North Korean leader makes call just days before US and South Korea are due to start their largest drills since 2018.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has monitored a series of missile tests simulating the destruction of an enemy airport, as he called on the military to intensify drills to simulate “real war”. State media also showed Kim’s young daughter sitting on a sofa as she watched the Thursday evening display, which was described as a success. NK News, an online outlet that specialises in North Korea, said photos published in the state-run newspaper Rodong Sinmun on Friday showed the…
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MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo has a sore right hand, which forced him to miss a second straight game Thursday night when the Milwaukee Bucks hosted the Brooklyn Nets. Antetokounmpo sat out the Bucks’ 134-123 victory at Orlando on Tuesday with a non-COVID illness. The two-time MVP originally was listed as probable for Thursday’s game but was downgraded to out on a later injury report that cited his hand. “I don’t think it’s a specific moment or incident or anything like that,” Budenholzer said about the hand issue. “We’ll be monitoring it and watching it closely.” The Nets also weren’t close to full strength. Brooklyn’s…
A spokesperson said that the Senate Republican leader is under observation after suffering from a concussion.Mitch McConnell, the leader of the Republican caucus in the United States Senate, has been hospitalised after a fall at a hotel in Washington, DC. In a statement on Thursday, a spokesperson for the Republican leader said McConnell would remain in the hospital for several days of “observation and treatment”. The 81-year-old legislator is being treated for a concussion after tripping during a dinner on Wednesday evening for the Senate Leadership Fund, which contributes money to political campaigns in support of the Republican Party. President…
Canada’s sport minister says the federal government does not think it’s possible for Russian or Belarusian athletes to compete in the next Olympics. Pascale St-Onge made the comment Thursday in response to an open letter signed by 42 retired Canadian Olympians the day before. The letter urges the COC to not allow Russian or Belarusian athletes to compete under a neutral flag at the Paris Olympics in 2024. Signing the statement was a who’s-who of Canadian Olympic greats and gold medallists, including Hayley Wickenheiser, Jenn Heil and Alex Bilodeau, Tessa Virtue and Beckie Scott. Russian and Belarusian athletes were banned…
Ukrainian troops slowly eased out of their most precarious defences in Bakhmut during the last week of February and the first of March, but they did not give up the eastern city to Russian forces. Ukraine’s tactic was likely to limit its losses while continuing to suck in Russian forces into what now ranks as the war’s longest and most hard-fought battle. Russian President Vladimir Putin has set the conquest of the eastern provinces of Luhansk and Donetsk, known collectively as the Donbas region, as one of his goals – and Bakhmut in Donetsk is key to that. “We understand…
The Edmonton Oilers are preparing for Evander Kane to make his return to the lineup Thursday night against the league-leading Boston Bruins, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Kane has been out since Feb. 17 with an upper-body injury. In 24 games this season, the 31-year-old winger has nine goals and 19 points. Oilers general manager Ken Holland announced last week that the hope was for Kane to make his return against the Bruins, and that at worst he would return March 14 against the Ottawa Senators. Barring an unforeseen setback, Kane is expected…
On Sundays, freelance journalist Tetiana Bezruk would open her laptop and check the court schedule in Kyiv for the week. A reporter on high-profile anti-corruption cases for Ukrainian and international media, including the investigation into crimes committed against protesters by police during Ukraine’s 2014 Euromaidan revolution, she would scour the list of hearings for potential stories. But since February 2022, when Russia’s full-scale invasion began, Bezruk has not been to court. Now, she is a war reporter. “I decided to cover this war because it is in every aspect of my life,” she told Al Jazeera. The past year has…
Saif Ben Sulayem died after being involved in a road accident on Tuesday in Dubai, world motorsport’s governing body has confirmed; FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem will not release a statement and has asked for privacy Last Updated: 09/03/23 1:54pm Mohammed Ben Sulayem was appointed FIA president in December 2021 The son of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has died following a car crash in the United Arab Emirates. A spokesperson for world motorsport’s governing body confirmed Saif Ben Sulayem died after being involved in an road accident on Tuesday in Dubai.Further comment is not expected from the FIA or…
For the sixth time since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, Europe’s largest nuclear plant knocked off power grid.After another blackout at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has appealed for a protection zone, saying he was “astonished by the complacency” of the organisation he leads, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Russian forces pounded several Ukrainian cities while people slept on Thursday, killing at least six civilians, knocking out electricity, and forcing Europe’s largest nuclear plant off the grid for a sixth time since Moscow’s invasion began last year. The…
Jake Paul wants to settle his feud with Floyd Mayweather in a ‘one on one’ fight after making a swift exit from a confrontation with the world champion.Footage has emerged of the social media star in a tense standoff with Mayweather as he left Miami Heat’s NBA match against Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. A member of Mayweather’s entourage taunted Paul, saying: “What happened? You not talking anymore since your loss? What happened since your loss?”Paul then ran off as Mayweather and his security team moved forward. The 26-year-old, who suffered the first loss of his professional boxing career to…