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SINGAPORE: Cambodia is importing more fuel from suppliers in Singapore and Malaysia to make up for supply shortfalls from Vietnam and China, its energy minister told Reuters on Wednesday (May 18), as the US-Israeli war on Iran squeezes fuel availability globally.About a third of the 6,300 petrol stations in the country of nearly 18 million people closed last week due to uncertainty over the impact of the conflict on fuel prices, but many have reopened ever since and only 5.77 per cent are closed currently, Energy Minister Keo Rottanak told Reuters.Vietnam and China have restricted fuel exports until at least…

The Trump administration says it wants to remove Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel by the end of the year.So who is he? And why has Washington been trying to overthrow Cuba’s leaders for 65 years? Al Jazeera’s Marthe van der Wolf explains.Published On 18 Mar 202618 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2SharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

President Trump on Wednesday issued a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act, a move aimed at lowering energy prices by letting foreign ships move fuel between U.S. ports.The 100-year-old law requires goods shipped between American ports to be carried on ships that are U.S.-built, -flagged and -crewed, and also limits the number of tankers domestic shippers can use.”President Trump’s decision to issue a 60-day Jones Act waiver is just another step to mitigate the short-term disruptions to the oil market as the U.S. military continues meeting the objectives of Operation Epic Fury,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Ala., ordered American flags be lowered to half-staff Tuesday in honor of three fallen service members who were stationed in Birmingham, Alabama, prior to their deaths in Iraq during the war with Iran.Officials confirmed six service members died Thursday in an incident involving a KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft, which was operating over western Iraq in support of Operation Epic Fury.Ivey said three of the six fallen military personnel served in the 99th Air Refueling Squadron of the 117th Air Refueling Wing located at Sumpter Smith Joint Air National Guard…

Four people are facing a total of 20 charges following a traffic stop that led to the seizure of weapons, drugs and counterfeit currency, according to Saskatoon police. Officers conducted a traffic stop shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Sunday in the 1200 block of Avenue G North. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. Four occupants — three women aged 29, 32 and 39, and a 23-year-old man — were arrested following further investigation, police said in a statement. More on Crime More videos Authorities say they…

Bulldozers are digging pits in a cemetery in Kabul in order to bury the hundreds allegedly killed in a Pakistani air strike on a drug rehabilitation hospital.

TOKYO: Singapore and Japan announced on Wednesday (Mar 18) the upgrading of bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership, with expanded cooperation across five areas.The upgrade in ties was announced by Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.Mr Wong is making his first visit to Japan as prime minister. He met Ms Takaichi during the visit and she hosted him to a working dinner.Welcoming Mr Wong, Ms Takaichi expressed hopes that both countries’ ties will deepen through diverse exchanges and programmes this year.  “Our two nations, as like-minded countries, have together defended and promoted rules-based free and…

Senegal were stripped of the AFCON title following an appeals board review by CAF into a mid-final protest by its players.Published On 18 Mar 202618 Mar 2026Senegal’s government has called for an “independent international investigation” into corruption following the decision by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to strip the country of its Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title and award it to Morocco.CAF’s decision came following a review via their appeals board into a chaotic final two months ago.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe ruling said that Senegal is “declared to have forfeited” the final, a 1-0…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new state audit investigating the massive fraud scandal in Gov. Tim Walz’s Minnesota revealed that the state’s Department of Human Services (DHS) failed for years to properly investigate Medicaid kickback allegations while incorrectly claiming that they did not have the authority to do so. The Office of the Legislative Auditor report released on Tuesday, titled “Department of Human Services Investigations of Alleged Kickbacks in the Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention Program,” found that DHS’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has long possessed the legal authority to pursue kickback cases independently, contradicting the…

US stock opened lower on Wednesday after hotter-than-expected inflation data and rising oil prices dampened investor sentiment ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision.Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about 169 points, or 0.36%, while S&P 500 fell 0.31% and Nasdaq 100 declined roughly 0.26%. The cautious tone followed a stronger-than-expected reading on wholesale inflation, which raised concerns that interest rates could remain higher for longer.Inflation surprise dims rate cut expectationsData from the Labor Department showed the Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 0.7% in February, well above expectations of a 0.3% increase. On an annual basis, producer prices climbed 3.4%, exceeding…