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There are superstars everywhere, but only one can be crowned the best in my list of top 50 players in the AFL.It’s no surprise midfielders dominate the list with eight of the top 10 coming from the engine room.But there is still room for the best two forwards in Jeremy Cameron and Charlie Curnow at the pointy end with both featuring in the top 10.Only one ruckman features in the entire list and there is also no room for West Coast young gun Harley Reid.Who else was unlucky to miss? Check out the full list below, including detailed comments on…

TOKYO: Firefighters were Tuesday (Mar 4) battling Japan’s worst wildfire in half a century, which has left one dead and forced the evacuation of nearly 4,000 local residents. White smoke billowed from a forested area around the northern city of Ofunato, aerial TV footage showed, five days after the blaze began after record low rainfall. The fire also follows Japan’s hottest summer on record last year, as climate change pushes up temperatures worldwide. As of Tuesday morning, the wildfire had engulfed around 2,600ha, the fire and disaster management agency said – over seven times the area of New York’s Central…

When Deborah Lipstadt was appointed the Biden administration’s special envoy to fight antisemitism abroad, she started by visiting Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for what she described as encouraging exchanges with leaders of the two Muslim nations.Her hope was that Gulf leaders could use their voices to help stem antisemitism among Muslims around the world.“It was all very promising,” said Dr. Lipstadt, who was a historian and scholar of antisemitism and genocide before she took on the role, with the rank of ambassador in 2022. “I think there was a real conversation going on.”Then came the Hamas-led attack…

Ed Martin, the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, has been quietly pushing to present evidence against Senator Charles Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, to a federal grand jury over comments he made about Supreme Court justices in 2020, according to people with knowledge of the situation.Justice Department officials have thus far rebuffed the unusual request by Mr. Martin, a partisan ally of President Trump with no previous prosecutorial experience, one of those people said.Mr. Martin has made clear his hopes of investigating whether the remarks made five years ago by Mr. Schumer amounted to threats…

It sounds like something out of the Wild West.In recent months, well-organized bandits have jumped on trains rolling through the Mojave Desert in Arizona and stolen their cargo. But these robbers were not stealing gold bullion and pocket watches. They were taking Nike Air Jordans, wireless gaming headsets and other modern-day loot, according to federal prosecutors.In many cases, the robbers used electric saws, bolt-cutters and other tools to break open the locks on containers holding pricey merchandise. Then they cut the air hoses on the brakes, which caused the trains to come to a sudden stop and put them at…

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MANILA: A Philippine FA-50 fighter jet and its two-man crew went missing during an overnight operation flying from a base near the central city of Cebu, air force officials said on Tuesday (Mar 4). The jet lost contact with other fighters on the flight “minutes before reaching its target area”, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) said in a statement. Air Force spokeswoman Colonel Consuelo Castillo told reporters it was the “first major incident involving” its squadron of FA-50S, which have previously been used in exercises over the disputed South China Sea. The Philippines has a dozen of the fighters purchased from…

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan has begun. Over the next month, Muslims observing the fast will refrain from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk to achieve greater “taqwa”, or consciousness of God. In this visual explainer, we answer 10 common questions about Ramadan to help you better understand its significance and practices. 1. When is Ramadan this year? Ramadan begins with the sighting of the crescent moon. This year, fasting started on March 1 in many countries, including across the Middle East, Australia, Indonesia, Nigeria and the Americas. Some other nations, such as Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Pakistan and…

New York City officials are making it easier for illegal aliens to acquire a city residency ID card, in turn making it easier for them to obtain housing and free healthcare, according to reports.City Council members passed a change backed by Mayor Eric Adams that opens up 23 additional types of IDs that immigrants can provide to obtain a New York City residency card.The New York Post reported that some of the examples of identification that immigrants can provide include an expired driver’s license; documents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or the Federal Bureau of Prisons; and about…