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NSW top Queensland, force decider in State of Origin series
NSW top Queensland, force decider in State of Origin series
RUGBY: A rejuvenated New South Wales forced a decider in the best-of-three State of Origin rugby league series after a scintillating 44-12 victory over Queensland yesterday (June 26).
Russian strikes hit Kyiv as G7 meets
Russian strikes hit Kyiv as G7 meets
KYIV: Russian strikes hit a residential building in Kyiv yesterday (June 26) in the first attack on the capital in almost three weeks, Ukraine said, calling for increased support from G7 leaders meeting in Germany.
Xi Jinping to attend Hong Kong handover celebration
Xi Jinping to attend Hong Kong handover celebration
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend events to celebrate 25 years since Hong Kong’s handover to China, state media reported yesterday (June 25), with the Communist Party looking to showcase its control over the city after crushing a democracy movement.
Ukraine farm animals burned alive in Russian bombing
Ukraine farm animals burned alive in Russian bombing
MALA ROGAN: At a farm in northern Ukraine, a spooked-looking heifer has been limping since one of her hind legs was shredded by shrapnel in a Russian attack that has been mirrored on farms across the country since the war began.
US Senate advances breakthrough bill on gun safety
US Senate advances breakthrough bill on gun safety
WASHINGTON: US senators advanced a bipartisan bill late yesterday (June 23) addressing the epidemic of gun violence convulsing the country, approving a narrow package of new firearms restrictions and billions of dollars in mental health and school security funding.
Key Ukrainian city under ‘massive’ Russian bombardment
Key Ukrainian city under ‘massive’ Russian bombardment
KYIV: Heavy Russian bombardment of Ukraine’s battleground eastern Lugansk region and key city Severodonetsk has been “hell” for soldiers there, Kyiv said yesterday (June 22), while insisting that defenders would hold on “as long as necessary”.
Swimming to set up ‘open category’ for transgender athletes
Swimming to set up ‘open category’ for transgender athletes
SWIMMING: Swimming will set up an ‘open category’ to allow transgender athletes to compete as part of a new policy which will effectively ban them from women’s races.
Kyiv braces for heavier fighting as Russia-EU tensions climb
Kyiv braces for heavier fighting as Russia-EU tensions climb
KYIV: Moscow’s blockade of Ukrainian grain exports and a rail transit row sparked fresh tensions between Russia and the European Union yesterday (June 20), as Kyiv warned that Russian troops were intensifying their battle for control of eastern Ukraine.
Fitzpatrick wins US Open with sensational finish
Fitzpatrick wins US Open with sensational finish
GOLF: England’s Matt Fitzpatrick captured his first major title yesterday (June 19) by winning the US Open in dramatic fashion, making spectacular shots as rivals crumbled under final-round pressure.
Zelensky hails EU backing as fierce battles rock Donbas
Zelensky hails EU backing as fierce battles rock Donbas
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed Brussels’ support for Kyiv’s European Union bid as a historic achievement, as “fierce battles” raged again in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region.
WTO agrees to lift COVID vaccine patents, but is it ‘too late’?
WTO agrees to lift COVID vaccine patents, but is it ‘too late’?
GENEVA: The World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed yesterday (June 17) to temporarily lift patents on COVID-19 vaccines after two years of bruising negotiations, but experts expressed scepticism that the deal will have a major impact on global vaccination inequality.
EU to give fast-tracked opinion on Ukraine membership bid
EU to give fast-tracked opinion on Ukraine membership bid
KYIV: The European Commission will meet today (June 17) to give its fast-tracked opinion on Ukraine’s bid for EU candidacy, a step closer to membership for the country a day after the bloc’s most powerful leaders visited Kyiv as it battles Russia’s invasion.
China vows support for Russia, drawing US ire
China vows support for Russia, drawing US ire
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping yesterday (June 15) assured Vladimir Putin of China’s support on Russian “sovereignty and security” - leading Washington to warn Beijing it risked ending up “on the wrong side of history”.
Suspect confesses to burying bodies of two men missing in Amazon
Suspect confesses to burying bodies of two men missing in Amazon
MANAUS: One of two men arrested over the disappearance of a British journalist and an Indigenous expert in the Brazilian Amazon confessed to having buried the pair in the jungle, federal police said yesterday (June 15) after human remains were found.
US Open tennis to allow Russian, Belarusian players under neutral flag
US Open tennis to allow Russian, Belarusian players under neutral flag
TENNIS: Players from Russia and Belarus will be allowed to compete in the 2022 US Open under a neutral flag, the US Tennis Association announced yesterday (June 14).
Donbas battle will determine course of war: Zelensky
Donbas battle will determine course of war: Zelensky
KYIV: Ukraine’s battle against Russian troops in the eastern region of the Donbass will determine the course of the war, President Zelensky said yesterday (June 14), asking his nation to stay strong in the face of Moscow’s devastating attack against two key cities.
Schwartzel celebrates as golf’s power struggle deepens
Schwartzel celebrates as golf’s power struggle deepens
GOLF: Charl Schwartzel’s victory at the first event of the rebel LIV Golf series brought the curtain down on one of the most dramatic weeks in the history of a sport now in deep turmoil.
Trump became ‘detached from reality,’ says ex-justice chief
Trump became ‘detached from reality,’ says ex-justice chief
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump deluged aides with wild voter fraud conspiracy theories after losing the 2020 US election, his top law-enforcement official said in testimony revealed yesterday (June 13) by a congressional probe which the ex-president branded a “mockery of justice.”
‘Eat your hats’: Australia celebrates making fifth straight World Cup
‘Eat your hats’: Australia celebrates making fifth straight World Cup
FOOTBALL: Australia erupted in celebration today (June 14) after the Socceroos made a fifth straight World Cup, with women’s football superstar Sam Kerr leading the charge, telling the doubters to “eat your hats”.
US senators announce limited deal on gun violence measures
US senators announce limited deal on gun violence measures
WASHINGTON: A bipartisan group of US senators yesterday (June 12) proposed steps to curb gun violence following devastating mass shootings in Texas and New York, but the limited measures fall far short of the president’s calls for change.