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Mar 16, 2026 - World

Meanwhile energy minister says it will take ‘some time’ for extra fuel supply to reach regional areas. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo men charged with murder after man fatally shot in Sydney unitTwo men have been charged with murder after a gangland-linked shooting at a suburban apartment complex that left one man dead and another injured, AAP reports. Continue reading...

Mar 16, 2026 - World

US president lashes out at UK and others as European countries reject calls for assistance to reopen crucial shipping laneEuropean countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of HormuzHow have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?Are fuel price increases making you cut back?Continued from previous post:Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has said she has no immediate plans to send her country’s maritime self-defence forces to help protect tanker traffic in the strait of Homuz.We have not made any decisions whatsoever about dispatching escort ships. We are continuing to examine what Japan can do independently and what can be done ⁠within the legal framework.I would like to ⁠engage in solid discussions based on Japan’s views and position regarding the need for early de-escalation. Continue reading...

Mar 16, 2026 - World

John Cornyn and Greg Casar debate TSA agent pay outside Austin airport as partial shutdown enters second monthSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxRepublican senator John Cornyn and Democratic congressman Greg Casar of Texas squabbled outside Austin’s international airport on Monday over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as the shutdown of the agency enters its second month.Cornyn, the longtime Texas senator who is locked in a tough primary battle against attorney general Ken Paxton, went to Austin-Bergstrom international airport to bring Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees lunch. As he pulled up outside the terminal, he encountered Casar, whose district includes Austin and whom a spokesperson said was there to catch a flight back to Washington DC. Continue reading...

Mar 16, 2026 - World

The images from the war in the Middle East are being watched carefully in Beijing not with alarm, but with calculation.

Mar 16, 2026 - World

Details from US Central Command come as 13 US service members and more than 1,300 Iranians have been killedAt least 200 US troops have been injured in the US-Israeli war on Iran, a US military spokesperson said on Monday.“Since the start of Operation Epic Fury, approximately 200 US service members have been wounded,” US Central Command spokesperson Cpt Tim Hawkins told the Guardian via email. Continue reading...