Daniil Medvedev revealed his wish to stay at the summit of the men’s world tennis rankings for longer than seen earlier this year after beating Miomir Kecmanovic in the third round at the French Open. The Russian has just returned to the courts after surgery to treat a small hernia. Before …
Read More »Macron, Le Pen prevail in first round of French elections
French President Emmanuel Macron and populist firebrand Marine Le Pen have set the stage for a head-to-head battle to determine the presidency later this month after emerging as the leaders from Sunday’s first round at the polls. Projections by polling firms showed that Macron garnered as much as 28.4% of …
Read More »New round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks underway in Turkey
A new round of talks to end the Ukraine conflict began in Istanbul, Turkey on Tuesday morning. Moscow and Kiev have previously held three rounds of in-person talks and further contacts via video link, but the exchanges have failed to yield any tangible result. “We hope the meetings will be …
Read More »Ukraine confirms second round of talks with Russia
A second round of talks between Russia and Ukraine will take place on Wednesday evening in Belarus, the Office of the President of Ukraine has confirmed. Kiev, however, warned that it would not accept any ultimatums from Moscow. Earlier, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced that Moscow’s “delegation will …
Read More »Rare hail stuns tourists in all-year-round resort
Tourists at the Egyptian beach resort city of Hurghada were caught off guard by a rare snowstorm which pelted beachgoers with egg-sized hail stones at the start of the new year. Videos showed people rushing to the safety of their hotels as massive hail stones fell from the sky on …
Read More »Israel rolling out another round of boosters
A Health Ministry body known as the pandemic treatment staff voted for the additional dose on Tuesday, recommending the move by a wide margin, according to the Times of Israel. In addition to the elderly, other high-risk groups and medical workers were also recommended for the extra booster, which still …
Read More »‘Viva Mexico!’ Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez stops Caleb Plant in round 11 to be crowned undisputed super-middleweight champion (VIDEO)
The previously undefeated Plant posed a gritty challenge for Alvarez for much of the contest at the MGM Grand, but the Mexican remained patient before picking his moment in round 11, putting his rival down with a big three-punch combination. Plant survived the first count and staggered to his feet, …
Read More »‘Disgruntled’ crew member deliberately planted live round in ‘Rust’ gun to ‘sabotage’ Alec Baldwin film – lawyer
“We know there was a live round in a box of dummy rounds that shouldn’t have been there, at least one live round,” Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney Jason Bowles suggested on Wednesday on ‘The Today Show’. “We’re assuming somebody put the live round in that box – which, if you think about …
Read More »Baldwin firearm contained ‘live’ round, union says in email, following report actor got furious over being given ‘hot gun’
“A live single round was accidentally fired on set by the principal actor, hitting both the Director of Photography, Local 600 member Halnya Hutchins, and Director Joel Souza,” an email sent by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 44, a prop masters union, to its members on …
Read More »‘Miss me yet?’ Trump trolls Biden with round-up of dire US news
“[Covid] is raging out of control, our supply chains are crashing with little product in our stores, we were humiliated in Afghanistan, our Border is a complete disaster, gas prices and inflation are zooming upward—how’s Biden doing? Do you miss me yet?” Trump said in a statement on Wednesday. It …
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