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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rory McIlroy’s green jacket defense appears to be up in the air.The reigning Masters winner withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational Saturday after suffering back spasms during his range session.”While warming up in the gym this morning, I felt a small twinge in my back. As I started hitting balls on the range before the round, it worsened and developed into muscle spasms in my lower back,” McIlroy said.   Rory McIlroy watches his tee shot on the 14th hole during the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Arnold Palmer’s Bay…

Beijing calls for Iran’s sovereignty to be respected and demands ‘immediate stop to military operations’ in the Middle East.Listen to this article | 2 minsinfoPublished On 8 Mar 20268 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoChina has warned against seeking government change in Iran amid the ongoing US-Israeli offensive, saying any such move lacks public support.“Plotting a ‘colour’ revolution or seeking government change will find no popular support,” China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told a news conference on the sidelines of an important annual gathering in Beijing, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow appeared on Capitol Hill this past week to urge lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee to pass legislation to better combat child exploitation, trafficking, and abuse — describing the effort as a fight “for people who cannot fight for themselves” and in their “darkest hour of need.” Tebow, the founder and chair of his eponymous Tim Tebow Foundation, used the impassioned testimony before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee to shore up support for the Renewed Hope Act of 2026, or bipartisan legislation that seeks to increase federal resources to…

A 22-year-old Melbourne man has been remembered as a hero after he was allegedly stabbed to death while trying to protect a schoolboy from an armed robbery.

UNITED NATIONS MUST BE UPHELD: WANGIn his Sunday press conference, Wang also underlined China’s firm backing for the United Nations, warning against attempts to sideline the multilateral system through smaller, exclusive groupings.“Bypassing the UN to create alternative arrangements, or piecing together various small blocs and exclusive circles, is neither supported by the people nor sustainable,” he said.Although Wang did not refer to any country or initiative by name, his remarks come amid growing debate over alternative forums – including proposals by Washington and its allies – to create new mechanisms for global coordination.Trump has established a so-called “Board of Peace”…

The attacks spark large fires as they hit four oil storage facilities and an oil production transfer centre in Tehran and Alborz.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 8 Mar 20268 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoThick smoke has filled the sky over Tehran after Israeli air strikes hit Iran’s oil facilities for the first time since the war started, killing at least four people.Joint attacks on Iran by Israel and the United States continued for a ninth day on Sunday, killing more than 1,300 people in Iran and about 300 in Lebanon. About a…

A federal judge ruled Saturday that Kari Lake, President Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media, did not have legal authority to take the actions she’s done to largely dismantle the Voice of America. The decision’s effect on VOA operations was not immediately clear.Voice of America, which has transmitted news coverage to countries around the world since its formation during World War II, is operating with a skeleton staff in only a handful of languages after Lake terminated contracts and laid off most of its employees.Lake had been chosen by Mr. Trump to effectively lead the agency…

There are fears Iranian footballers will be persecuted when they return home from the Women’s Asian Cup in Australia, with the government urged to take action.

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka discharged 22 Iranian crew members from hospital who were plucked from life rafts after their warship was sunk by a US submarine, officials said Sunday (Mar 8).The crew had been treated at Karapitiya Hospital in the southern port city of Galle since Wednesday, after the IRIS Dena was torpedoed just outside Sri Lanka’s territorial waters.The attack on Dena was the first military strike far outside the Middle East since the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran a week ago.Those discharged overnight had been taken to a beach resort in the same district, as Sri…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Team USA has steamrolled the competition so far in the World Baseball Classic.Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run homer and Gunnar Henderson had four hits and two RBIs in a 9-1 victory over Britain on Saturday night. The U.S. improved to 2-0 in Pool B at Houston. Britain fell to 0-2. Kyle Schwarber #12 of the United States hits a home run during a World Baseball Classic Pool B game between Great Britain and the United States at Daikin Park on March 7, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Houston Astros/Getty Images)Nate Eaton homered on Tarik…