German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has agreed to supply Ukraine with Leopard 2 battle tanks, according to media reports, after weeks of mounting pressure on Berlin to give Kyiv the heavier weapons it says Ukraine needs to drive back invading Russian forces. Berlin has also granted other countries, such as Poland and Finland, the licence to re-export the German-made tanks to Ukraine, German media reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed government sources. Countries that buy military weapons from Germany are generally required to obtain permission from Berlin before re-exporting those weapons to another country. The Spiegel media outlet first reported the news,…
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Kristian Dennis scored twice as Carlisle moved within touching distance of the League Two automatic-promotion places with a 3-1 win over relegation-threatened Hartlepool.Paul Simpson’s side made a fast start as Morgan Feeney opened the scoring after six minutes at Brunton Park. Striker Dennis struck for the fourth game in a row with his 16th and 17th goals of a fruitful campaign, either side of Josh Umerah’s calm finish for the visitors, to take the Cumbrians one point behind third-placed Northampton.Pools remained two points above the drop zone after a third league defeat in five outings.Goalkeeper Ben Killip palmed Dennis’ header…
Dion Charles scored the winner but was later mistakenly sent-off as promotion chasing Bolton beat bottom of the table Forest Green 1-0 in Sky Bet League One.Top scorer Charles fired Ian Evatt’s side into a sixth-minute lead with his 13th goal of the season as Wanderers sought to bounce straight back from the defeat at Derby. However, the home side then had to play with 10 men after a 28th minute flashpoint which saw Charles erroneously red-carded for violent conduct by West Yorkshire official Tom Nield.Replays clearly showed team-mate Elias Kachunga had lashed out at Rovers’ defender Brandon Cooper, an…
David McGoldrick and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing both struck inside three minutes to complete a stunning late comeback win for Derby at Port Vale that extended the Rams’ unbeaten Sky Bet League One run to 14 matches.The hosts were poised for victory after Funso Ojo marked his first start since September by converting on the rebound following Joe Wildsmith’s save from Dan Butterworth’s initial attempt. Derby appeared to be running out of ideas – and low on good fortune – when manager Paul Warne sent on Lewis Dobbin after 68 minutes.Forward Dobbin, on loan from Everton, had one effort repelled by Jack…
Killings of journalists around the world jumped by 50 percent in 2022 compared to the previous year, driven largely by attacks in Ukraine, Mexico and Haiti, a new report from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has found. According to the report released on Tuesday by the New York-based media watchdog, at least 67 news media workers were killed worldwide in 2022, the highest number since 2018, with more than half (35) taking place in Ukraine, Mexico and Haiti. Journalists in the three countries say the increased danger has forced them to work under extreme stress. The effect is particularly…
Canada’s Cyle Larin, the all-time leading scorer for the men’s national team, has a new home. On Tuesday, La Liga’s Real Valladolid announced the signing of the 27-year-old striker from Brampton, Ont. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; The deal is a six-month loan, with the option for the Spanish club to buy Larin permanently after the period is up. Real Valladolid has just five wins in 18 league matches and is currently mired in La Liga’s relegation zone. And the club needs scoring, having tallied just 13 times in those 18 games. Larin joined Club Brugge this past…
Netanyahu’s visit to Jordan comes as ties are strained due to the Israeli far right’s attempt to change the status quo at Al-Aqsa Mosque.Jordan’s King Abdullah on Tuesday held a meeting with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the capital Amman, a statement by Jordan’s Royal Hashemite Court said, amid heightened diplomatic tensions over the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. Tuesday’s meeting was attended by an Israeli delegation as well as several Jordanian officials, including Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi. Amman had summoned the Israeli ambassador after its envoy Ghassan Majali was stopped from entering…
Three men have been arrested for alleged homophobic chanting at the Premier League draw between Liverpool and Chelsea on Saturday at Anfield.Merseyside Police confirmed a 23-year-old, 37-year-old and 49-year-old have been arrested “on suspicion of homophobic intentional harassment alarm and distress”.A statement read: “In three separate incidents, two arrests took place outside the stadium on Anfield Road and one inside the sports ground.”The 37-year-old has been bailed pending further enquiries, and the 23-year and 49-year-old will attend a voluntary interview.”We are also aware that 16 people were ejected by stewards from the stadium for various offences during the Premier League…
Bogota Colombia – After promising to radically change Colombian drug policy, the administration of President Gustavo Petro has announced plans this month to reduce forced eradication efforts that, for decades, have remained one of the country’s chief strategies to curb coca, the raw ingredient in cocaine. Illegal coca farming is big business in Colombia. The country is the world’s largest cocaine producer, and the cultivation of the coca plant recently hit record levels, with the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) estimating that 204,000 hectares (504,095 acres) were dedicated to its production in 2021. In an effort to…
Into Overdrive will miss his intended run in the Sky Bet Chase at Doncaster on Saturday after scoping dirty and now looks set to be saved for the Cheltenham Festival. Trainer Mark Walford was primed to run in the valuable three-mile event after Into Overdrive defeated Sounds Russian in the Rowland Meyrick at Wetherby on Boxing Day. Prior to that, the highly-progressive Court Cave gelding had chased home L’Homme Presse in the Rehearsal Chase at Newcastle. However, hopes of a third success of the season will have to wait a while after Wendy Hamilton’s eight-year-old was found to be under…