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The world faces an energy crisis worse than both 1970s oil shocks combined if the Middle East war drags on, the head of the International Energy Agency warned Monday, as Israel launched fresh strikes on Tehran and threatened weeks more fighting.

A plane carrying dozens of people collided with a fire truck late Sunday on a runway at New York's LaGuardia airport, killing the pilot and co-pilot and forcing a halt to flights, authorities and US media reported.

Stocks tumbled Monday and oil prices jumped after Donald Trump and Iranian leaders traded threats over the key Strait of Hormuz, while Israel said the Middle East war could last several more weeks.

A plane carrying dozens of people collided with a fire truck late Sunday on a runway at New York's LaGuardia airport, forcing a halt to flights at the transport hub, authorities said.

Russia is pushing its Max messenger -- a social media platform without encryption -- onto its citizens with a massive promotion campaign and the simultaneous blocking of Whatsapp and Telegram, the country's two most popular messenger apps.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Australia on Monday, with hopes a free trade deal can be struck after years of negotiations.

Coach Nils Nielsen warned Monday that Japan need "different tools" to win next year's Women's World Cup after sweeping to the Asian title with a series of barnstorming performances.

The global economy is under "major threat" from the energy crisis caused by the Middle East war and "no country will be immune" to its effects, International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol said Monday.

The amount of heat trapped by the Earth reached record levels in 2025, with the consequences of such warming feared to last for thousands of years, the UN warned Monday.

Israel launched a fresh wave of strikes on Monday at Iran, which threatened retaliation against vital infrastructure across the Middle East in a war that has plunged the world into its worst energy crisis in decades.

Germany's Federal Court of Justice is due to rule on Monday in a landmark climate case brought by environmentalists against auto giants BMW and Mercedes-Benz.

Leftists retained control of France's three largest cities while the far right failed to take any major urban centres in Sunday's municipal elections, closely watched for an indication of next year's presidential race.

Cuba's power grid was restored Sunday, officials said, a day after the second nationwide blackout in a week as the crisis-hit island struggles under a US oil blockade.

Stocks tumbled Monday and oil prices rose after Donald Trump and Iranian leaders traded threats over the key Strait of Hormuz, while Israel said the Middle East war could last several more weeks.

The Minnesota Timberwolves shrugged off the injury absence of Anthony Edwards to complete a come-from-behind 102-92 road victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday.

Energy industry leaders will converge on Texas this week for an annual conference dominated by oil and gas supply disruptions from the war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran.

Sebastian Korda stared down Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday, sending the world number one crashing out of the Miami Open third round 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.

South Korea's Kim Hyo-joo held off a final day charge from Nelly Korda to clinch a one-shot victory at the LPGA Tour's Fortinet Founders Cup tournament in California on Sunday.

Slovenia's incumbent liberal Prime Minister Robert Golob claimed victory in parliamentary elections on Sunday, as results put his party just slightly ahead of the conservatives.

Immigration agents will be deployed in US airports beginning Monday, aiming to alleviate soaring congestion at security screenings amid a weeks-long budget standoff over President Donald Trump's mass deportation drive, officials said.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 23, 2026 / BTU METALS CORP. ("BTU" or the "Company") (TSXV:BTU)(OTCQB:BTUMF) is pleased to announce it has closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement (see news release dated March 17, 2026), which is oversubscribed, for aggregate gross proceeds of $663,900 (the "Private Placement"). The financing consisted of 11,065,000 units (the "Units") priced at $0.06 per Unit.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 23, 2026 / Troubadour Resources Inc. ("TR", "Troubadour" or, the "Company") (TSXV:TR)(OTC PINK:TROUF)(FSE:2QD0) (WKN: A3DBDE) announces that it has withdrawn its previously announced non-brokered private placements of units and flow-through units (collectively, the "Offerings"), as originally disclosed in its news releases dated February 18, 2026 .

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JERSEY CITY, NJ / ACCESS Newswire / March 23, 2026 / Amdocs (NASDAQ:DOX) ("Amdocs" or the "Company"), a leading provider of software and services to communications and media companies, today announced that, in connection with his retirement from Amdocs' management team, Shuky Sheffer has also retired from Amdocs' Board of Directors (the "Board") and the Board has appointed Shimie Hortig as a new member of the Board, effective concurrently with Mr. Hortig's replacement of Mr. Sheffer as President and Chief Executive Officer of Amdocs Management Limited.

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / March 23, 2026 / Canada's housing crisis is well-documented: soaring construction costs, stalled development pipelines, and a chronic shortfall of new supply stretching from Halifax to Vancouver. While much of the policy debate has focused on zoning reform and government-led affordable housing programs, a quieter conversation is gaining traction among development leaders - one that centres on the role of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and institutional capital in solving Canada's most persistent urban challenge.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / March 23, 2026 / Across Canadian cities, a quiet revolution is reshaping how developers, planners, and policymakers think about one of urban real estate's most overlooked constraints: mandatory parking minimums. As municipalities from Vancouver to Halifax grapple with a housing supply crisis of historic proportions, an increasing number of experts and developers are calling for the elimination - or radical reduction - of parking minimum requirements. Among the most vocal advocates for this policy shift is Ladan Hosseinzadeh Sadeghi, President & CEO of Sky Property Group Inc., who argues that rethinking parking is one of the fastest, most cost-effective tools available to unlock thousands of new housing units across the country.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / March 23, 2026 / As spring arrives, Canada's real estate market is showing signs of renewed momentum after two years of recalibration. With interest rates trending lower, housing supply still critically constrained, and a federal election cycle adding policy uncertainty, market participants from first-time homebuyers to institutional developers are recalibrating their strategies. Ladan Hosseinzadeh Sadeghi, President & CEO of Sky Property Group Inc., one of the GTA's most active real estate development firms, offers her read on where the market stands and where it's headed.

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