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MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Wednesday (Mar 18) put the brakes on a public transportation fare hike announced just a day earlier, promising the country’s commuters free rides instead.The archipelago nation, which imports nearly all of its crude oil from the Middle East, has been scrambling to deal with eye-watering price increases triggered by the US-Israeli war with Iran.Since hostilities erupted, the Philippines has instituted a four-day workweek for civil servants, distributed cash handouts to tricycle drivers, and seen its sole refinery open discussions to buy Russian oil.On Tuesday, the country’s transportation regulator announced fare hikes across an array…

Published On 18 Mar 202618 Mar 2026Defence Minister Israel Katz has claimed Israel has killed Iran’s intelligence minister, Esmaeil Khatib. Tehran has not commented on, nor confirmed the attack.If the claim announced Wednesday is confirmed, it would be the third major high-profile assassination of Iranian leaders in two days.Israel’s assassination of Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, head of the Basij paramilitary force, who were both killed in Israeli air strikes on Tuesday, came as a blow to Iran. Iran will hold funerals on Wednesday for both men.Howvere, Larijani’s killing will not deal a fatal blow to Iran’s leadership,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans dug in for the long haul as they embarked on their floor takeover and signaled that the hours of debate that crept well beyond the upper chamber’s usual twilight business hours was just the beginning.The GOP launched its plan to control the Senate floor earlier Tuesday and spent the ensuing hours lauding and defending the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act as Senate Democrats hammered the bill as a tool of voter suppression.But without Democratic support, the bill is destined to fail. And the vote to open the marathon…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Team USA men’s hockey hero Jack Hughes wants his puck back.The Hockey Hall of Fame holds the game-winning overtime puck that flew off Hughes’ stick, went past Team Canada goalie Jordan Binnington and hit the back of the net to give the U.S. its first gold medal in men’s hockey since the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” team during the 2026 Winter Olympics. While it’s usually an honor to have something in a Hall of Fame, Hughes thinks otherwise.  Jack Hughes of the United States before a game against Latvia at Milano Santagiulia Ice…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former San Diego TV journalist is now accused of carrying out racially motivated shootings on a secluded mountain highway — allegedly questioning victims about their ethnicity before pulling the trigger.San Diego County deputies arrested 46-year-old Ricardo Berron on Tuesday, March 10, at San Diego International Airport as he was preparing to leave for a vacation. Authorities said forensic evidence linked the former Univision and Telemundo reporter to two separate shootings on Palomar Mountain.The first shooting occurred Oct. 6 along South Grade Road near the summit, according to the San Diego County…

A Perth family is demanding answers after a 25-year-old man with severe autism was allegedly assaulted in his NDIS accommodation and left for hours without medical care.Corey Wooller, who also lives with multiple disabilities, was discovered by his mother, Kim McBearty, during a spontaneous visit to the home on December 14.“No one deserves to be assaulted, especially a vulnerable person like that,” Ms McBearty said.“I used to think he was safe there, but obviously he wasn’t.”She found her son slumped on a couch with visible injuries, claiming no first aid had been administered and no ambulance had been called by…

In January, Reuters reported that China granted preliminary approval to three of its largest tech companies – ByteDance, Tencent and Alibaba – along with AI startup DeepSeek to import the chips, although the regulatory conditions for China’s approvals were still being finalised.The Chinese companies did not immediately respond to emailed requests for comment.Huang’s bullish comment on AI agent OpenClaw, which has experienced rapid adoption in China, helped propel some Chinese AI stocks to record highs on Wednesday.Shares in large-language model upstarts MiniMax and Zhipu AI surged more than 19 per cent each after Huang said OpenClaw was “definitely the next…

Power supply is slowly resuming in Havana, but the country’s deeper crisis in relations with the US is endemic, long-term.Published On 18 Mar 202618 Mar 2026The traffic lights are finally back on in Havana, but most of Cuba is still in the dark.Cuba’s national power grid collapsed yet again on Monday, and there was no electricity supply across the country for most of Tuesday. Power is slowly being restored in the capital, but most parts of the country still do not have any supply, Al Jazeera’s Ed Augustin reported from Havana on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemsend of listPower…

The 2026 Illinois primary results for governor have set up a rematch between Gov. JB Pritzker and his 2022 Republican challenger Darren Bailey, after CBS News projects Bailey has won the GOP primary.  Pritzker, now running with Christian Mitchell after Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton launched her campaign for Dick Durbin’s U.S. Senate seat, was unopposed in the Democratic primary and is now seeking his third term as the governor of Illinois.Pritzker’s national profile has grown as he has been one of President Trump’s most vocal critics. He used a campaign ad in March to highlight efforts to oppose the Trump…

“I did vote for Mr. Trump. Deporting the criminals is a great policy. These foundations are poured ready to go, and we can’t even start the construction on them. But we voted for the American dream. And unfortunately, right now, we’re not seeing that.” For months, federal agents have been sweeping up workers at construction sites in South Texas. ”ICE has raided us anywhere between 10 to 15 times throughout different subdivisions.” Now, worksites across the Rio Grande Valley have ground to a halt, and that’s got some Trump supporters in this midterm battleground changing their minds. “These people would…