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Another three members of the Iranian women’s football team who accepted asylum in Australia have now changed their minds and will return to Iran.The development overnight means that just three of the seven women who sought protection in dramatic scenes last week will remain in Australia.Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said the players who had changed their mind were given repeated chances to talk about their options.The government believed it had done everything it could to make sure the players were provided with the chance for a safe future in Australia.“While the Australian Government can ensure that opportunities are provided…

“They will leave a problem of acid mine drainage there in the open pit, in the waste rock facility, in the tailings ponds. It’s a permanent footprint. It’s a perpetual footprint,” said Bishop Cirilo Casicas of the Diocese of Marbel in South Cotabato. The Catholic Church has been an active voice against the mine for many years.Rene Pamplona, the programme coordinator of civil society organisation Convergence of Initiatives for Environmental Justice (CIEJ) and the national chair of Alyansa Tigil Mina – the Alliance Against Mining in the Philippines – has also long campaigned against the project and aims to prevent…

How does grabbing a chicken roll in Kolkata—a city famed for its vibrant culinary heritage—connect to the US-Israel-Iran war raging in the Middle East? Surprisingly, it does—a lot.Samir Ray, who runs a bustling fast-food stall serving hundreds daily, told Invezz he may soon have to shut down amid India’s worsening LPG cylinder shortage, directly linked to the supply disruptions caused by the Strait of Hormuz blockade. The crunch has street vendors and popular eateries scrambling, trimming menus and suspending food delivery app listings.And it’s not just eateries, even fish retailers in Kolkata’s New Market, where orders from restaurants have dwindled…

Iranian media report the deaths in central Iran as Tehran launches new missile salvoes at Israeli targets.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 14 Mar 202614 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoA missile strike on an industrial area of the central Iranian city of Isfahan has killed at least 15 people, with workers having been inside a factory at the time of the attack, Iranian media reports.The strike hit a factory producing heating and cooling equipment on Saturday, a working day in Iran, according to the semi-official Fars news agency, which attributed the attack to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Repairs have been completed following the historic Potomac River sewage spill in Washington, D.C., less than a month after President Donald Trump approved a disaster declaration that allowed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help.”Emergency repairs to the Potomac Interceptor are complete,” DC Water said Saturday. “Full flow has been restored and the C&O Canal has been fully drained as part of site restoration. Since Jan 19, crews worked around the clock to stabilize the site and protect the Potomac River.”The declaration came after a sewage pipe interceptor ruptured on Jan.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert acknowledged progress in ongoing negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement between the league and the players union but also outlined a deadline she hopes a deal can be reached by.Engelbert said the timeline is aimed at avoiding disruption to the league’s spring schedule as training camp and preseason games approach.”We have to get it done by Monday. I should say, we have to get it done without disrupting some part of the fact that we’ve got to run this two-team expansion [draft],” Engelbert said. “We’ve got to get…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s public safety regulator has laid charges against a trampoline park operator in Scarborough, alleging the company was running a zipline without authorization at the time of an accident that sent an 11-year-old boy to hospital. The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) further alleges that KVPM Realty Ltd., the operator of Aerosports Trampoline Park, provided false information to an inspector and operated the device in an unsafe manner.The charges have been filed in Ontario’s Court of Justice Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it…

Some of the Iranian women soccer players granted asylum to Australia have reneged on staying and will head back to Iran at a highly volatile time.

NewsFeedHundreds of peace activists and demonstrators marched in central Seoul on Saturday in protest of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran as the conflict begins its third week.Published On 14 Mar 202614 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr threatened to revoke broadcast licenses on Saturday, echoing criticism from President Trump over media coverage of the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran. “Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions – also known as the fake news – have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up,” Carr said on social media, in part. “The law is clear. Broadcasters must operate in the public interest, and they will lose their licenses if they do not.”The FCC chair did not name specific networks or cite any stories he believes were reported incorrectly. But…