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Listen to this article | 4 minsinfoThe United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced diversion of some flights from the Dubai international airport, one of the world’s busiest, after a drone attack sparked a fire near the facility, as Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia also reported intercepting drones and missiles.The Dubai Media Office on Monday said civil defence teams had “successfully contained the fire resulting from impact to one of the fuel tanks in the vicinity” of the airport, noting that no injuries had been reported so far.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listSome flights were diverted to Al Maktoum international…

Airline CEOs tell Congress to end partial government shutdown – CBS News Watch CBS News The CEOs of ten major U.S. airlines are demanding Congress end a funding standoff and pay TSA workers. In a letter, they claim 93% of Americans support paying aviation workers during government shutdowns. Tim McNicholas has more.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The State Department has cut the fee Americans must pay to renounce their U.S. citizenship by roughly 80%, lowering the cost from $2,350 to $450 under a new rule that took effect Friday.The new fee, first announced in 2023 but not previously implemented, returns the cost to the same level the government charged when it first began requiring payment for citizenship renunciations in 2010.The State Department said in the rule that it lowered the fee as a policy decision to reduce the cost burden on people seeking a Certificate of Loss of…

Spinner Matt Kuhnemann defied Queensland for 201 deliveries to score 56 and put Tasmania in charge of the Sheffield Shield match in Hobart.

TOKYO: Mr Lawrence Wong will make his first visit to Tokyo as prime minister from Tuesday (Mar 17) to Thursday as Singapore and Japan mark 60 years of diplomatic ties. While in Japan, Mr Wong will meet Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. He will attend a guard of honour welcome ceremony and be hosted to a working dinner by Ms Takaichi. Mr Wong, who is also the finance minister, will have meetings with other senior Japanese political and business leaders. He will also meet Singaporeans based in Japan at a reception in Tokyo. Mr Wong will be accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian…

Tokyo’s move comes as oil prices remain elevated amid the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.Listen to this article | 2 minsinfoPublished On 16 Mar 202616 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoJapan has begun releasing oil from its emergency reserves amid the global energy crisis sparked by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran in response to US-Israeli attacks.The release was announced on Monday in a notice published in the Japanese government’s official gazette.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listJapanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi last week announced plans to unilaterally release 80 million barrels of oil from stockpiles amid supply concerns due to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. John Cornyn’s reversal on scrapping the Senate filibuster is sparking backlash among some supporters of the 60-vote rule, with one leading proponent, former Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., accusing the Texas Republican of ditching his long-standing position for political expediency. “When I was a U.S. Senator, there was not another person more committed to keeping the filibuster than Senator John Cornyn,” Manchin wrote in a scathing social media post Thursday. “He understood the incredible political pressure I faced from my former party to get rid of the filibuster and give Democrats complete power…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament field was revealed on Sunday night – a few hours after the men’s programs learned where they would be playing in their tournament.The UConn Huskies were named the No. 1 overall seed of the tournament as the program pursues its 13th national championship. The Huskies are the only undefeated team in Division I college basketball and are led by Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd. Strong is averaging 18.5 points per game and Fudd is averaging 17.7.Dawn Staley’s South Carolina Gamecocks earned the No. 1 seed in Region…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Florida woman accused of fleeing a crash that killed an 8-year-old boy was seen shaking her head and laughing during her first court appearance Friday as a judge read the charges against her via video conference.The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said 30-year-old Victoria Johnson of Winter Haven was arrested Thursday and charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving death, leaving the scene of a crash with serious bodily injury, tampering with evidence, driving without a license causing death and giving false information to law enforcement officials.Johnson appeared before a…

Made in Italy. Rather obvious. But the best of fine British design.A Maxwell-Scott bag may just be man’s best friend (after his dog and phone, of course).A family-run business founded by English entrepreneur William Scott Forshaw in 2002, Maxwell-Scott champions quality, timeless style and durability. All with a 25-year warranty.And a spokesperson adds: “We’re a luxury brand that genuinely cares (you’ll find no greenwashing here). We sustainably source only the finest, most durable full grain leather, and trust expert leather artisans to handcraft our premium leather bags and accessories at a highly-regarded atelier in Italy. We always have, and we…