A Russian surface-to-air missile was responsible for the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8432, which killed 38 passengers, Azerbaijani media reports.  Azerbaijani officials cited by the Baku-based news agency AnewZ said preliminary findings suggest the missile was fired from a Russian Pantsir-S defence system as the plane approached Grozny in the North Caucasus republic of Chechnya on Wednesday morning, December 25. …

Steve Smith continued his revival with a magnificent century as he and Australia’s bowlers put the hosts firmly on top against India after day two of the fourth Test in Melbourne. After ending a run of 26 Test innings without a ton in the third Test in Brisbane, Smith followed up with a belligerent 140 to help Australia post 474 …

A Florida pizza delivery worker was angry over a $2 tip she got from a pregnant customer that she st@bbed the woman fourteen times, according to police.   Brianna Alvelo, 22, got angry on Sunday, Dec. 22, after dropping off a pie at the Riviera Motel in Kissimmee when the customer gave her a ‘’stingy tip.” She later returned with a friend and …

A boy has drowned and another was rescued while swimming in a hotel pool on Christmas Day.   The deceased and other children were celebrating at the popular Aridolf Hotel, Okaka Estate, along Isaac Boro Expressway in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, when tragedy struck.   Another boy who would have suffered a similar fate was resuscitated.   There were many children …

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The Match of the Day panel are unanimous in their criticism of the decision to send off Aston Villa’s Jhon Duran during their Premier League loss to Newcastle on Boxing Day. READ MORE: Isak scores again as Newcastle beat 10-man Villa Available to UK users only.

BBC Billionaire Elon Musk has hailed Twitter as a bastion for freedom of expression ever since he acquired the social media site two years ago. But over the course of 2024, X, as it is now called, has evolved from what felt like a communal town square into a polarised hub where views and posts seem even more controversial. ​​Certain …

At first it was just a small section of fans singing it. ‘Liverpool, Liverpool, top of the league… Liverpool, top of the league’ they chanted after Curtis Jones marked his 100th Premier League appearance by sweeping his side into a 2-1 lead against struggling Leicester. It was much louder after Mohamed Salah scored his 19th club goal of the season …

A Nigerian lady, Elohor Ijeoma Isoni, has said that women are entitled to a steady weekly or monthly maintenance funds from their men. Elohor, who stated this in a Facebook post on Thursday said that being in a s3xual relationship comes with “financial implications as a woman needs money to take care of her body, double up on her feminine …

Two people taking part in Australia’s annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race have died in separate incidents, according to police. Both crew members died in separate incidents after being hit by a boom – the large pole attached horizontally to the bottom of a sail. The event’s organisers said the incidents happened on the Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline. The …