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Newest first · UTC+11:00Iran hits Gulf neighbors and keeps stranglehold on oil shipping as concerns rise of energy crisis
The strike hit a police station in the area of Javadieh and some surrounding buildings were damaged. In a media tour organised by the government, journalists were shown some of the buildings damaged by the strikes.
· David Rising
Trump claims he has ‘absolute right’ to impose new tariffs after supreme court blow
US supreme court has ‘ransacked’ the country, president argues, in wake of its ruling against his trade agenda
· Callum Jones
Live updates: Trump calls for allies to help reopen Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump says he has “demanded” that about seven countries heavily reliant on Middle East oil join a coalition to police the Strait of Hormuz. Trump spoke while answering reporters’ questions as he flew back to Washington from Florida aboard Air Force One.
Man to face trial over crash that killed four people in northern Victoria
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· Philippe Perez
DHS attorney who told judge ‘this job sucks’ looks to unseat Rep. Ilhan Omar
A former US Department of Homeland Security lawyer who made headlines after she told a judge that her job “sucks” announced that she’s running for Congress — seeking to unseat Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar.
· Caitlin McCormack
More charges for author accused of child exploitation
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Aaron Bunch
Closing arguments set at trial for Utah children's author charged with killing husband
Kouri Richins looks on during her murder trial at the Summit County Courthouse in Park City, Utah, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Spenser Heaps, Pool)
· Hannah Schoenbaum
'A confronting case': Woman pleads guilty to 21 animal cruelty charges
Karen Maree Blake, 67, has pleaded guilty to 21 counts of animal cruelty and one count of animal mismanagement. (ABC News: Maren Preuss)
· Scout Wallen
Nine-year-old Australian boy allegedly caught driving car at 1.30am on major highway
NSW police allege child was sitting on lap of 45-year-old man who was experiencing ‘significant fatigue’ but was operating pedals while boy steered
· Caitlin Cassidy
ACM to brief staff after co-owner Antony Catalano charged with assault of a woman
Australian Community Media says employee ‘wellbeing’ top priority amid ‘shock and deep concern’ over 59-year-old’s charges
· Amanda Meade
San Diego rager brings swarm of cops after hundreds of kids flood ritzy neighborhood
A wild house party in an upscale San Diego neighborhood spun out of control Saturday night, sending sheriff’s deputies racing to the scene after hundreds of young revelers packed into the area.
· Pierce Sharpe
Victorian taxpayers slugged $125 million for COVID shutdowns
Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
· Emily Woods
Sorry, Timothée Chalamet: That Best Actor Oscar Belongs to Michael B. Jordan
Timothée Chalamet will have to wait until at least his next supposed Sure Thing to collect his Oscar. Though the prodigious young actor was tipped early in the awards season as a near-lock for Best Actor, given his high-energy, irresistibly disagreeable performance in the fast-paced Josh Safdie film Marty Supreme, h…
· Jesse Hassenger
Mother was 'living beyond her means' during fake cancer scam, court hears
An Adelaide mother previously pleaded guilty to 11 charges after she faked her son's cancer diagnosis. (Supplied)
· Eva Blandis
Forensic search leads to more charges against Australian author Craig Silvey
West Australian author Craig Silvey has been slapped with more criminal charges ahead of a court appearance on Monday in Fremantle.
· Rebecca Peppiatt, Ezra Holt
Jasper Jones author Craig Silvey charged with further child exploitation offences
Craig Silvey arrived at court on Monday morning after being bailed previously. (ABC News: David Weber)
· David Weber
Aaron Judge has home run robbed by Julio Rodriguez two innings after making spectacular defensive play
The Baseball gods giveth and taketh away.
· Christian Arnold
Hundreds rally in London for march
LONDON (AFP) -- Hundreds of people turned out in London Sunday for a pro-Palestinian march banned by the government after police said it was organized by a group "supportive of the Iranian regime."
· Yonhap
Iran says Israel committed environmental crimes in Tehran
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, on Monday accused Israel of committing a crime against the environment after strikes hit fuel tanks in Tehran.
· Middleeasteye
Alex Waislitz breaks silence on assault allegations facing Antony Catalano
Media boss Antony Catalano’s deep-pocketed backer Alex Waislitz has declared that all staff at their companies will be “supported and heard” after the former Domain boss was charged with assault against a woman last week.
· Kishor Napier-Raman
Huge show of force at the Oscars as cops dominate Hollywood amid terror threat
A massive police presence took over Hollywood Boulevard and the area surrounding the Dolby Theater as the 98th Annual Academy Awards were closely guarded against any terror threat.
· Jeremy Louwerse
University of Florida threatened with lawsuit for disbanding Republican student group over Nazi salute
The University of Florida is facing threats of a lawsuit for disbanding a Republican student group after one of its leaders was photographed doing the Nazi salute.
· Caitlin McCormack
Joe Rogan goes on epic rant about rampant California fraud: ‘F-k you!’
Podcast king Joe Rogan unleashed a profanity-laced tirade about what he called rampant government “waste and fraud” in California — blasting politicians and pundits who say wealthy taxpayers simply need to “pay their fair share.”
· Bianca Heyward
Heinous details revealed in sex attack in Huntington Beach: ‘Dragged her by her feet’
Two men who dragged a 27-year-old woman into their car by “her hands and feet” and then sexually assaulted her until she passed out were sentenced to prison for the horrific crime.
· Jeremy Louwerse
Conan O’Brien Fires Scathing Shot at Epstein Class in 2026 Oscars Monologue: “At Least We Arrest Our Pedophiles”
Conan O’Brien kicked off the 2026 Oscars with a monologue that imagined him winning an Oscar heralded by God and Josh Groban alike and saw him get serious. But the part that probably really jumped out to folks at home was the way that O’Brien took a seemingly innocuous stat — the fact that this is the first time sin…
· Meghan O'Keefe
Israeli attacks kill 13 in Gaza, including 2 children and a pregnant woman
Israeli air strikes have killed at least 13 Palestinians including two boys, a pregnant woman, and nine police officers in war-torn Gaza.
· Faisal Ali
Off-Duty NYPD captain charged after pummeling alleged sex creep: officials
An off-duty NYPD cop was arrested and charged after he pummeled an alleged sex creep, according to police and a criminal complaint.
· David DeTurris
Maniac accused of crucifying elderly pastor begs for death penalty so ‘we can move on with our lives’
A lunatic accused of crucifying a pastor and then placing a crown of thorns on the dead man’s head has begged an Arizona court for the death penalty so “we can move on with our lives,” according to reports.
· David Propper
Vegas police refuse to release violent criminal despite judge’s order: reports
A Las Vegas judge is threatening to hold cops in contempt for refusing to release a violent career criminal with 35 busts on his rap sheet — a legal scrap testing the power of the bench over the badge.
· Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
Mother charged with murder of 18-day-old baby girl in central London
Zahira Byjaouane, 43, arrested on Saturday after reports baby fell from property on Horseferry Road in Westminster
· Matty Edwards
A dozen arrests as hundreds attend Al-Quds Day rally in London
Hundreds gathered in central London for the annual Al-Quds Day demonstration, an international show of solidarity with Palestinians that this year took place under sweeping new restrictions and a heavy police presence.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Police commissioner's plea no match for political realities
Tasmania's police commissioner issued an impassioned plea to the government to introduce caps on how many guns a person can own — a plea that was ignored. (ABC News: Danielle Bonica)
· Josh Duggan
Cops brace for beach takeover parties in East Bay after social media buzz about ‘assassin’ game
Cops in the East Bay are on high alert as social media buzzes about a pair of so-called “beach takeover” parties set to hit the sand Sunday and Tuesday.
· Pierce Sharpe
Afghan asylum seeker dies in ICE custody, US advocacy group says
Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, who had worked with the US military in Afghanistan, died in Texas after his arrest on Friday, AfghanEvac said
· Reuters
NYS trooper injured as chain reaction crash squashes police car: cops
A New York State trooper was rushed to the hospital after his cruiser was rear-ended during a traffic stop in Westchester County early Sunday morning, police said.
· Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
Morning Mail: Iran denies asking Trump for peace deal; Queensland police sued over alleged racism; Oscar predictions
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· Paul Gallagher
Police arrest 12 as hundreds join banned pro-Palestinian march in London
Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood agreed to ban the march after police said it was organised by a group ‘supportive of the Iranian regime’
· Agence France-Presse
Drug trafficking operation in Kelaniya busted - DailyNews
A woman who was operating a large-scale drug trafficking operation from a rented house in the Kelaniya area and her accomplice were arrested by the Wattala Police Crime Investigation Unit with a stash of Ice and heroin worth around Rs. 2.2 million and money earned from selling drugs.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Twelve arrests at al-Quds Day rally and counterprotest in London
Metropolitan police say they are also investigating chants led by Bobby Vylan at pro-Palestine protest next to Thames
· Matthewweaver, Matty Edwards
Gaza’s Rafah crossing to open on Wednesday ‘for limited movement of people’, Israel says
Move comes as 12 people were killed, including 2 boys, a pregnant woman and 8 police officers, in Israeli strikes in Gaza on Sunday
· Agence France-Presse
Vulnerable women in England still being arrested over suspected illegal abortions
Nottinghamshire and Met police made arrests in past year, despite MPs voting to decriminalise in England and Wales
· Hannah Al Othman
The moment that sparked a ‘riot’: CCTV reveals true start of Town Hall protest chaos
Previously unseen vision shows the moment when an angry protest morphed into a chaotic clash in the centre of Sydney, and prompted accusations of violence against police and protesters.
· Jessica McSweeney
CCTV reveals police tactics before protest prayer
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The lying, the Ferrari wish and the $400,000 in the wardrobe
Protecting himself from his gambling addiction or hiding his money from a rapacious sister are just some of the “fanciful” explanations former bankrupt Warren Jack gave to a Sydney court about the $400,000 in cash he claimed to have given his employee-turned-girlfriend.
· Kate McClymont
LI cops cleared of excessive-force claim in $9M lawsuit involving cancer patient’s broken arm
A Long Island jury just cleared four cops of alleged police brutality tied to a $9 million lawsuit involving a cancer patient’s broken arm.
· Brandon Cruz
March Madness live updates: Selection Sunday to reveal brackets
March Madness logo displayed on the court prior to second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament between Notre Dame and Michigan, Sunday, March 23, 2025, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/John Mersits)
'No-one will hire women' - India's top court rejects menstrual leave petition - DailyNews
India’s top court has rejected a petition seeking menstrual leave for working women and female students with the judges saying if they were to make such a law, “no-one will hire women”.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Big-time pusher yields P95M shabu in Surigao ops
ACOORDINATED anti-illegal drug operation at a major port in Surigao City led to the arrest of a suspected drug courier and the seizure of nearly P95 million worth of suspected shabu Saturday, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Sunday.
· Izel Abanilla, Rjay Zuriaga Castor
March Madness arrives with questions about the bracket
Miami (Ohio) forward Antwone Woolfolk (13) was off the court after Miami (Ohio) was defeated by Massachusetts in a basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference tournament, Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
· Eddie Pells