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"It really hurts to think about Azovstal," Yevgen says, remembering how bombs rained down as defenders made their final stand contained in the steelworks. "Not all of us came back."It was a determined state of affairs. Medical employees labored across the clock treating the wounded in a bunker, as fighters outdoors mounted fierce resistance in opposition to appalling odds. Yevgen Gerasimenko, a retired army surgeon, was working in a hospital in Dnipro, southeastern Ukraine, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February final 12 months. Like so many others, he put his hand as much as defend his homeland.What adopted was a daring flight into besieged Mariupol on a helicopter loaded with ammunition. The plan was to smuggle him into Azovstal to avoid wasting lives.Afte...

HIROSHIMA, Japan — Leaders of the Group of Seven rich democracies are becoming a member of their counterparts from different nations throughout their summit in Japan in an effort to increase the G7’s sway and to incorporate voices from the so-called Global South. ...

The US has permitted sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to boost the nation's air defence within the wake of a barrage of Russian missiles. But what number of might be delivered, and which international locations will present them? US President Joe Biden authorised Western allies to provide superior F-16 fighter jets - a transfer the UK, Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark have welcomed.On Friday, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tweeted: "The UK will work together with the USA and the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark to get Ukraine the combat air capability it needs. We stand united."Here’ Sky News takes a more in-depth have a look at the F-16 fighter jets and their significance. Why would F-16s be so necessary for the struggle?Sky News' army analyst Sean Bell says that though Russ...

TAMPA, Florida — In navy circles, it’s described as a real-life model of the arcade sport “Whac-a-Mole,” performed for the very best of stakes. Coun...

Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been charged with a second doping offence over "irregularities" in her athlete organic passport.The former world No 1 and Wimbledon champion has been provisionally suspended since October final 12 months after failing a drug on the 2022 US Open. The new cost "is separate and in addition to" that suspension, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) mentioned.Halep has denied any doping allegations, saying she resides the "worst nightmare" of her life and hasn't "ever even thought of taking an illicit substance".The integrity company's mentioned the brand new cost "was based on an assessment" of Halep's organic passport profile by an skilled panel. The passports present a studying of gear in an athlete's physique and are tho...

BEIJING (AP) — Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will go to Beijing subsequent week for talks, China‘s Foreign Ministry stated Friday, marking the most recent alternate in a relationship through which Russia is changing into more and more reliant on China for financial and diplomatic assist. ...

Two former company officers have been indicted in Brazil in reference to the homicide of a British freelance journalist.Police stated the 2 former officers did not act on info forward of the murders of Dom Phillips and indigenous skilled Bruno Pereira. Officers haven't but named the 2 former officers, however state information company Agencia Brasil stated they had been Funai's former president Marcelo Xavier and former vice chairman Alcir Amaral Teixeira.According to the federal police, the 2 had been conscious on the Funai assembly in 2019 and thru different types of documentation that workers' lives - akin to Pereira - on the company had been in danger. Police say they didn't take the "necessary measures" to guard them, which "culminated in the double homicide."Mr Phillips...

President Biden and the Group of Seven leaders visited the positioning of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima to get a first-hand take a look at the impression of nuclear weapons, honor those that died and challenge a brand new warning to Russia. ...

US basketball star Brittney Griner has returned to the courtroom for her first skilled league sport since her Russian jail ordeal.The 32-year-old had not performed alongside her Phoenix Mercury group mates in a match since 2021. The two-time Olympic gold medallist was launched from a Russian jail in a high-profile prisoner trade with the US late final yr after she was arrested in February 2022 on drug costs.Griner misplaced no time in making her presence felt on Friday evening, serving to her aspect to an early lead in opposition to the Los Angeles Sparks, earlier than they have been ultimately overcome - dropping 94-71.She additionally obtained a hug from US Vice President Kamala Harris, who attended the sport. For the primary time since final season, Phoenix coach Vanessa N...

CAIRO — In a symbolic gesture, Sudan’s prime military common on Friday fired a paramilitary chief - his former ally turned lethal rival - because the deputy of the nation’s governing physique, state media reported. ...