5 hours ago Florida Athletics Photo: Florida Athletics What Happened Grad-transfer forward Tyrese Samuel’s offensive rebound and putback dunk with 20 seconds left gave Florida the breathing room it needed and allowed the Gators to escape RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Fla., with a 70-65 victory over East Carolina for …
Read More »Police Inspector detained and disarmed for firing shot that hit a boy on his leg and abdomen at a checkpoint along the East West road
The Delta State police command has detained and disarmed an inspector for firing a shot that hit a boy on his leg and abdomen at a checkpoint along the East-West road in Ughelli, Delta state today December 5. An X user shared the sad story online alongside gory videos …
Read More »Car-free east of England: a Christmas castle, winter walks and fairytale villages
The eight milkmaids have had a knees-up in the Elizabeth Salon – at least it looks that way – leaving a pastel-coloured tower of pails, cows, and three-legged stools under the ornate painted ceiling. Next door, seven sculptural swans are swimming through an elaborate silver centrepiece above a grand banqueting …
Read More »Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu defies Gaza ceasefire plea from Pope Francis and Middle East leaders as Gaza City is circled by Israeli military
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has defied calls for a ceasefire in Gaza by Pope Francis and Middle Eastern leaders, as Gaza City is circled by the Israeli military after another night of heavy bombings by the Israel Defense Forces, IDF. The IDF carried on its bombardment campaign, as the Israeli PM told IDF …
Read More »Secret Base in Israel Raises Questions About America’s Middle East Involvement
The United States military has maintained a footprint throughout the Middle East for decades despite proclamations made by various Commanders-in-Chief that operations in those countries have come to an end. American soldiers stationed throughout Iraq and Syria should raise their own questions on American involvement in the region, but a …
Read More »Battle for the East: No. 1 UGA vs. No. 14 Mizzou – ESPN Video
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Read More »Jake Sullivan’s ‘Quieter’ Middle East Comments Did Not Age Well
In a 7,000-word essay for Foreign Affairs magazine published this week, Jake Sullivan, President Biden’s national security adviser, tried to sum up the state of the Middle East. “Although the Middle East remains beset with perennial challenges,” he wrote in the original version of the essay, “the region is quieter …
Read More »Georgia beats No. 23 Kentucky, becomes SEC East champs
12 hours ago Georgia Athletics Photo: Georgia Athletics ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Georgia soccer team defeated the No. 23 Kentucky Wildcats, 1-0, to clinch the SEC East Division regular season championship for the first time in program history Thursday evening at the Turner Soccer Complex before 1,601 spectators. …
Read More »To End Child Marriage in Southern & East Africa, Governments Need to Strengthen Laws & Implementation
Nafissa, 17 from Niger, was married at 16. Three months after marrying she became pregnant. She gave birth to a still born baby. Credit: UNICEF/Marieke van der Velden Opinion by Divya Srinivasan (geneva, switzerland) Tuesday, October 10, 2023 Inter Press Service The UN commemorates International Day of the Girl Child on …
Read More »Middle East crisis: UN engages parties as Security Council meets
As the 15-member Council prepared to meet, UN agencies were reporting that hundreds of people have been killed and thousands injured following the early Saturday morning rocket fire into Israel by Palestinian militants. The ensuing Israeli response to the Hamas attacks included airstrikes in Gaza, where the UN agency operating …
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