one of the leading wallet providers in the crypto space, has integrated the Uniswap API as one of its swap providers. The integration gives MetaMask users a direct connection to Uniswap v2, v3, v4, and UniswapX.According to Uniswap Labs, MetaMask integrated…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Texas death row inmate who killed his ex-girlfriend and her 8-year-old son used his final moments before execution Wednesday to apologize to the woman’s surviving son — whom he stabbed 25 times during the 2013 attack.Cedric Ricks, 51, addressed seven relatives of his victims who watched from behind a glass window inside the Huntsville Unit prison and said he was sorry for “taking Roxann and Anthony away from y’all,” adding that he hoped they could one day find forgiveness.Ricks was convicted of capital murder in 2014 for killing Roxann Sanchez, 30,…

As oil prices surge, some economies benefit while others face rising costs.The war in the Middle East is exposing how dependent the world is on a handful of strategic chokepoints.The Strait of Hormuz – a narrow waterway in the Gulf – is closed.The longer this goes on, the faster the global energy map could be reshaped.From Europe to Asia, countries are facing mounting supply risks and the threat of an inflation shock.If the conflict between the US, Israel and Iran drags on, alternatives will be hard to find.But, Russia is shaping up to be a major beneficiary, with soaring prices…