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The chance to turn a historic racecourse into a “mini city” served by a high-frequency metro is a one-off opportunity that could end within weeks in a crucial vote, a state premier says.The future of the 140-year-old Rosehill Gardens racecourse has been the subject of fierce debate since the NSW government reached a 2023 agreement with owner the Australian Turf Club to potentially redevelop the western Sydney site.Under the plan, the land would be sold to developers to build more than 25,000 homes, with the proceeds – potentially worth up to $5 billion – funnelled into other racing, training and…

TOKYO: Nearly 1,700 firefighters are battling Japan’s biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said Monday (Mar 3), as some 4,600 residents remain under an evacuation advisory. One person died last week in the blaze in the northern region of Iwate, which follows record low rainfall in the area and last year’s hottest summer on record across Japan. The fire near the city of Ofunato has burned through some 2,100ha since Thursday, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Monday. Firefighters from 14 Japanese regions, including units from Tokyo, were now tackling the blaze, with 16 helicopters – including from…

When Son Jun-ho, a key midfielder for South Korea’s World Cup soccer team, signed with a Chinese club, he was an indication of China’s ambition to dominate the world’s most popular sport.But after Chinese police officers detained him two years later, accusing him of bribery and match-fixing, he became a symbol of a different sort: the ruthless efficiency of China’s legal system.Mr. Son had insisted to his interrogators that he was innocent. He asked for a lawyer, but the police told him, through a Korean translator, that one was unnecessary. The police threatened to bring his wife in and asked…

3/2: Face the Nation – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” as fallout continues from the unprecedented Oval Office meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Margaret Brennan speaks to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, GOP Reps. Mike Turner and John James and Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday fiercely defended President Trump’s sharp turn against Ukraine’s leader, accusing President Volodymyr Zelensky of trying to derail the peace process with Russia by openly challenging Mr. Trump and Vice President JD Vance in a heated televised exchange from the Oval Office.“What Zelensky did, unfortunately, is that he found every opportunity to try to ‘Ukraine-splain’ on every issue,” Mr. Rubio said on ABC’s “This Week.” “Then he confronts the vice president.”Mr. Rubio was in the Oval Office when Mr. Trump and Mr. Vance launched a public attack on Mr. Zelensky on Friday after the…

The full list of Oscar winners at the 97th Academy Awards* BEST PICTURE – Anora* BEST ACTOR – Adrien Brody, The Brutalist* BEST ACTRESS – Mikey Madison, Anora* BEST DIRECTOR – Sean Baker, Anora* BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain* BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez* BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – Anora* BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY – Conclave* BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM – Flow* BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM – In the Shadow of the Cypress* BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE _ I’m Still Here Brazil* BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE – No Other Land* BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT – The Only Girl…

On Feb 21, Singaporean actor-singer Aliff Aziz, 34, and Malaysian actress Ruhainies, 32, pleaded guilty to khalwat (close proximity) charges – a reversal of their not-guilty plea in July 2024. In March 2024, Aliff – who was married at the time – and Ruhainies were detained by officers of the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department at a condominium in Kuala Lumpur under the suspicion of being in close proximity. The trial for the pair was set to resume on Feb 20 and 27. However, the Federal Territories Syariah Prosecution Department said in a statement on Feb 27: “The defendants’ syariah lawyer, in a letter dated Feb…

Ukrainian leader says he will resign if Kyiv is granted membership of NATO.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said a minerals deal with the United States is “ready” to be signed despite his public bust-up with US President Donald Trump. Speaking to journalists after a pivotal summit with European leaders in London on Sunday, Zelenskyy said Kyiv was ready to go forward with the agreement, which fell through following a public clash with Trump on Friday. “It is our policy to continue despite what happened in the past. We are constructive. If we agreed upon signing it, we were ready to…

The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw foreign aid and dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development is likely to cause enormous human suffering, according to estimates by the agency itself. Among them:up to 18 million additional cases of malaria per year, and as many as 166,000 additional deaths;200,000 children paralyzed with polio annually, and hundreds of millions of infections;one million children not treated for severe acute malnutrition, which is often fatal, each year;more than 28,000 new cases of such infectious diseases as Ebola and Marburg every year.Those stark projections were laid out in a series of memos by Nicholas Enrich,…

Longtime Ukraine advocate Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., fired shots back at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who suggested the U.S. lawmaker move to Ukraine, so his voice will have weight.Graham shared a clip posted by Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Sunday showing Zelenskyy speaking with a reporter.During the interview, Zelenskyy was asked about Graham, who said he should consider resigning as president of Ukraine.”Lindsey Graham is a very good guy…I can give him Ukrainian citizenship, then his voice will gain weight,” Zelenskyy said.ZELENSKYY MEETS WITH BRITISH PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER IN LONDON FOLLOWING TRUMP OVAL OFFICE CLASH”Unfortunately, until there is…