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FILE – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II greets Corp. Ben Roberts-Smith from Australia, who was recently awarded the Victoria Cross, during an audience at Buckingham Palace in London, Nov. 15, 2011. Anthony Devlin/AP/PA pool hide caption toggle caption Anthony Devlin/AP/PA pool MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crime charges on allegations that he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 and 2012, police and media reported on Tuesday. Police have not confirmed the name of the 47-year-old former soldier who was arrested Tuesday. But he has been widely reported in the media…

MILWAUKEE BUCKS PLAYERS filed into the team’s practice facility Dec. 16, two days after suffering a 45-point blowout loss on the road against the Brooklyn Nets. The team was 11-16 and in 11th in the Eastern Conference, playing without star Giannis Antetokounmpo, who had missed games because of strains to his right calf and groin.The vibes at practice were off as the pressure mounted to turn around the season. Players appeared to be going through the motions, and Bobby Portis noticed, according to sources with direct knowledge of the events. Milwaukee’s emotional leader erupted at teammates in the middle of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A gunfight with police outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, left one attacker dead, two others injured and two police officers sustaining minor injuries.The armed attackers had ties to an activist group that “exploits religion,” according to Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci on X.”The identities of the terrorists have been identified,” he wrote in a post translated by X. “It has been determined that the individuals, who arrived in Istanbul by a rental vehicle from Izmit, include one with ties to an organization that exploits religion; and it has also been established…

YAOUNDE, Cameroon — Cameroon said on Monday that Russia has confirmed the deaths of 16 soldiers in Ukraine, according to a memo addressed to the Russian Embassy in the central African country. In the memo addressed to the embassy, the country’s foreign affairs ministry acknowledged the death of 16 Cameroonian soldiers serving in the special military operations zone in Ukraine. The ministry said “necessary arrangements” had been made to contact the families of the deceased soldiers. A separate message sent the same day invited the families of six other Cameroonian nationals living in Russia to come to the ministry for…

During his time with the Oregon Ducks, Kenyon Sadiq made his case as the most talented tight end in program history. As the starter for the 2025 season, Sadiq caught 51 passes for 560 yards and led all tight ends in the country with eight reception touchdowns and was named a Mackey Award finalist despite battling injuries.He also put himself in prime position to be the first tight end selected in the 2026 NFL Draft, with some mock drafts predicting that he’ll land within the top ten while some have him going later on, such as in the 20’s. Not…

TOKYO — “Wasabeef” potato chips. Instant ramen. Bottled water. K-beauty cosmetics. School uniforms. Rubber gloves. Garbage bags.Across Asia, far from President Donald Trump’s war in Iran that has driven up fuel prices for Americans and motorists worldwide, companies and consumers are facing or preparing for shortages of everyday goods as the economic consequences ripple across the map. Even snacks aren’t safe from scarcity.

Imagn Images The confetti may still be falling in Indianapolis from Michigan’s second national championship, but oddsmakers have already turned their attention to next season, releasing early title odds for 2027. Even as college basketball becomes more transient with the transfer portal — which opened Tuesday — the expectation remains that the sport’s top programs will again contend for a title.It’s no surprise, then, that just two teams opened with better than 10-1 odds at FanDuel Sportsbook: Duke (7-1), this year’s No. 1 overall seed, and Michigan (8-1), the reigning national champion. After that, the board begins to spread out,…

The Iran war has been catastrophic for global oil and gas supplies, sending prices soaring. Drivers are paying a steep price at the pump every time they fuel up. Now, a host of other unexpected shortages and price spikes are starting to pop up, which stand to affect people’s lives and pocket books. In South Korea, the president urged citizens to take shorter showers to save energy. Butter chicken has disappeared from some restaurant menus in India because it needs to simmer for a long time, which is a challenge when there’s a shortage of cooking gas. In the Philippines,…

AS Monaco star Maghnes Akliouche is being tracked by Manchester United and Liverpool, while Inter Milan defender Alessandro Bastoni is pushing to complete a move to Barcelona. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.Transfers home page | Men’s winter grades | Women’s gradesTRENDING RUMORSAS Monaco forward Maghnes Akliouche is attracting attention. Jean Catuffe/Getty Images- Manchester United and Liverpool are stepping up interest in AS Monaco star Maghnes Akliouche ahead of the summer, reports TEAMtalk. Both teams reportedly sent scouts to watch the forward in action against Marseille in Ligue 1 this weekend. The 24-year-old has…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Israel announced that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ intelligence chief Brig. Gen. Majid Khademi and Quds Force special operations commander Asghar Bagheri were both killed.In a statement posted on X, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed Khademi’s killing, accusing him of helping advance terrorist attacks abroad and overseeing surveillance of Iranian civilians as part of the regime’s crackdown on domestic protests.”Khademi wasn’t just any figure, he was effectively No. 2 within the IRGC, one of the few senior commanders who managed to survive multiple waves of Israeli and American targeting over the…