Ukrainian pilots have begun flying F-16s for operations – in what they hope will be a major turning point in their ongoing conflict with Russia. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was keen to show off the F-16s, which Kyiv has long lobbied for, at a Ukrainian air base “F-16s are in Ukraine,” he said. “We did it.
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Bangladesh’s prime minister has resigned and fled to India following weeks of deadly protests in the country. Reports of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, 76, resigning were confirmed by the army, as well as Bangladesh High Commission Officials in Delhi. According to the country’s leading national paper, she and her sister took a military helicopter to
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Iran has said it is not seeking to escalate the conflict in the Middle East but its arch-enemy Israel must be “punished”, the country’s foreign ministry said. Amid widespread fears of the conflict between Israel and Iran-backed militant groups, including Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza, spreading, Iran claimed on Monday it was not
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ESPN News Services Aug 3, 2024, 04:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Germany ended Canada‘s controversial Olympic run in a penalty shootout in Marseille on Friday to set up a soccer semifinal against the U.S. women’s national team. After a goalless draw through extra time, Ann-Katrin Berger was the hero for Germany, saving two of
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Connor O’Halloran Aug 4, 2024, 11:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SEINE-SAINT-DENIS, France — After eight years of waiting, the Refugee Olympic Team will win its first medal at an Olympic Games this week. A portion of the team watched on and jumped with joy as boxer Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba fought in the women’s
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Connor O’Halloran Aug 4, 2024, 06:23 AM ET SEINE-SAINT-DENIS, France — Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting has guaranteed herself a medal after securing victory over Bulgaria’s Svetlana Kamenova Staneva in the women’s 57kg quarterfinals on Sunday. Yu-ting has been the subject of an ongoing controversy in this year’s Olympic boxing event, after the International Boxing Federation
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Associated Press Aug 3, 2024, 09:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTLAND, Ore. — Andrea Lee took the lead Saturday in a bid for her second Portland Classic victory in three seasons, shooting a 5-under 67 for a one-stroke advantage over Dewi Weber and Alexa Pano. Lee rebounded from an opening bogey to birdie five
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Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Tom Jones and Bonnie Tyler are just some of the musicians to have called Wales their home. This week, the talents of the land of song are on full display at one of Europe‘s largest music and poetry festivals, the National Eisteddfod. But concerns have been raised about the future of
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