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A scrub fire in Perth’s west came dangerously close to igniting buildings along a major road.Emergency services responded to calls of a fire burning near Graham Farmer Freeway in West Leederville at about 11.39am on Thursday.Fireys from Vincent and Daglish fire stations were called out to the fire burning greenery along the busy road amid a lunchtime traffic rush.Camera IconNews. The fire brigade mop up after a scrub fire near the corner of the Mictchell Freeway Cambridge Street exit and Loftus Street in City West. Credit: Jackson Flindell/The West AustralianCamera IconNews. The fire brigade mop up after a scrub fire…

Diversifying its energy sources has been Japan’s “objective and headache” since 1973, noted Kuni Miyake, director and special advisor at Tokyo-based think-tank Canon Global Research Institute.“There have been many reasons for Americans not to export oil from Alaska for domestic or environmental reasons. But it’s time to explore that with war in the Gulf,” he added.Politics and international studies professor Stephen Nagy from the International Christian University pointed out that Japan has already “opened many opportunities” to get energy resources from Alaska and other parts of the US.Meanwhile, Takaichi also spoke to her Canadian counterpart Mark Carney during his trip to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rory McIlroy is taking full advantage of his first opportunity to curate one of pro golf’s most revered traditions at the Masters.On Wednesday, the Masters’ social media accounts pulled back the curtain on the 2026 Masters Champions dinner menu, which is curated each year by the reigning green jacket holder. The pre-tournament dinner at Augusta National Golf Club is limited to previous Masters winners.McIlroy’s choices included four different appetizers, a first course, a main course, dessert and four wine selections, and many of the selections were a nod to McIlroy’s personal and golfing…

Paris, France – France heads to the polls on Sunday for local elections to usher in mayors and city council members, in a final round of voting.The municipal elections, which come a year before France’s presidential vote, offer a glimpse of the country’s political landscape.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe first round on Sunday showed France’s far-right party, the National Rally, performing slightly less well than predicted. But it still made gains in key southern cities, including Nice, Toulon and Marseille.“The results are worse than expected for the National Rally, and the far right in general, because their…

Costa Rica on Wednesday closed its embassy in Havana and told Cuba’s communist government to pull its diplomats from San José.  “We have to clean out communists from the hemisphere,” Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves declared after the diplomatic rupture.The Cuban Embassy in the U.S. responded to the closure by alleging in a social media post that Costa Rica made the move “under pressure from the United States.”  The Costa Rican embassy is pictured in Havana, Cuba, on March 18, 2026.  YAMIL LAGE /AFP via Getty Images Costa Rica’s leadership is allied with President Trump, who has recently suggested he…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A New York City Police Department officer assigned to security at Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence and City Hall has been suspended after officials said he shot a man in the head while off duty.The shooting occurred Monday at around 9 p.m. in the Bronx after the officer interacted with several men regarding a stolen car, according to the NYPD.The officer, who has not been publicly identified, has not been arrested or charged with a crime as of Thursday morning, police said. He has been suspended without pay.TUBERVILLE DEFENDS POST LIKENING MAMDANI TO…

West Coast premiership defender Tom Cole’s career hangs on a knife’s edge after he was axed following the Eagles’ season-opening loss to Gold Coast.The Eagles will make at least two changes for their clash against North Melbourne at Optus Stadium on Sunday when they welcome back co-captain Liam Baker from suspension as well key defender Harry Edwards, who has recovered from a concussion.Out-of-favour midfielder Tim Kelly and former Adelaide hard-nut Harry Schoenberg have also been named on an extended bench to take on the Kangaroos.Cole has been dropped after the Eagles’ 59-point defeat to the Suns and faces an uphill…

BANGKOK: Anutin Charnvirakul was re-elected Thailand’s prime minister on Thursday (Mar 19) after sailing through a parliamentary vote, winning a fresh mandate that could usher in a rare period of stability for a country long plagued by political drama and turmoil.The Bhumjaithai Party’s Anutin led from the start in what turned out to be a rout of his biggest rival, Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, leader of the progressive People’s Party, the surprise runner-up last month in an election it had been widely expected to win.Anutin becomes the first Thai premier to be voted back to office in two decades, underlining the upheaval…

EXPLAINERThe Iran war enters day 20 as Israeli and Iranian attacks hit energy infrastructure across region.Published On 19 Mar 202619 Mar 2026The Israel-Iran war is escalating across several fronts, with assassinations of senior Iranian officials, and Israeli and Iranian attacks on key energy infrastructure.On day 20 of the conflict, Israel struck Iran’s South Pars gasfield, the world’s largest. Hours later, Iran launched missiles against oil and gas facilities across Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, hitting Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City and setting off fires there.Meanwhile, in the United States, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has been…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Wednesday renewed his calls to release Tina Peters, a pro-Trump election worker who was convicted for her role in a scheme aimed at finding evidence of election fraud in the president’s 2020 election loss.Peters, a former election clerk in Mesa County, Colorado, is serving a nine-year prison sentence following her August 2024 conviction on seven charges, including four felonies, related to a 2021 security breach of the county’s voting systems as she sought evidence to support Trump’s claims that his loss to former President Joe Biden was due…