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Perth UFC star Steve Erceg says fighting former flyweight champion Brandon Moreno in Mexico this month will be a dream come true, and hopes victory will silence the haters who have been calling him a “bum”.Erceg was initially scheduled to fight No.8-ranked flyweight challenger Asu Almabayev in Las Vegas last weekend.But Erceg’s disappointment at that bout being canned was quickly replaced with joy when it was confirmed he would face No.2-ranked challenger Moreno in Mexico City on March 29 instead.The bout looms as a critical juncture in Erceg’s career, given he is on a two-fight losing streak on the back…

SEOUL: North Korea has slammed the United States for “political and military provocations” over the visit of a US Navy aircraft carrier to the South Korean port of Busan. The statement by Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea’s ruler Kim Jong Un, was published on Tuesday (Mar 4) by the state-owned Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). “As soon as its new administration appeared this year, the US has stepped up the political and military provocations against the DPRK, ‘carrying forward’ the former administration’s hostile policy,” her statement read. DPRK is the acronym for the North’s formal name,…

President Trump on Monday temporarily suspended the delivery of all U.S. military aid to Ukraine, senior administration and military officials said, just days after Mr. Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had an explosive confrontation at the White House.The order affects more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition in the pipeline and on order. It resulted from a series of meetings at the White House on Monday between Mr. Trump and his senior national security aides, the officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.The officials said the directive would be in effect until…

The Department of Defense could save up to $80 million in wasteful spending by cutting loose a handful of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, the agency said Monday.The Defense Department has been working with the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in slashing wasteful spending, DOD spokesman Sean Parnell said in a video posted to social media.Parnell listed some of the initial findings flagged by DOGE, much of it consisting of millions of dollars given to support various DEI programs, including $1.9 million for holistic DEI transformation and training in the Air Force and $6 million to the…

President Trump on Monday temporarily suspended the delivery of all U.S. military aid to Ukraine, senior administration and military officials said, just days after Mr. Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had an explosive confrontation at the White House.The order affects more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition in the pipeline and on order. It resulted from a series of meetings at the White House on Monday between Mr. Trump and his senior national security aides, the officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.The officials said the directive would be in effect until…

Chuck Thompson has owned Fountain Tire in Kelowna, B.C., for eight years. In recent months, however, he has been dealing with problems he says started when a temporary homeless shelter moved into the neighbourhood in November.“I have spent several thousand dollars just in upgrading cameras for security systems here in the last two months just to try and mitigate some of the issues that we are having,” said Thompson.Thompson said loitering, drug use and garbage have been a regular occurrence but public mischief is also a big concerns.He pointed to a small fire that was set outside of the business…

Two years after the Melbourne derby pitch invasion, a taskforce Football Australia promised to establish to curb fan conduct has yet to get off the ground.

REVITALISING SLEEPY NEIGHBOURHOOD While much hope is riding on the mega infrastructure to draw in the crowds, observers said only time will tell if the billions dedicated to the sports park will be well spent. They believe the Kai Tak Sports Park can also help to revitalise an otherwise old and sleepy neighbourhood. “Kai Tak will see an increase in vibrancy. You will see more and more visitors paying visits to Kai Tak, not just the tourists, but also the local community as well,” said Marcos Chan, executive director and head of research at real estate consultancy CBRE Hong Kong. …

United States President Donald Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine in a dramatic escalation of his spat with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump will pause all aid until Kyiv is committed to what he determines are good-faith negotiations for peace, multiple US media outlets reported on Monday, citing unnamed Trump administration officials. “The president has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well,” an unnamed White House official was quoted as saying by multiple outlets. “We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is…

The Trump administration has paused U.S. military aid to Ukraine, the White House confirmed Monday. It’s the latest fallout days after a contentious meeting between President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House erupted into an open dispute in front of TV cameras.”The president has been clear that he is focused on peace,” a White House official told CBS News. “We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well. We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution.”  The U.S. has been a…