Asia-Pacific markets close mixed as oil gains and Iran war keeps investors on edge
International benchmark Brent crude gained 2.45% to $102.57 per barrel, while the U.S. West Texas Intermediate rose 2.51% to $95.85 per barrel as of 8:44 p.m. ET.
Day: March 17, 2026
Pakistan-Afghanistan Conflict Highlights: Taliban Says Pak’s Strikes On Hospital Is ‘Crime Against Humanity’
Pakistan-Afghanistan Conflict Live Updates: At least 400 people have been killed after Pakistani airstrike hit a hospital in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, Taliban spokesman said.
Trump says he can do ‘anything I want’ with Cuba
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‘Fire came from the sky and burned them’ – life on the brink of civil war in South Sudan
Some 50,000 people are told to flee their homes as the army warns of a huge military offensive in Jonglei state.
‘Fire came from the sky and burned them’ – life on the brink of civil war in South Sudan
Some 50,000 people are told to flee their homes as the army warns of a huge military offensive in Jonglei state.
AI firm Anthropic seeks weapons expert to stop users from ‘misuse’
The artificial intelligence firm says it wants to prevent “catastrophic misuse” of its systems.
AI firm Anthropic seeks weapons expert to stop users from ‘misuse’
The artificial intelligence firm says it wants to prevent “catastrophic misuse” of its systems.
Leqaa Kordia, a pro-Palestinian activist, released after a year in ICE custody
Kordia was taken at a check-in at an ICE office in New Jersey and was held despite court ruling thrice for her releaseA New Jersey woman who had been arrested at a pro-Palestine protest and booked into a US immigration detention center in Texas last Ma…
How Disney Imagineering built an Olaf robot, set to arrive at Disneyland Paris this month, and taught it to move via reinforcement learning and simulation (Jacob Krol/TechRadar)
Jacob Krol / TechRadar:
How Disney Imagineering built an Olaf robot, set to arrive at Disneyland Paris this month, and taught it to move via reinforcement learning and simulation — The next-gen robot arrives at Disneyland Paris this …
NBA expansion vote news is encouraging, but Seattle can remain skeptical
It finally looks like there is a probable chance the Sonics will return in the next five years, but there are some obstacles in a process that could get messy.