Aqabet Jaber, occupied West Bank – Grief and shock fill the narrow roads of this refugee camp in the Palestinian city of Jericho. Crowds of men and women donned in black made their way on foot from funeral to funeral, while other residents spent the morning tending to the destruction of homes, farms and vehicles. Early on Monday, Israeli forces carried out a large-scale raid of the Aqabet Jaber refugee camp that lasted for six hours. When it was over, five Palestinian men were dead and two seriously wounded – all of whom remain in Israeli custody. Four of the…
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The French satirical magazine has once again come under fire for its provocative comic strips.French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has sparked outrage on social media after it published a cartoon appearing to make light of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that killed thousands in Turkey and Syria. The drawing by artist Pierrick Juin showed teetering buildings amid heaps of rubble with the caption: “No need to send tanks.” ✏️The drawing of the day, by #June pic.twitter.com/kPcEqZDocO — Charlie Hebdo (@Charlie_Hebdo_) February 6, 2023 Social media users said the cartoon mocked the tragedy that impacted millions of people across two countries and…
Canadian rookie Shaedon Sharpe of the Portland Trail Blazers has dropped out of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest to focus on the second half of the season, The Athletic‘s Shams Charania reports. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The native of London, Ont., is averaging 7.5 points and 2.4 rebounds in 53 games this season. Charania reports Jericho Sims of the New York Knicks will take Sharpe’s place. He’ll compete against K.J. Martin of the Houston Rockets, Trey Murphy of the New Orleans Pelicans and the G League’s Mac McClung The Trail Blazers picked Sharpe seventh overall in this…
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Azim vs Reyes Press Conference LIVE! Adam Azim will go head to head with Nicaragua’s unbeaten Santos Reyes ahead of their clash at Wembley Arena, live on Sky Sports on Saturday night. Joining Azim on Saturday’s bill is another rising superstar “Sweet” Caroline Duboiswho will be out to extend her own perfect record and put on yet another dazzling and destructive display when she faces Feriche Mashaury.Super-middleweight sensation Zak Chelly faces Anthony Sims in what promises to be a thrilling ‘Wild Card’ fight, whilst English middleweight champion Tyler Denny takes…
Millions of children and their families have been impacted by the devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake.A photograph of a father holding the hand of his teenage daughter who died trapped under the rubble of a flattened building in the Turkish region of Kahramanmaras has conveying the scale of the suffering provoked by Monday’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake and its aftershocks. Sitting amid the rubble, Mesut Hancer held on to his 15-year-old daughter’s hand which was all that showed from under the slabs of concrete piled above her lifeless body. Nearby, rescuers manually worked through the ruins. It is just one of a…
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ceremoniously handed over the ball to Lebron James after he broke his 39-year-old scoring recordLeBron James has become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 39-year-old record.Los Angeles Lakers star James, 38, hit 38 points in a 133-130 defeat by the Oklahoma City Thunder to surpass Abdul-Jabbar’s mark of 38,387.Abdul-Jabbar initially broke the scoring record in April 1984, eight months before James was born.”To be able to be in the presence of a legend and great as Kareem, it means so much to me,” said James.James, who needed 36 points to break the record, did so with…
LeBron James has eclipsed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the most prolific scorer in NBA history, breaking a 39-year record that many believed would never be beaten. The Los Angeles Lakers star, playing in his 20th season in the NBA, passed Abdul-Jabbar’s total of 38,387 points after nailing a 21-foot shot late in the third quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday. James flung his arms aloft as the Crypto.com Arena erupted in wild celebration at his new record of 38,388 points. “The King wears the crown!” pic.twitter.com/k9pqmYeoeT — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 8, 2023 James’s family, including his mother,…
Brian Hughes and Laura Morgan will both be heading to Southwell on Wednesday afternoon optimistic of landing at least one winner, live on Sky Sports Racing. 2.05 Southwell – Morgan team bid to go in againThis Vickers.Bet Handicap Chase (2:05) will take a bit of solving but the place to start has to be Morgan’s Here We Have It for 7lb claimer Lewis Dobb. He is the only runner in this race who won last time out, having landed the odds over course and distance two months ago, and is the likely favourite.Treshnish was behind the reopposing rival last time…
United States President Joe Biden has delivered the annual State of the Union address, the second of his presidency, outlining his policy goals and talking up achievements as he mulls running for a second term in office. But the speech on Tuesday was his first delivered to a divided Congress, which heckled the president during the sometimes feisty speech. Facing a Democrat-led Senate and a House of Representatives now under Republican control, the 80-year-old president touted his economic track record and victories in infrastructure spending, clean energy and prescription drug pricing. With State of the Union speeches attracting tens of…
LeBron James etched his name in history on Tuesday night. With a step-back two-pointer against the Oklahoma City Thunder, James collected his 38,388th points which broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time scoring record. The game came to a stop at Crypto.com Arena to acknowledge the greatness of James’ feat. The praise continued to pour on social media as the 19-time All-Star and the Lakers continued on to play the fourth quarter. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width:…