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6:55 AM on Monday, March 9

An Indonesian court has sentenced three Australian men for the fatal shooting of another Australian

4:10 AM on Monday, March 9

The United States and Iran have offered sharply different accounts of the sinking of an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean

4:02 AM on Monday, March 9

Iraq coach Graham Arnold has urged soccer’s international governing body to postpone his team’s intercontinental World Cup qualifier later this month because of disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East

1:22 AM on Monday, March 9

Police in New Zealand say a knapsack left in a donation area at a charity shop contained marijuana and more than $2,000 in cash

12:02 AM on Monday, March 9

Rising global oil prices triggered by the Iran war are increasing economic pressures across Africa, where most countries rely heavily on imported petroleum products

11:48 PM on Sunday, March 8

A person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press the Las Vegas Raiders will acquire cornerback Taron Johnson from the Buffalo Bills after the teams agreed to a trade

10:24 PM on Sunday, March 8

Trent McDuffie and the Los Angeles Rams are closing in on a contract extension that will make him the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history

9:27 PM on Sunday, March 8

The U.S. military says it has killed six men in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean as part of the Trump administration’s campaign against alleged traffickers

8:59 PM on Sunday, March 8

The United States has begun a large military exercise with South Korea involving thousands of troops while also waging an escalating war in the Middle East

8:32 PM on Sunday, March 8

Travelers complained of long waits Sunday that in some cases lasted hours at security checkpoints at airports in Houston and New Orleans

7:35 PM on Sunday, March 8

Ryan Blaney completed a Team Penske sweep at Phoenix Raceway by winning the Cup Series race on Sunday

3:31 PM on Sunday, March 8

A device thrown by a counterprotester during an anti-Islam demonstration in New York City was an improvised explosive

9:25 AM on Sunday, March 8

India has won the T20 World Cup for a record third time with a 96-run victory over New Zealand to the delight of 86,000 cricket fans at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium

7:30 AM on Sunday, March 8

President Donald Trump promised that 2026 would be a bumper year for economic growth

3:06 AM on Sunday, March 8

Defending champion Japan became the first nation to clinch a quarterfinal berth in the World Baseball Classic, then rallied on Masataka Yoshida's two-run homer in the seventh inning to beat Australia 4-3 at Tokyo Dome and assure first place in its first-round group

1:56 AM on Sunday, March 8

Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late supreme leader, has been named his successor

1:12 AM on Sunday, March 8

Iranian state TV says Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the country’s late supreme leader, has been named his successor

12:37 AM on Sunday, March 8

Nepal’s new Rastriya Swatantra party is heading for a landslide win in the country’s first parliamentary election since youth protests toppled the old leadership last year

12:19 AM on Sunday, March 8

Alabama marked the 61st anniversary of a key event in the Civil Rights Movement, when state troopers attacked voting rights marchers in Selma

12:07 AM on Sunday, March 8

Colombians are electing a new Congress and narrowing the presidential field in a major test of political power