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Two Iranian women soccer players granted asylum in Australia made a public appearance training with a professional club in Brisbane on Monday, their first photos since receiving humanitarian visas. Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh were shown smiling alongside the Brisbane Roar women’s elite squad after most of Iran’s delegation departed Australia bound for Oman. The … Read more

Lead: On March 17, 2026, France’s far-right National Rally secured strong first-round results in municipal elections across the country, especially in southern cities such as Marseille, Toulon and Nîmes, but its momentum faces a pivotal test in the March 22 runoffs. Party leaders hailed wider geographic presence yet warned that the two-round system allows rival … Read more

Lead On March 17, 2026, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised its cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.1%, the highest level since April 2025, citing persistent domestic inflation and heightened global risks. The decision, taken in Sydney, was narrowly approved by a 5-4 vote and follows data showing inflation above the bank’s … Read more

Lead A jury in Summit County, Utah, on Monday convicted 35-year-old author Kouri Richins of murdering her husband, Eric Richins, in March 2022 by poisoning him with a fentanyl-laced drink. Jurors reached the verdict after about three hours of deliberation. Prosecutors said Richins had amassed large debts, taken out life insurance on her husband and … Read more

Lead On March 16, 2026, a drone strike struck the Shah natural gas field in the United Arab Emirates, triggering a large fire and prompting Abu Dhabi to suspend operations while damage is assessed. The incident occurred amid a wave of attacks on Persian Gulf energy infrastructure that also included strikes on an Iraqi oil … Read more

Lead Using observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and ground-based facilities, researchers report a previously unrecognized class of world: a low-density, sulfur-rich exoplanet with a global magma ocean. The target, L 98-59 d, orbits a red dwarf about 35 light-years from Earth and is roughly 1.6 times Earth’s radius. Spectra reveal abundant sulfur-bearing gases—including … Read more

Lead: Authorities in Draper, Utah, are investigating an alleged domestic incident involving reality-TV personalities Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen, with law enforcement contact recorded on Feb. 24 and 25, 2026. The Draper City Police Department confirmed to media outlets that a “domestic assault investigation” is active after both parties reportedly made allegations. Production sources … Read more

Lead Team USA meets Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic final on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on FOX, and manager Mark DeRosa faces three high-stakes lineup choices that could decide the title game. The decisions center on the starting catcher (Raleigh vs. Will Smith), the hot-hitting third-base option (Elly De La Cruz? No — … Read more

Lead In the March 16 installment of FBI (Season 8, Episode 14), Maggie Shelton (Missy Peregrym) endures a devastating personal blow when her younger sister Erin (Adrienne Rose Bengtsson) is abducted by serial slasher Ray DiStefano (Matthew Rauch) and later found dead. The episode culminates in a violent confrontation that kills Ray and leaves Maggie … Read more

Lead Venezuela defeated Italy 4-2 in the World Baseball Classic semifinal at loanDepot Park in Little Havana, Miami, on March 16, 2026, earning its first-ever berth in a WBC championship game. The victory sent a crowd clad in yellow, blue and red into raucous celebration and set up a final against Team USA on March … Read more

Lead On March 16, 2026, YouTube creator DirectorFeng published an ASMR-style teardown showing a successful upgrade of a 256GB MacBook Neo to 1TB. The video documents a full logic-board removal, desoldering of the 256GB NAND, soldering in a 1TB replacement, and a DFU-assisted boot using a second Mac. DirectorFeng finishes by showing System Settings confirming … Read more

Lead MIAMI — Ahead of Tuesday night’s World Baseball Classic final against Venezuela in Miami, the U.S. roster has balanced outside criticism of its restrained on-field demeanor with clear respect for opponents’ more theatrical styles. Captain Aaron Judge’s measured presence has shaped the team’s clubhouse tone, even as several American players say they admire Latin … Read more

On March 16, 2026 at loanDepot Park in Miami, Venezuela beat Italy 4-2 to reach the World Baseball Classic final. The win was sealed by a balanced effort: a fourth-inning solo homer by Eugenio Suárez and a decisive seventh-inning rally that produced multiple runs. Pitching and situational defense held Italy to two runs, while Venezuela’s … Read more

Lead US President Donald Trump said on Monday he has requested a roughly one-month postponement of a planned trip to China later in March so he can remain in Washington to oversee the unfolding war involving Iran. He spoke to reporters at the White House, stressing the need to be present while the conflict and … Read more

Three major developments marked the past 24 hours of the Israel–Iran–US campaign on March 16, 2026: combined US–Israeli strikes struck deep inside Iran, Tehran’s new supreme leader consolidated a hardline inner circle, and Iran and its proxies continued missile, drone and ground pressure across the Gulf and Levant. The combined strikes included targets more than … Read more