Chinese President Xi Jinping is on his way to Moscow, on a “voyage of friendship”, “cooperation” and “peace”, weeks after Beijing unveiled a 12-point position paper calling for a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war and days after it mediated a surprise rapprochement between longtime Middle East foes, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Xi’s three-day visit, which begins on Monday, will feature one-on-one talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a man the Chinese leader has described as his “best friend” and who is now wanted by the International Criminal Court on war crimes accusations. The summit in Moscow will be the 40th…
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US President Joe Biden on Sunday spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the phone after the Sharm El Sheikh meeting between officials of Israel and the Palestinian Authority. During the call, Biden welcomed the meeting between senior political and security officials from Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Egypt, Jordan, and the United States with an aim to reduce tensions, the White House said in a readout of the call. Biden reinforced the need for all sides to take urgent, collaborative steps to enhance security coordination, condemn all acts of terrorism, and maintain the viability of a two-state solution, the…
Medan, Indonesia – Indonesia’s police force has developed a reputation for violence and impunity, but the murder case involving Police Brigadier Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat shocked the country. On July 8 last year, the 27-year-old was shot dead at the home of Ferdy Sambo, one of Indonesia’s most senior police officers and its head of internal affairs — the department responsible for police conduct. After a four-month trial, Sambo was sentenced to death last month for the premeditated murder of Hutabarat in a spectacular fall from grace that has focused attention on the state of Indonesia’s National Police, better known as…
President Xi Jinping will hold talks in Moscow later on Monday as part of China’s attempt to craft a political settlement to the more than year-long war in Ukraine, which began after Russia invaded the country in February 2022. Xi is due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin at 3pm local time (12:00 GMT). Xi has said China’s proposals offer a “constructive” way to end the crisis, but has warned that “complex problems do not have simple solutions”. Here is the full text of China’s Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis as published on…
Another big crowd, another big goal for Connor Bedard. The Regina Pats star, who has been packing Western Hockey League arenas all year, scored his 70th goal of the season and added an assist as his team beat the host Saskatoon Blades 4-2 before a franchise record crowd of 14,768 on Sunday. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Bedard put the Pats up 4-1 late in the third on a one-timer for a milestone goal, becoming the first WHL player to reach 70 since Jayden Halbgewachs of the Moose Jaw Warriors did so in 2017-2018. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px;…
The Los Angeles Lakers expect superstar LeBron James to return from his right foot injury at “some point (this season),” head coach Darwin Ham told reporters Sunday. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; James has missed the Lakers’ past 10 games with an injury to a tendon in his right foot. The four-time NBA champion suffered the injury back on Feb. 26 in a win over the Dallas Mavericks. James finished the game, but he left the arena with a pronounced limp. The Lakers are currently in the thick of the playoff race in the Western Conference, as prior…
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina beat a misfiring Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets to win the Indian Wells women’s title and avenge her loss to the Belarusian in the Australian Open final.Rybakina, playing in her first WTA 1000 final, came back from a break down to grab a tightly-contested first set during which second seed Sabalenka committed 10 double faults – and the Kazakh 10th seed never trailed the rest of the match on her way to a 7-6 (13-11) 6-4 victory. Rybakina, who beat the defending champion and world No 1 Iga Swiatek to reach the final, dropped serve when…
Talks in Egypt stressed the need to prevent any disruptive actions at Jerusalem’s holy sites during Ramadan.Israeli and Palestinian officials have agreed at a meeting in Egypt to take steps to lower tensions ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The talks in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday stressed the need to prevent any disruptive actions at Jerusalem’s holy sites when Ramadan starts later this week. In a joint statement following the talks attended by United States, Egyptian and Jordanian officials, the parties also reconfirmed commitments made at a meeting in Aqaba last month,…
Iranian president has received an invitation to visit Saudi Arabia following reconciliation deal, Iranian official says.Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has favourably received an invitation from Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to visit the kingdom following the reconciliation deal between the two countries, an Iranian official has said. “In a letter to President Raisi … the King of Saudi Arabia welcomed the deal between the two brotherly countries [and] invited him to Riyadh,” tweeted Mohammad Jamshidi, the Iranian president’s deputy chief of staff for political affairs, adding to this Sunday message that “Raisi welcomed the invitation”. The two regional heavyweights announced on…
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Fulham had two players and manager Marco Silva sent off in a frantic five minutes against Manchester United as their FA Cup dreams collapsed on Sunday, courtesy of a 3-1 defeat no one saw coming. Leading 1-0 in the quarterfinal match at Old Trafford, the game was turned round after United was awarded a penalty when Willian handled Jadon Sancho’s goalbound shot. Aleksandar Mitrovic had put the visitors ahead in the 50th minute. Sancho looked set to even the score until Willian blocked on the line. VAR asked referee Chris Kavanagh to review the incident on…