Ottawa Senators forward Derick Brassard suffered a serious injury to his right leg and had to be helped off the ice during Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers. As teammate Shane Pinto shot and scored the puck, Brassard got tied up with Flyers goalie Felix Sandstrom. Brassard’s right leg appeared to bend awkwardly and he fell to the ice in pain as the rest of the Senators celebrated the goal. After being looked at by trainers, Brassard was helped off the ice and down the tunnel to the Senators room. Brassard, 35, has 13 goals and 23 points in 62…
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Beijing has condemned Tawain President Tsai Ing-wen’s stop in the US, with a Chinese official pledging to ‘fight back’.Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has hailed the island’s relations with the United States during a stopover on her way to Central America, a “transit” that has been condemned by Beijing. During a closed-door speech in New York on Wednesday night, Tsai said the relationship between Washington and Taipei was “closer than ever” and touted “significant progress” in economic and security cooperation, according to a statement from her office. She hailed Taiwan as a “beacon of democracy in Asia” and said the island…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Finland asked to join Western defence alliance in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Turkey was last holdout.Turkey’s parliament has approved a bill to allow Finland to join NATO, clearing the last major hurdle for Helsinki to join the Western defence alliance as war rages in Ukraine. All 276 lawmakers present on Thursday voted in favour of Finland’s bid, days after Hungary’s parliament also endorsed Helsinki’s accession. The Turkish parliament was the last among the 30 members of the alliance to ratify Finland’s membership. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said earlier this month that Finland had…
Ruling says the colonial-era law, which governments have used against their political opponents, is ‘unconstitutional’.A court in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore has struck down a colonial-era sedition law, calling it “inconsistent” with the constitution, in a verdict hailed by free speech advocates and journalists. A single-judge bench of the Lahore High Court on Thursday declared the sedition law unconstitutional. The court’s verdict will be applicable across the country unless the Supreme Court overturns the high court’s decision. The ruling from Justice Shahid Karim came in response to several similar petitions filed against the law by citizens on the grounds…
Gershkovich has lived in Moscow for the past six years as a reporter for the Wall Street Journal focusing his coverage on Russia, Ukraine, and the former Soviet Union. He is accredited as a journalist by Russia’s foreign ministry, the Wall Street Journal reported. His last articlepublished Tuesday, was about the possible forthcoming decline of Russia’s economy. Gershkovich’s arrest comes at a time the Kremlin is cracking down on dissent and criticism during its ongoing war in Ukraine, which the international community has condemned. In September 2022, Russian police arrested 1,300 people at anti-war protests after President Vladimir Putin announced…
The New York Mets placed pitcher Justin Verlander on the Injured List on Thursday afternoon with a low-grade teres major strain. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; New York also announced that Verlander will continue throwing and will be re-scanned in a week — at which time the team will provide an update. The 40-year-old joined the Mets this off-season on a two-year, $86.66 million contract, tying teammate Max Scherzer’s MLB record for highest AAV. Verlander is coming off an AL Cy Young award and a World Series-winning season with the Houston Astros. He posted a 1.75 ERA over…
In a blow for Tehran, however, the United Nations court said it did not have jurisdiction over frozen assets from Iran’s central bank, by far the largest amount claimed back by Iran.The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered the United States to pay compensation to Iranian companies after ruling that Washington had illegally allowed courts to freeze their assets. The United Nations’ top court, also known as the World Court, did not specify the exact amount in its ruling on Thursday but said it would be determined in a later phase. In a blow for Tehran, however, the tribunal…
Herve Renard has been named France Women’s head coach, the French Football Federation announced on Thursday.The Frenchman resigned from his position as Saudi Arabia men’s coach on Tuesday, having overseen their famous win over eventual winners Argentina in the group stage of last year’s World Cup in Qatar. He has signed a contract that runs until August 2024. Image: Renard led Saudi Arabia to a famous win over Argentina during last year’s World Cup Renard replaces Corinne Diacre, who was sacked from her position as head coach earlier in March, one day after she released a statement claiming there was…
Now 21 years old, the alleged victim has spoken out about her experience for the first time. (BuzzFeed News is referring to her as “G.” to protect her identity.) Then just 11 years old, G. was on the cruise with her grandmother and little sister and was excited about the vacation. “Automatically, as a child, you think it’s going to be amazing,” she said.Before the ship had even cast off for the Caribbean, G. went downstairs to get the Wi-Fi password, she told BuzzFeed News. “I asked the person that was outside of the restaurant for directions to the lobby,”…
Sunderland player Jack Diamond has been charged with rape and sexual assault, police have said.The Championship side have suspended Diamond, 23, after being notified of the charges which stem from an investigation launched in May.The player, from Washington, Tyne and Wear, was on loan with League One Lincoln City but that deal has now been terminated.Northumbria Police said: “In May last year, we received a report that a woman had been sexually assaulted inside an address in the Washington area.”An investigation was immediately launched and a man was subsequently arrested.”Jack Diamond, 23, of Fatfield, Washington, has now been charged with…