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Tehran’s statement on opening of key waterway comes as US President Donald Trump says talks are taking place to end the war.Published On 25 Mar 202625 Mar 2026Iran has said that “non-hostile” ships may transit the Strait of Hormuz amid a collapse of maritime traffic through the waterway that has prompted the biggest global energy crisis in decades.In a statement on Tuesday, Iran’s mission to the United Nations said vessels may avail of “safe passage” through the waterway, “provided that they neither participate in nor support acts of aggression against Iran and fully comply with the declared safety and security…

Manila – Despite driving his jeepney through some of Metro Manila’s busiest neighbourhoods on a daily basis, Arturo Modelo, 52, only takes home about a third of the 600 Philippine pesos ($10) he would normally earn, as the cost of fuel has soared in the Philippines and his profits have diminished as a result.“I can’t even afford my kid’s lunch money,” he told Al Jazeera.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listLeaning on his jeepney, Modelo explained how he joined two days of transport strikes in Manila on Thursday and Friday because he wanted “a deaf government to listen”.Besides, he…

Crude prices continue to climb as world faces its biggest energy crisis in decades.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces tax cut as the price of crude oil tops $116 a barrel.Published On 30 Mar 202630 Mar 2026Australia’s government will slash petrol and diesel taxes by half amid a surge in fuel prices prompted by the US-Israel war on Iran.Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the announcement on Monday as the international benchmark for crude oil rose above $116 a barrel, its highest level in nearly two weeks, amid escalation on multiple fronts of the conflict.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listSpeaking at a news conference in Canberra, Albanese said the fuel excise would be cut in half from April…

The verdict marks the first time a US state has successfully sued the social media giant over child safety issues.By Agence France Presse, Reuters and The Associated PressPublished On 25 Mar 202625 Mar 2026A jury in the United States has ordered social media giant Meta to pay $375m for harming children’s mental health and making them vulnerable to sexual exploitation.Jurors in New Mexico handed down the verdict on Tuesday after a six-week trial in which state authorities accused the tech behemoth of failing to protect minors.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe verdict marks the first time that a US state has successfully…

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Until recently, Sanjeet, a business consultant from India, thought of Malaysia as home.After living and working in the Southeast Asian nation for more than a decade, he had become comfortable with the climate, people and way of life.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“Once I had crossed the five-year mark, Malaysia seemed like an ideal long-term choice,” Sanjeet, who is in his 40s and asked to use a pseudonym, told Al Jazeera.“One gets used to what Malaysia has to offer.”But after a recent move by the Malaysian government to reduce the country’s reliance on foreign…

Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduce bill to pause AI rollout amid growing backlash to technology.Published On 26 Mar 202626 Mar 2026Two progressive lawmakers in the United States are pushing for a moratorium on new AI data centres to ensure the rapidly-advancing technology does not threaten the “future of humanity”.The legislation unveiled by Senator Bernie Sanders and House Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday would pause the construction of data centres until the introduction of national safeguards to protect workers’ livelihoods, civil liberties and the environment.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listSanders, an independent who represents the state of Vermont,…

Brent crude tops $104 a barrel as hopes fade for deescalation in US-Israel war on Iran.Published On 26 Mar 202626 Mar 2026Oil prices have climbed higher amid fading hopes of deescalation in the Iran war following Tehran’s denial that talks with the United States are under way.Futures for Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose nearly 2 percent on Thursday to top $104 per barrel after Tehran dismissed reports of direct negotiations with US President Donald Trump’s administration.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe rise comes after oil prices eased on Wednesday following reports that Trump had shared a 15-point…

This is first big step by the ChatGPT maker to focus its business on potentially more lucrative areas, such as coding tools.Published On 25 Mar 202625 Mar 2026OpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral towards the end of last year as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence but also raised alarms in Hollywood and elsewhere.OpenAI said in a brief social media message on Tuesday that it was “saying goodbye to the Sora app” and that it would share more soon about how to preserve what users had already created on the…