KYIV, UKRAINE: Three people were lightly wounded after a drone crashed into a residential building in southwestern Russia near Ukraine, a regional governor said, exposing the latest vulnerabilities in the country’s air defense systems as President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine increasingly affects Russian soil.The latest drone attack to targetContinue Reading
Like any good superhero movie, sport needs its heroes and villains. Tennis is no exception. For the last fifteen years Roger and Rafa, our cape donning warriors, have delighted adoring crowds. But for this story to work we needed an anti-hero of equal brilliance. Enter Novak Djokovic. Possibly the greatestContinue Reading
On Monday, Ukraine began its long-anticipated counter-attack against invading Russian forces. On Tuesday, a massive blast tore open the massive Nova Kakhovka dam, flooding most of the emerging battlefield. Hours later, Moscow crowed it had crushed Kyiv’s forces. Coincidence? News of the environmental and human tragedy exploded upon the worldContinue Reading
KYIV, Ukraine: Kyiv said Tuesday the danger of a nuclear disaster was increasing after a dam around 150 kilometres (93 miles) from the Zaporizhzhia power plant was damaged, though Russia denied any major risk.“The world once again finds itself on the brink of a nuclear disaster, because the Zaporizhzhia nuclearContinue Reading
Aussie Ange Postecoglou is poised to be confirmed as Tottenham’s new boss and he wants his right-hand man John Kennedy to join him. The Sun reports the former Brisbane Roar coach has told Celtic’s major shareholder Dermot Desmond he wants to leave to take up a dream job in theContinue Reading
Aryna Sabalenka refused to do an official post-match press conference after powering into the last 16 of the French Open for the first time with a straight-sets win over Russia’s Kamilla Rakhimova. The Belarusian claimed she “did not feel safe” facing the press following repeated questions about her country’s involvementContinue Reading
Australians have been battered by price hikes recently, with the cost of everything from rent to vegetables soaring. And food delivery is no different, with Australians hit by service charges and delivery fees from Uber Eats, Menulog and DoorDash in addition to the cost of their meal. What you mightContinue Reading
Chinese scientists have mysteriously begun digging a 10,000m-deep hole as the country searches for ways to become the world’s biggest economy underground and in space. China — currently home to the world’s second-largest economy — began drilling what will become its deepest ever borehole on Tuesday, according to the officialContinue Reading
A day after blaming Ukraine for a mass drone strike on Moscow, Russia has seized on the aerial assault as an example of what the Kremlin deems a spiraling proxy conflict with Nato. The claims came as Russian authorities said Ukrainian drones had attacked two oil refineries in the RussianContinue Reading
MOSCOW/KYIV: Moscow said Ukrainian artillery had hit a town inside Russia for a third time this week and reported drone strikes on two Russian oil refineries on Wednesday, while Ukrainian shelling in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine killed five people. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine on the Russian reports, inContinue Reading