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  1. U.S. warns shipping firms could face sanctions over paying Iran's Strait of Hormuz tolls

    Ships in the sea

    Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz to normal traffic by attacking and threatening to attack ships after the U.S. and Israel launched a war on Feb. 28.

  2. Spirit Airlines shuts down, blames cost of fuel due to Middle East war

    A Spirit Airlines plane lands at an airport in Florida

    Bankrupt discount carrier Spirit Airlines ‌ceased operations on Saturday, the industry's first casualty linked to the Iran war, after failing to secure creditor support for a U.S. government bailout plan.

  3. Drone kills 2 in Kherson minibus strike, as Russia claims front-line progress in Ukraine

    Firefighters work at the site of a fuel station after a drone strike.

    Two people were killed after a Russian drone attack on a minibus in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, local officials said Saturday, in the latest barrage of civilian areas, a hallmark of Moscow's full-scale invasion of its neighbour.

  4. Alex Zanardi, auto racing champion who won Paralympic gold between life-altering crashes, dead at 59

    A man in a bicycle helmet smiles.

    Alex Zanardi, the Italian auto racing champion-turned-Paralympic gold medalist whose career was marked by two life-altering accidents, has died. He was 59.

  5. Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon kill at least 7 despite ceasefire deal

    A shadow of a man stands as he looks on to smoke billowing from afar.

    Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least seven people and wounded others on Saturday despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, officials said.