Florida Panthers forward Anthony Duclair is set to make his season debut against the Buffalo Sabres Friday night after missing the first half of the season with an injury, head coach Paul Maurice said. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Duclair, 27, injured his Achilles tendon during offseason training, which required surgery. He has been sidelined for 60 games. Duclair played a key role in the Panthers’ run to the Presidents’ Trophy last season, posting career highs in goals (31) and points (54) in 74 games. The Laval, Que., native was selected in the third round of the 2013…
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Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a critic of the president, is a prominent member of the main opposition coalition NSFT.Police in Tunisia have arrested Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a prominent critic of President Kais Saied, his sister said, taking most of the main leaders of the National Salvation Front (NSFT) opposition movement into custody. Police had surrounded Ben Mbarek’s home on Wednesday and briefly detained his father, who is also a well-known dissident, on Thursday, according to his sister Dalila Msaddek, who is a lawyer. “Jaouhar was arrested late last night (Thursday) and we haven’t seen the charges against him,” Msaddek said on…
Voters are set to head to the polls on Saturday to elect President Muhammadu Buhari’s replacement as he serves out the second of his constitutionally permitted two four-year terms. During their election campaigns, which officially ended on Thursday, candidates had to tailor their messages to appeal to individuals and the voting bloc they belong to. With voter interests varying according to age groups, religious beliefs, ethnicity, and the region they live in, this has been a challenging task. The leading candidates for president are former Lagos Governor Bola Tinubu, 70, who represents the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), former Vice…
Russian spy ring operated in Australia for 18 months before it was uncovered and its activities broken up by Australian intelligence organisation, report says.Australia has exposed and quietly expelled a large Russian spy ring whose members were posing as diplomats, a local newspaper has reported just days after Australia’s intelligence chief revealed that his agency had scored a major counterespionage success. The spy ring comprised purported embassy and consular staff as well as other operatives using deep-cover identities, The Sydney Morning Herald reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the operation. The ring had operated in Australia for…
China’s plan calls for end to Western sanctions on Russia and humanitarian corridors for civilians to escape fighting.China has called for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia and a gradual de-escalation of the situation that will pave the way for peace talks, as part of a 12-point proposal to end the conflict. The plan by China, which was released on Friday morning by the Foreign Ministry and coincides with the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, urges an end to Western sanctions against Russia, the establishment of humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians, and steps to ensure the…
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – In the weeks following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the corporate world’s response revealed an East-West divide. As North American and European firms rushed to cut ties with Russia, Asian companies largely sat out campaigns to isolate and punish Moscow that went beyond their legal obligations under sanctions. That picture is largely unchanged as the biggest war in Europe since World War II enters its second year. Out of the more than 1,100 companies that announced plans to withdraw from Russia or scale back or suspend operations in the country — including such…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Linebacker Bobby Wagner is parting ways with the Los Angeles Rams after just one season, a person familiar with the decision said Thursday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Wagner’s release won’t be official until after the start of the new league year next month. The 32-year-old Wagner was outstanding in his only season with his hometown Rams, who signed him as a free agent last March following a decade with the Seattle Seahawks. Wagner started all 17 games at middle linebacker and made 140 tackles with a career-high six…
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has defended a controversial bill that would cut the budget of the country’s electoral agency and weaken oversight of campaign spending. “All of this is part of normal politics in a democracy,” Lopez Obrador said of the legislation on Thursday. Lopez Obrador said he expects court challenges to the bill, like those previously filed against many of his administration’s reforms. But he added that the legislation would survive them because none of it was “outside the law”. The president, who has long criticised the agency for costing taxpayers too much and paying high salaries,…
Leigh Leopards’ Keanan Brand will join reality show Love Island after being announced as the latest ‘bombshell’; The 24-year-old has played for Widnes and Warrington before joining Leigh Last Updated: 23/02/23 11:48pm Leigh Leopards’ Keanan Brand will be on reality TV show Love island Leigh Leopards’ Keanan Brand has become the latest Super League star to join Love Island. The 24-year-old is the second Rugby League star to enter the show in recent years, with former Castleford Tigers player Jacques O’Neill appearing in 2022. Twitter Due to your consent preferences, you’re not able to view this Privacy Options Brand came…
The R&B singer was given one additional year of prison time for child pornography and the enticement of minors for sex.A United States court has sentenced singer R Kelly to serve 20 years in prison for charges of child pornography and enticement of minors for sex. But US District Judge Harry Leinenweber announced on Thursday that Kelly could serve most of his new prison term at the same time as his previous 30-year sentence, which was handed down last year for racketeering and sex trafficking convictions. The result is that Kelly will only serve one additional year of prison time,…