Новости за 27.12.2024

The Halifax Thunderbirds has suspended player Tyson Bell following an alleged assault in Colorado.

Manchester United are set to welcome Newcastle United for a thrilling showdown in the final Premier League fixture of 2024. The Red Devils are in a perilous run of form, having suffered three consecutive defeats and been eliminated from the Carabao Cup. However, one bright spot for them is the return of Harry Maguire. The […]

The Australian achieved the feat in the second set of his third round match with Luke Woodhouse

Netflix is once again releasing a British thriller miniseries on New Year’s Day, based on a Harlan Coben bestseller. Like 2024’s hit adaptation “Fool Me Once,” “Missing You” moves from the U.S. of the book to the north of England. Rosalind Eleazar stars as a woman who discovers her ex-fiance on a dating app 11 years after he ghosted her. Cast member Richard Armitage confesses he's ghosted people before, while co-star Jessica Plummer says she disapproves. Eleazar reckons Coben “is a genius at taking... Читать дальше...

Ashley Ray and Julia Katsovich, CFR

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This time last year, we had you buckle up for the world's most intense year of democracy in action, with more than 65 countries holding elections involving at least 4.2...

Jerry Haar, The Hill

All indications are that free trade has gone the way of the typewriter and the pay phone. What has long been a pillar of economic liberty and free-market capitalism has...

Nahal Toosi, Politico

The Gulf Arab state's relationship with the United States is a messy one with fallout from Gaza to Texas A&M University.

Lee Seung-ku, Asia Times

Acting President Han Duck-soo falls in controversial parliamentary vote, further roiling South Korea's turbulent politics

Mark Galeotti, Spectator World

The Russian Orthodox Church or state calendar doesn't recognise 25 December as a special day: their Christmas is 7 January by their old calendar and, in any...

Tim McMahon: Now, if Fox is going to ask out, it seems like the tea leaves are pointing that way. Still, I’m not sure it’s definite. When you’re appearing on podcasts with Draymond Green and laying groundwork, you can see how people read into it (…) If Fox asks out, teams like San Antonio and Houston are the ones to watch. I’ve also heard rumors about the Lakers, but it’s hard to tell how much of that is just speculation because he’s a Klutch client. There’s also been talk about Miami, given his connection to Bam Adebayo. Читать дальше...

Mark Toth and Jonathan Sweet, The Hill

Five and dime stores are now a thing of the past in the U.S. But if the reporting in the Financial Times is accurate,

Christopher Fettweis, TNI

Proponents of a limited U.S. foreign policy should understand that any short-term gains under a second Trump administration are not worth the costs of long-term...

On September 13, the Washington DC-based National Endowment for Democracy (NED) announced that the infamous Victoria Nuland is joining their Board of Directors, “effective immediately”. She had already been on the board in the 2018–2021 timeframe, but as her …

Mohamed A. El-Erian, Project Syndicate

It is something of a tradition every December to take stock of the year that is ending and consider what might lie ahead. This is true on a personal...

A Halifax lacrosse player has been suspended by his team, as video of a violent altercation between him and spectators at a game last week makes the rounds on social media.

BAKU, Azerbaijan - Two passengers and one crew member on the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan told Reuters that they heard at least one loud bang as it approached its original destination of Grozny in southern Russia.

WHICH person in the world received the best Christmas present in 2024? If we think purely in terms of money, I suggest that the man...

Nigeria says Niger's accusations are "baseless" and "false".

Army spokesman Lt Gen Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry levelled these accusations at an year-end press conference, while not offering details to substantiate the charges. The spokesman said security forces killed at least 925 terrorists in 2024 and lost 383 of its own men in nearly 60,000 operations. The Pakistan military is battling insurgency mostly in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.

Arab news media earlier reported that Rifaat and his family moved to Lebanon after the transitional government took over in Damascus

PRIMARK has launched “seasonal sales” in some of its stores, offering shoppers up to 50% off.

For decades, Vegas was the world's wedding capital. Now, Denmark is stealing the spotlight. But what makes Denmark the ultimate wedding hotspot? Whether it's in Copenhagen or the dreamy island of Ærø, couples from around the globe flock to the northern European country for record-speed nuptials: just 5 days for paperwork and 10 minutes to say 'I do.'