The energy shock unleashed by the Middle East war will top the agenda at Thursday's European Central Bank meeting, as fears grow of a major hit to the eurozone economy.
Clark Laidlaw extended his coaching contract with New Zealand's Wellington Hurricanes into a fourth year Thursday with the Scot saying, "there's loads to develop".
Argentine superstar Lionel Messi bagged the 900th goal of his glittering career on Wednesday but could not prevent Inter Miami from crashing out of the CONCACAF Champions Cup on away goals after a 1-1 draw with Nashville.
- Japan coach says Australia 'massive favourites' in Asian Cup final
- Iran targets Gulf energy sites after gas field strike
Culture
The late American film star Val Kilmer could soon be "acting" on the big screen again after allowing a director to use AI tools to produce his likeness for an upcoming film, media reports said Wednesday.
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March 19, 2026
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- Messi scores 900th career goal in Inter Miami cup clash
- Barcelona, Liverpool, Bayern and Atletico reach Champions League quarter-finals
- Tudor impressed by 'improved' Spurs despite Champions League exit
Harry Kane scored in each half as Bayern Munich thumped Atalanta 4-1 at home in the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday, winning 10-2 on aggregate to book a quarter-final date with Real Madrid.
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Thailand's new parliament is set to elect Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister Thursday, keeping the conservative in the top office after his party routed its election rivals with a nationalist campaign.
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Atletico Madrid held off Tottenham's bid for an epic Champions League escape as they reached the quarter-finals despite a 3-2 defeat in the last-16 second leg on Wednesday.
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Liverpool shrugged off their Premier League malaise to storm into the Champions League quarter-finals by thrashing Galatasaray 4-0 at Anfield on Tuesday.
March 18, 2026
Politics
Costa Rica on Wednesday cut diplomatic ties with Cuba and President Rodrigo Chaves declared that the "hemisphere must be cleansed of communists."
March 18, 2026
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Black Eyed Peas star will.i.am is putting artificial intelligence agents to work in three-wheel vehicles tailored for modern urban life.
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he did not plan to leave the central bank's board until a Justice Department probe linked to renovation costs was completed.
Oil prices surged Wednesday following a strike on a major Iranian gas facility as the Federal Reserve raised its inflation forecast while holding interest rates steady.
Iran launched attacks targeting oil and gas facilities around the Gulf on Wednesday, lashing out after suffering yet another blow to its leadership with Israel's killing of its intelligence chief.
March 18, 2026
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Colombian immigration authorities said Wednesday they had arrested an Ecuadoran drug trafficker linked to the 2023 murder of a popular candidate just before Ecuador's presidential election.
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Costa Rica on Wednesday closed its embassy in Havana and told Cuba's communist authorities to pull their diplomats from Costa Rica.
After an $82 million expansion, New York's New Museum will bring contemporary art back to the heart of Manhattan, showcasing modern works alongside classics by Dali and Marcel Duchamp after two years closed.
US civil rights icon Cesar Chavez, whose decades of campaigning brought lasting changes to workers' rights, is accused of being a serial rapist who abused children and harassed women in the movement he led, a bombshell New York Times investigation said Wednesday.
Barcelona stormed to a 7-2 victory over Newcastle on Wednesday to reach the Champions League quarter-finals, winning 8-3 on aggregate.
March 18, 2026
- US Fed raises inflation outlook over 'uncertain' Iran war impact
- Trump nominee for Homeland Security chief grilled at fiery Senate hearing
- First international aid convoy arrives in crisis-hit Cuba
- Eight killed during Rio police operation, including drug kingpin
- Iran suffers new blow as Israel kills intel chief
- Slovakia curbs diesel sales, ups prices for foreigners
- Oscar-winner Sean Penn meets troops in frontline Ukraine
- Thousands rally in Istanbul to mark year since mayor's arrest