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TOKYO: A giant, underground pipe rose more than 10m out of a construction site in a busy area of the Japanese city of Osaka, nearly reaching an elevated road overnight, unseen by any witnesses.The steel pipe’s unexpected growth spurt was reported to police early Wednesday (Mar 11) by a pedestrian who saw broken pieces of asphalt falling from the cylinder, baffling people passing by and causing traffic congestion.One office worker who passed by the site told NHK public television that he could not understand how it happened. Another man who works nearby said he first wondered if a new road…

new video loaded: A Maronite Priest Killed by Israeli Tank Fire is Mourned in LebanonA funeral was held in a village in southern Lebanon for a priest killed by Israeli tank fire. Israel has intensified its campaign against Hezbollah with expansive evacuation orders and air strikes across the country.By Bethlehem Feleke and Arijeta LajkaMarch 12, 2026

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., on Thursday renewed the push for his bill to expand the denaturalization process for people who commit fraud, serious felonies or join terrorist organizations.Schmitt brought up his legislation, the Stop Citizenship Abuse and Misrepresentation (SCAM) Act, after a naturalized citizen originally from Lebanon allegedly rammed his vehicle into a Michigan synagogue and a naturalized citizen originally from Sierra Leone allegedly opened fire at Old Dominion University in separate incidents on Thursday in the latest violent attacks in the U.S. committed by naturalized citizens.”After the SAVE America Act, we…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! North Carolina football is less than two weeks from opening summer camp ahead of its second season under seven-time Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Belichick.Belichick led the Tar Heels to a 4-8 record in his first season in Chapel Hill, but a string of off-field headlines largely overshadowed the team.The controversy has carried into the offseason, apparently prompting at least one prominent UNC football alumnus to forgo attending games in person when the 2026 season begins this fall. Marquise Williams, who earned All-ACC honors during his four-year run with UNC, announced his plan to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A California mountain biker has died after a rattlesnake encounter in a nature preserve prompted a month-long hospitalization.Julian Enrique Hernandez, 25, of Costa Mesa, died on March 4, according to the Orange County Coroner’s Office.The initial emergency took place on Feb. 1 at around 11 a.m. local time at the Quail Hill Trailhead, a popular recreation spot near the Quail Hill Community Center.The Irvine Police Department confirmed that Hernandez was mountain biking when he was bitten by a rattlesnake. The exact circumstances around how the bite happened remain unclear.SIX REPORTED BIGFOOT SIGHTINGS…

You might know Cody Janzen as the voice of the Saskatchewan Rush, but what you might not know is he has a history of hockey, too. He’s played in minor and junior hockey and a little bit overseas; he even started up a hockey agency and ran it for about a decade.While he passed on the agency, he wanted to continue helping people play a sport he loves.“So kicked around a few ideas, talked to some people, was connected with the right people and decided that getting into the ownership world was kind of something that had always interested me,”…

The Middle East’s latest fracas has not rattled some Australian expats who have built lives and raised families in the Emirates.

NewsFeedideo from northern Israel captured the moment an Iranian missile impacted in a residential area early Friday morning. The aftermath shows a fire and scattered debris next to damaged vehicles and buildings.Published On 13 Mar 202613 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Cuba’s government said Thursday night it would release 51 people from the island’s prisons, in an unexpected move that comes as the Trump administration puts immense pressure on the country.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the release will take place in the coming days. It cast the release as an act of goodwill stemming from the country’s close relationship with the Vatican, which has helped broker prisoner release deals and U.S.-Cuba normalization talks in the past.The government did not identify who it would release, except to say that “all have served a significant part of their sentence…

Watch scenes from the performances nominated for the Oscar for best supporting actor, as well as interviews with the nominees below. The 98th Academy Awards will be presented Sunday, March 15.  Nominees for the best supporting actor Oscar this year are, from left: Benicio Del Toro (“One Battle After Another”), Jacob Elordi (“Frankenstein”), Delroy Lindo (“Sinners”), Sean Penn (“One Battle After Another”), and Stellan Skarsgård (“Sentimental Value”). Warner Brothers; Netflix; Neon Benicio Del Toro, “One Battle After Another”Benicio Del Toro, who an Academy Award for best supporting actor for “Traffic” (2000), and was nominated for “21 Grams” (2003), earned his…