KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — National track cyclist Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang claimed the bronze medal in the men’s individual sprint at the 2026 UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Perth, Australia, today.

TEHRAN, March 8 — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Sunday that its forces are capable of sustaining an “intense war” for six months against the United States and Israel, following a strike that targeted Tehran’s commanders at a hotel in central Beirut.

BEIJING, March 8 — China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, condemned the war in the Middle East and called on the United States to resolve its differences with Beijing.

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO (Italy), March 7 — Russia secured its first Paralympic medal since 2014 on Saturday after Varvara Voronchikhina captured bronze in the women’s standing downhill event in Cortina.

WASHINGTON, March 8 — The United States has been drawn into its most serious conflict in years under President Donald Trump, and even officials at the White House admit it’s driven more by instinct than by clear reasoning.

NEW DELHI, March 7 — Sri Lanka will provide refuge to Iranian sailors rescued from a torpedoed frigate in accordance with international law, a minister said Saturday, amid reports that Washington was urging Colombo not to repatriate them.