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West Coast’s historically early fixture against Port Adelaide on Sunday morning has been slammed as “ridiculous fixturing” by an AFL great, while another joked they should play in pyjamas. 

TAIPEI: The United States has “quite a high” sense of urgency in helping Taiwan strengthen its military capabilities and is working to help speed up delayed weapons deliveries, the island’s Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Wednesday (Mar 25).Taiwan, which faces a rising military threat from China, has complained of repeated delays to weapons ordered from the United States, the most important international backer and arms supplier to the island, which Beijing claims as its territory.One of the main delays is to a 2019 order for 66 Lockheed Martin F-16V fighters, equipped with more advanced avionics, weapons and radar systems…

Iran’s military has said the United States is failing in its war and negotiating with itself to save face, dismissing claims by US President Donald Trump that talks are under way to end the conflict.“Has the level of your inner ⁠struggle reached the stage ⁠of you negotiating with yourself?” Ebrahim Zolfaqari, spokesperson for the unified command of Iran’s armed ⁠forces, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said on Wednesday in comments carried by Iran’s semiofficial Fars news agency.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“Don’t call your failure an agreement,” he added, mocking US leadership.The statement is the latest official Iranian denial…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A progressive Chicago lawmaker issued an apology Tuesday after facing backlash for suggesting a slain college student was in the “wrong place at the wrong time.”Last Thursday, Sheridan Gorman, 18, of Westchester County, New York, was gunned down while taking a walk with friends around 1:30 a.m. along Chicago’s lakefront.Alderwoman Maria Hadden sparked outrage on social media after she suggested in an interview with Fox 32 Chicago that the Loyola University Chicago student was in the “wrong place at the wrong time” and that she may have “startled” the individual who shot…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A homeless New York City parolee is back behind bars after allegedly attempting to sexually assault a woman in one of the Big Apple’s most popular tourist spots – just months after reportedly being released for a similar attack. 30-year-old Lateef Caldwell allegedly approached the 45-year-old woman as she was walking in Central Park in Manhattan around 5:40 p.m. on Monday, according to the New York Post.As Caldwell allegedly attacked the victim in an attempt to rape her, a group of good Samaritans reportedly intervened and chased him from the scene. REPEAT OFFENDER STREET…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sid Eudy went by many monikers during his professional wrestling career, but the late champion will forever be immortalized next month as a WWE Hall of Famer.The WWE announced that Eudy will go into the Hall of Fame as a legacy member. The class of 2026 already includes Stephanie McMahon, AJ Styles, Demolition and Dennis Rodman. Sid Eudy, also known as Sid during his career with WWE, makes his entrance during “Monday Night RAW” at DCU Center on March 10, 1997 in Worcester, Massachusetts. (WWE/Getty Images)”Known as ‘The Master and Ruler of…

WA’s oldest dairy forced to closely examine the sustainability of its delivery model to cafes, restaurants and other customers in response to the Iran war-induced fuel crisis.

BANGKOK: A Thai oil tanker has safely passed through the Strait of Hormuz following diplomatic coordination between Thailand and Iran, and was not required to pay to escape the blockade, a Thai official and the oil major that owns the vessel said on Wednesday (Mar 25).The Bangchak Corporation-owned tanker crossed the strategic waterway on Monday after successful talks between Thai foreign minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow and Iran’s ambassador to Thailand.”I requested that if Thai ships need to pass through the strait, could they assist in ensuring safe passage?” Sihasak told reporters late on Tuesday.”They responded that they would take care of…

Zolghadr, an ex-IRGC commander, will manage Iran’s security amid external US-Israeli pressures and internal unrest.Iran on Tuesday appointed Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr as the successor to Ali Larijani — who was killed in an air strike last week — as the head of the country’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC).Chosen for one of the most sensitive posts in Iran’s political system, Zolghadr will navigate a complex security situation, shaped by military pressure from the United States-Israeli war on Iran and domestic challenges.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listDescribed by Al Jazeera correspondent Suheib Alassa as a “heavyweight security figure”, Zolghadr, a…

Democrat Emily Gregory won a special election for a Florida state House seat on Tuesday, The Associated Press has projected, flipping a district that is home to President Trump’s estate, Mar-a-Lago.The Republican president endorsed Gregory’s rival, Jon Maples. In a Truth Social post Monday, he urged voters to turn out, saying Maples was endorsed “by so many of my Palm Beach County friends.” Mr. Trump voted by mail in the election, according to public records, a method of voting he has frequently railed against, referring to it as “mail-in cheating” as recently as Monday.With almost all votes counted, Gregory led…