After Australian Open favorite Daniil Medvedev had several bizarre arguments with the chair umpire, he made a startling admission. Ash Barty’s quest for a first Australian Open title continues Tuesday night with a quarterfinal clash with American Jessica Pegula. The world No. 1 will enter the Rod Laver Arena at 7 p.m. local time, with … Read more
Authorities say a furnace was the source of carbon monoxide that killed seven members of a Honduran immigrant family living in Minnesota last month ThroughThe Associated Press January 24, 2022, 8:44 p.m. • 2 minute read Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article MOORHEAD, Minn. — A furnace was the source of carbon monoxide that … Read more
Hundreds of truckers left in a convoy from British Columbia to Ottawa on Jan. 23 to protest a COVID-19 vaccination mandate, according to local reports. A vaccination mandate for cross-border truckers came into effect on January 15. The mandate would see unvaccinated drivers face a two-week quarantine and pre-arrival molecular test for the virus before … Read more
An entertainer was among hundreds aboard the Miami-bound Crystal Symphony cruise ship when it abruptly ended its trip to the Bahamas on January 23 after a US court ordered the vessel seized for more than millions dollars in unpaid fuel costs. Footage taken by Elio Pace shows the Crystal Symphony docked in Bimini in the … Read more
The Australian Foreign Office has urged citizens not to travel to Ukraine as the world braces for a possible Russian invasion. The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs has advised citizens against traveling to Ukraine, ordering dependents of Australian embassy staff in Kyiv to leave the country. In a late Monday night change, the Federal Government … Read more
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been granted permission to appeal the decision to extradite him to the United States. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been granted permission to appeal the decision to extradite him to the United States. Washington wants to bring the 50-year-old Australian to justice in connection with the publication by WikiLeaks of … Read more
The U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force joined forces in the Philippine Sea Jan. 22 to conduct the largest exercises involving aviation-capable ships since October. Navy images show ships and aircraft from the USS Carl Vinson and USS Abraham Lincoln carrier battle groups, Carrier Air Wings 9 and 2, and ready amphibious groups … Read more
A journalist was killed in the border town of Tijuana, in northern Mexico ThroughThe Associated Press January 24, 2022, 05:42 • 2 minute read Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article MEXICO CITY — A journalist was killed on Sunday, the second in a week in the northern Mexican border city of Tijuana, and the … Read more
OSLO, Norway – A Taliban delegation led by Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi began three days of talks in Oslo on Sunday with Western officials and representatives of Afghan civil society amid the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. The closed-door meetings were taking place in a hotel in the snow-capped mountains above the Norwegian … Read more
The first shipment of military aid provided by the United States to the Ukrainian Armed Forces arrived at Boryspil International Airport in Kyiv in the early hours of January 22. According to the US Embassy in Kyiv, the shipment included 200,000 pounds of “lethal aid,” including “ammunition for Ukraine’s frontline defenders.” “We are using all … Read more