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A Virgin Australia aircraft has made an emergency call after a vape ignited on a Melbourne-bound flight on Sunday, with all passengers getting off safely.

Medvedev, who arrived in the US after leaving the UAE via Oman amid Iranian attacks, ends world number one’s 16-match run.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 15 Mar 202615 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoDaniil Medvedev has handed top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz his first loss of the year and advanced to the final at the Indian Wells Open after arriving at the tournament from the midst of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.The 11th-seeded Medvedev advanced with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory on Saturday and will face second-seeded Jannik Sinner, who beat Alexander Zverev…

Iran urged Middle East countries to expel the U.S. military on Saturday. Nations in the Persian Gulf are reporting new attacks by Iranian drones and missiles, but the pace has slowed. Imtiaz Tyab has more from Doha, Qatar.

Palantir CEO Alex Karp told CNBC on Thursday that artificial intelligence is giving the U.S. and its allies an edge in the escalating conflict in Iran and across the Middle East.”What makes America special right now is our lethal capabilities, our ability to fight war,” Karp said at Palantir’s AIPCon 9 in Maryland. He added that another major advantage is that “the AI revolution is uniquely American.”Karp alluded to his company’s ability to link combat data between the U.S. and Middle East partners that were hit by Iranian airstrikes.”If you were attacked and you needed to coordinate, you would have to have…

Teenaged sprint sensation Gout Gout has completed a winning double at the Queensland athletics championships with victory in his favoured 200m event.The 19-year-old stopped the clock at 20.42 seconds into a 2.1m per second headwind on Sunday.Gout’s time was well shy of the Australian and Oceania record of 20.02 he set last year in Ostrava, but it was still another step in the right direction early in the season.A day earlier at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Gout got out of his sick bed to win the under-20 100m title in 10.20.He had been battling a head cold and…

Vietnamese elect members of parliament from a list of candidates ⁠almost exclusively fielded by the governing party.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 15 Mar 202615 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoVoters in Vietnam are casting their ballots for members of the National Assembly, the country’s top legislative body, which serves mainly to ratify decisions by the governing Communist Party.Nearly 93 percent of the 864 parliamentary candidates in Sunday’s election are Communist Party members, while 7.5 percent are independents, according to the national election council, down from 8.5 percent in 2021.Recommended Stories list of 4…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Four suspected terror attacks have taken place in the United States since the Department of Homeland Security was defunded in a partial government shutdown last month, including one in the state of Michigan where Fox News Digital reached out to all the major Senate candidates if they support funding DHS.Republican Mike Rogers, former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, says he would be a “Yes” vote to re-open DHS and told Fox News Digital in an interview that “we needed all hands on deck” when the United States engaged in “defanging Iran”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jim Irsay collected several pieces of iconic sports memorabilia during his lifetime.The late Indianapolis Colts owner’s collection was offered in a live online auction at Christie’s, an art and luxury auction house. From Thursday through Saturday, the collection generated more than $93 million at auction, far exceeding its pre-auction $40 million estimate.Aside from the coveted music pieces, the sports-themed items in Irsay’s collection sold at auction included Secretariat’s 1973 Triple Crown saddle, Wayne Gretzky’s Edmonton Oilers jersey he wore when he scored his NHL record 500th goal and one of Jackie Robinson’s…

When is a drinks package not a drinks package?When it’s a Princess Cruises Princess Premier or Princess Plus package that rolls in specialty dining, wi-fi and other inclusions.The last time I cruised was about a decade ago, when adding wi-fi cost a fortune, so was a low priority. I settled for using my phone only on shore days.During my eight nights aboard the Discovery Princess on its maiden season Down Under, I am testing the Princess Premier package, valued at $129 per person, per day.This includes unlimited cocktails, wine, beer, spirits, fountain soft drinks and mocktails up to $30 each.Also…

China’s state-run China Daily newspaper in an editorial called for continuity in the US-China dialogue as a “stabilising anchor” amid the uncertainty of the “ongoing crisis in the Middle East” and the best way to address specific differences on issues including strategic materials, technology, market access and agriculture.”In a moment like this, the last thing the world needs is a trade war between its two largest economies,” China Daily said.       TRADE TRUCE REVIEWThe two sides are expected to review their progress in meeting commitments under the October 2025 trade truce declared by Trump and Xi in Busan, South Korea. The deal forestalled…