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Fremantle is a “very big chance” to claim its maiden premiership in 2026, says club great David Mundy.

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka rescued 32 “critically wounded” sailors aboard the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena, which sank on Wednesday (Mar 4) just outside the island’s territorial waters, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said.No information was immediately available on the cause of the explosion that sank the vessel, but Herath told parliament that the injured sailors were taken to a hospital in the island’s south.The 180-crew frigate had issued a distress call at dawn.Sri Lanka’s defence ministry said it was searching for the other crew of the IRIS Dena, which went down about 40km south of the island. “We are keeping up a…

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  Updated 44m ago DHS shutdown continues as Noem faces lawmakers Much of DHS remains shut down amid a standoff between Democrats and Republicans over how to reform immigration agencies.In addition to ICE and CBP, DHS also oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Transportation Security Administration, the Coast Guard and other components. Workers who continue to perform their jobs during the partial shutdown began missing paychecks in recent days. During her testimony Tuesday, Noem criticized Democrats for failing to support legislation to fund DHS, calling it “reckless” and “unnecessary.””It harms the men and women who work at DHS and their…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A married high school physical education teacher has been indicted on two counts of third-degree sexual assault after being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a male student. Alisha Crins is accused of exchanging sexually suggestive messages and engaging in sexual contact with the student while he was enrolled at Ponaganset High School in Rhode Island as a 17-year-old, according to an affidavit cited by WPRI.The investigation began after the former student filed a formal complaint with Rhode Island State Police in October, the documents obtained by WPRI show.According to the affidavit,…

Indigenous Services Canada is promising stricter enforcement against businesses falsely claiming to be Indigenous-owned in order to gain preferential access to billions worth of federal government contracts, according to a document reviewed by Global News. In a letter sent late last month to the House of Commons’ Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee, Mandy Gull-Masty, the minister responsible for the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB), said the department has moved to strengthen its verification process to ensure a business is Indigenous-owned before being listed on the government’s Indigenous Business Directory (IBD).The government is also warning it will impose consequences for…

An Australian star wants to see more international women’s cricket played at the newly-redeveloped WACA Ground, which she declared was “one of the most beautiful and iconic grounds in Australia.”

Zhang was last seen in public at a Dec 22 CMC ceremony, where he conferred the rank of general upon two senior officers. Xi, who is also CMC chairman, was present at the event.Reuters reported in July that Ma had been removed from his post as Xinjiang Party Secretary and would “be appointed to another position”, according to an official announcement.According to a Bloomberg report, Ma allegedly said that he “firmly supported” the decision to remove him.There has been no public announcement since about a new position.China’s top political advisory body convened in Beijing on Wednesday. CPPCC chief Wang Huning…

NewsFeedAl Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr was reporting live when an Israeli air attack hit the southern suburbs of Beirut, as Israel continues to target what it describes as Hezbollah infrastructure. At least 50 people have been killed in Lebanon since the Israeli strikes began early on Monday.Published On 4 Mar 20264 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Oversight Committee Republicans are readying to confront Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison at a high-stakes hearing on welfare fraud Wednesday morning.”While Governor Walz hesitated, taxpayers lost billions. Attorney General Ellison has likewise claimed his office was aggressively holding fraudsters accountable, but when his statements were tested against the record, they fell apart,” Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., will say, according to prepared opening remarks obtained by Fox News Digital.”We have spoken with over thirty whistleblowers, many of them current employees and Democrats, who say they were ignored, retaliated…