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Mar 11, 2026 - World

Company also launches tools to spot scammers as Thai police arrest 21 peopleMeta disabled more than 150,000 accounts and Thai police arrested 21 people in a sweeping international crackdown on south-east Asian criminal scam centers that targeted people around the world, the social media company said Wednesday.The operation was led by Thailand’s Royal Thai police anti-cyber scam center, alongside the FBI and the US justice department’s scam center strike force, with Meta investigators acting on intelligence shared in real time by law enforcement. Continue reading...

Mar 11, 2026 - World

Despite rare act of multilateralism, there is no guarantee the IEA’s release of 400m barrels from reserves will depress pricesIEA orders largest ever release of stockpiled oil to reduce crude priceHow the Iran conflict could affect energy prices – video explainerWhen the global economy was still in the grip of the devastating 1970s oil crises, exposing the chokehold exerted by a few important oil states, the International Energy Agency (IEA) was created, in the hope of limiting future shocks.Almost half a century on, the IEA’s 32 members have drawn up plans to hit the emergency button, for only the fifth time in its history. Continue reading...

Mar 11, 2026 - World

Just a fortnight after its opening hearing, Dennis Richardson has resigned without any explanationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former spy chief Dennis Richardson has resigned without explanation from the royal commission into antisemitism and the Bondi terror attack, just a fortnight after its opening hearing.The commissioner, Virginia Bell, released a statement on Wednesday night announcing Richardson’s surprise departure from his role as special adviser to the inquiry. Continue reading...

Mar 11, 2026 - World

The sinking of an Iranian naval vessel on March 4 underscored how the Indian Ocean region is no longer insulated from the spillover effects of major power confrontations.

Mar 11, 2026 - World

Mark Zuckerberg's tech giant Meta Platforms has acquired Moltbook. It is designed as a social network where AI agents can interact with each other, exchange information, and coordinate tasks.