ARLINGTON, Va. — Alex Ovechkin will be away from the Washington Capitals to attend to a family matter and the health of a loved one, the team said Tuesday. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; General manager Brian MacLellan announced Ovechkin’s absence before the team’s morning skate. No further details were released, and it’s unclear how long Ovechkin will be gone. It could be several days if he needs to fly to Russia, where his parents and other family members live. Travel restrictions in place amid Russia’s war in Ukraine have stopped all direct flights between North America and…
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Haley is the second Republican after former President Donald Trump to announce bid to becomes party’s candidate.Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has announced she will run for president in the 2024 election, becoming the second Republican to seek the party’s nomination after former President Donald Trump announced his bid last year. Haley made the announcement in a video posted online on Tuesday, describing herself as the “proud daughter” of Indian immigrants who grew up in the US south. “Republicans have lost the popular vote in seven out of the last eight presidential elections, that has…
Watch: Fans shared videos showing pepper spray being deployed and children crying in ParisUefa bears “primary responsibility” for the chaotic scenes that “almost led to disaster” before last year’s Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid, says an independent report.Fans were penned in and teargassed outside Paris’s Stade de France as kick-off was delayed by 36 minutes.”It is remarkable no one lost their life,” said the report, which Uefa commissioned after the 28 May final.Uefa and French authorities initially blamed ticketless fans for the events.The report says there is “no evidence” to support the “reprehensible” claims.”The panel has concluded…
Watch live stream from 10.25am UK time as Ferrari reveal the car they hope will end their championship drought; Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz and new team boss Frederic Vasseur will all be present at Maranello reveal Last Updated: 14/02/23 10:22am Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Watch Ferrari launch their new car for the new Formula One season. Watch Ferrari launch their new car for the new Formula One season. Watch a live stream as Formula 1’s most famous and successful team, Ferrari, reveal their latest title hopeful.The sure-to-be glitzy launch event from the famous Maranello…
Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil says the intelligence agency shut down an Iranian operation targeting a dual citizen.Foreign governments responsible for surveillance and interference operations in Australia will be named and shamed publicly, the country’s home affairs minister has said, revealing that Australia’s security agency recently disrupted an operation by Iran. Australian Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said on Tuesday that foreign governments found to be behind operations focused on politicians, academics and community leaders in Australia will be called out in public as such intimidation “operates in the shadows, and our best defence is to bring it into the…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Gunman opened fire in an academic building and student union on Monday night, police say.A gunman has fatally shot three people at Michigan State University in the United States and wounded five others before killing himself. The attacker opened fire on Monday night at an academic building – Berkey Hall – and a nearby student union at the East Lansing campus. Police added that the gunman, described as a Black man, fatally shot himself after fleeing. “There are three confirmed fatalities. This is in addition to the five victims who have been transported to the hospital,” campus…
Economics professor Kazuo Ueda has been nominated as the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) next governor, tasked with navigating a way forward after a decade of extraordinary monetary easing. The respected economist, described as careful and cautious, was a surprise pick for the change of guard after the outgoing governor’s deputy reportedly turned down the job. The position will likely be tough going, with Ueda facing pressure to join international peers in tightening while avoiding panic by suddenly unwinding the bank’s decade-old monetary policy. In another example of the headwinds facing Japan’s economy, data released Tuesday morning showed that gross domestic…
United States President Joe Biden has fired the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), a figure responsible for the upkeep and operation of the buildings that house Congress and other key government offices, amid criticism that he abused his position. J Brett Blanton, a civil engineer appointed to the role under former President Donald Trump, faced accusations of “administrative, ethical and policy violations”, as well as bipartisan condemnation for his actions during the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. His termination on Monday came shortly after Wisconsin Republican Bryan Steil, the chair of the administration committee in the House of Representatives,…
White House says objects shot down over North America were not manned and did not appear to send communication signals.The objects shot down over North America over the past several days were unmanned and did not appear to send communication signals, the United States has said, as questions persist about the nature and the origin of the aircraft. White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Monday that while Washington has no “specific reason” to suspect that the objects were conducting surveillance, it is not able to rule out the possibility. “We assessed whether they posed any kinetic…
Adani Group sought to reassure investors on Monday, saying it had strong cashflows and its business plans were fully funded, as an Indian regulator confirmed it was investigating a critical report by a short-seller that has battered the group’s stocks. Led by billionaire businessman Gautam Adani, the group’s seven listed stocks have together lost about $120bn in market value since a January 24 report by United States-based short-seller Hindenburg Research accused it of improper use of offshore tax havens and stock manipulation, allegations the group has denied. The turmoil continued on Monday, with shares in the listed companies extending their…