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Mercedes 1-2 for Australian GP as Verstappen crashes
AFP, Published on 07/03/2026
» MELBOURNE - George Russell powered to pole position Saturday for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli, but there was disaster for Max Verstappen who crashed out.
NASA defence test kicked asteroid off course
AFP, Published on 07/03/2026
» NEW YORK - Four years ago, NASA purposely smashed a spacecraft into a small asteroid to see if they could deflect it — a test to prove humanity could protect Earth from threatening space rocks.
Trump to attend return of six US troops killed in Iran war
AFP, Published on 07/03/2026
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump is to attend the dignified transfer on Saturday of six soldiers killed in an Iranian attack on Kuwait, the White House said Friday, as the escalating war with Tehran brings home its first American dead.
UK police question three women in Al-Fayed probe
AFP, Published on 07/03/2026
» LONDON - British detectives investigating sexual assault claims against late business magnate Mohamed Al-Fayed said Friday they had questioned three women on suspicion of "aiding and abetting rape" and "human trafficking for sexual exploitation".
Home hero Piastri edges Antonelli in second Australian GP practice
AFP, Published on 06/03/2026
» MELBOURNE — McLaren's Oscar Piastri powered to the fastest time ahead of Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli in second practice for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Friday as drivers grappled with sweeping new engine changes.
Paralympics brace for tense opening as Russia comes in from the cold
AFP, Published on 06/03/2026
» CORTINA D'AMPEZZO (ITALY) - The Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics start on Friday with an opening ceremony clouded by a boycott by several countries in protest at Russian athletes competing under their national flag for the first time since 2014.
Arsenal, Chelsea aim to avoid FA Cup upsets
AFP, Published on 06/03/2026
» LONDON — Arsenal head to Mansfield and Chelsea face Wrexham in the FA Cup fifth round, with the Premier League clubs aiming to avoid embarrassing giant-killings, while Liverpool bid to avenge a painful defeat at Wolves.
Winter Paralympics to start with icy blast as Ukraine lead ceremony boycott
AFP, Published on 05/03/2026
» CORTINA D'AMPEZZO (ITALY) - The Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics start on Friday but the atmosphere at the opening ceremony has been dampened by Ukraine leading a boycott against the presence of a handful of Russian competitors in the competition.
Unification Church loses Japan appeal against dissolution
AFP, Published on 04/03/2026
» TOKYO — The Unification Church lost an appeal Wednesday against a Japanese court's order to dissolve the sect, which came under investigation following the assassination of ex-premier Shinzo Abe.
War, politics clouding World Cup on 100-day countdown
AFP, Published on 04/03/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Donald Trump's brutal immigration crackdown, polarised politics and a war unleashed on Iran have tarnished the global image of the United States just under 100 days before millions of fans are expected to visit for the World Cup.