Views: 2 While Russian troops in the north and east of Ukraine have struggled to seize important targets, including the capital Kyiv, their advance into southern Ukraine appears to be more successful. © BBC The Ukrainian city of Mariupol has come under heavy shellingRussia sees the south as vital to the success of its invasion, and […]
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Views: 8 Barcelona have reportedly switched their attention from Kylian Mbappe to Erling Haaland as they believe the PSG star already has a contract with Real Madrid. Mbappe’s future is one of the biggest topics in football as the French superstar is out of contract this summer having so far refused an extension with his current club PSG. The French
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Views: 5 (Reuters) – Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante said the Premier League team’s players were caught off guard by Roman Abramovich’s decision to sell the club following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but urged them to stay focused on their quest to finish in the top four. © Reuters/ANDREW BOYERS Premier League – Aston Villa v Chelsea
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Views: 3 |The UN nuclear watchdog’s chief arrived in Tehran late Friday amid hopes of reviving a 2015 accord between Iran and world powers, with Britain saying a deal is “close”. The visit by International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Grossi, who is set to meet Iranian officials on Saturday, is seen as critical to
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Views: 17 Tensions in the athlete villages, threats of competition boycotts and an eleventh-hour reversal to ban Russian athletes have marred the lead-up to Friday’s opening of the Beijing Winter Paralympics. © Thomas LOVELOCK An eleventh-hour reversal to ban Russian athletes have marred the lead-up to the opening of the Beijing Winter ParalympicsMoscow’s invasion of Ukraine
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Views: 1 French President Emmanuel Macron formally announced that he will run for a second term in the presidential election. In a “letter to the French” published on domestic media websites, Mr Macron said: “I am seeking your trust again. “I am a candidate to invent with you, faced with the century’s challenges, a French and European singular
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Views: 5 The world of cricket is coming to terms with the loss of one of its greatest figures following the death of Shane Warne at the age of 52. Tributes poured in after the former Australia leg-spinner, one of the finest cricketers of all-time, suffered a suspected heart attack in Thailand. Warne took 708 Test wickets, the second-highest ever,
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Views: 1 |LONDON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Global news media said they were suspending reporting in Russia to protect their journalists after a new law that threatened jail terms of up to 15 years for spreading “fake news”. © Reuters/Olivia Harris A pedestrian walks past a BBC logo at Broadcasting House in central LondonBritain’s BBC said Friday it
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Views: 4 BEIJING (AP) — China on Saturday announced a 7.1% increase in defense spending in 2022 to $229 billion, continuing years of robust spending on its increasingly powerful military that is challenging the U.S. armed forces’ dominance in the Indo-Pacific region. © Provided by Associated Press Chinese military personnel march past the Forbidden City on
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Views: 2 |Top British royals are publicly condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in a departure from custom – carefully followed by Queen Elizabeth II – to avoid political commentary. Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales and the future king, touched on Ukraine in an otherwise routine speech Tuesday in southeast England that mostly focused on the murder of
