Byron advances to NASCAR's round of 8 with win at Texas, the 300th overall for Hendrick Motorsports
William Byron took the lead for the first time after the final restart with six laps left to win in Texas
2023-09-25 07:38
The shadowy Chinese firm that owns chunks of Cambodia
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2023-09-25 07:32
Patrick Mahomes throws 3 TD passes, Taylor Swift celebrates as Chiefs rout Bears 41-10
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Breakers Dominika Banevič and Victor Montalvo qualify for next year’s Paris Olympics
Lithuanian teenager Dominika Banevič and American Victor Montalvo have qualified for next year’s Paris Olympics after winning the World Breaking Championship on Sunday
2023-09-25 07:16
Electric car rules could cost carmakers billions
New Brexit trade rules could push up the price of electric cars, manufacturers warn.
2023-09-25 07:04
Russia ‘weaponised food and deliberately caused starvation’ in Ukraine
Russia has weaponised food and deliberately caused starvation in Ukraine, a war crimes dossier is set to allege. Working alongside Ukraine’s public prosecutor, leading human rights lawyers are preparing a report to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The dossier will document examples of hunger being used as a “weapon” over the course of the 18 month war, with the evidence aiming to encourage the ICC to launch a prosecution that could see Vladimir Putin indicted. Amongst the incidents include the killing of 20 civilians in Chernihiv on 16 March 2022. Russian fragmentation bombs detonated outside a supermarket whilst Ukrainian locals queued for food, with the lawyers similarly focusing on the siege of Mariupol in which food supplies to the city were cut off. Humanitarian corridors were also suspended, making it increasingly difficult for relief to be distributed among starving survivors. In May 2018, the United Nations (UN) Security Council passed a unanimous resolution condemning the use of food insecurity and starvation as a war tactic. The resolution asked all parties in war to leave food stocks, farms, markets and other food distribution mechanisms intact, stating that “using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare may constitute a war crime.” Yousuf Khan, a senior lawyer with law firm Global Rights Compliance, told The Guardian “the weaponisation of food has taken place in three phases,” beginning with the initial invasion in February 2022 where supplies were cut across Ukrainian cities. Mr Khan said such attacks symbolise “not crimes of result but crimes of intent” as “if you are taking out objects that civilians need, like energy infrastructure in the dead of winter, there is a foreseeability to your actions.” Russia has also restricted the exports of Ukrainian food, with a further 270,000 tonnes destroyed between late July and early August. In September 2022, the UN food chief warned that the world is facing a “global emergency of unprecedented magnitude” over the impact of the war in Ukraine on food supplies, with up to 345 million people pushed towards starvation and 70 million pushed closer to it. David Beasley, executive director of the U.N. World Food Program, told the U.N. Security Council at the time: “What was a wave of hunger is now a tsunami of hunger.” Read More A Kremlin critic was transferred to a Siberian prison and placed in a 'punishment cell,' lawyer says Ukraine-Russia war - live: Kyiv launches second attack on Crimean city as Zelensky warned by Polish PM Russian airstrikes kill 2 and wound 3 in southern Ukraine as war enters 20th month The Body in the Woods | An Independent TV Original Documentary The harrowing discovery at centre of The Independent’s new documentary
2023-09-25 06:50
Taylor Swift turns out for Chiefs game stoking Kelce romance rumors
Pop star Taylor Swift added fuel to the rumors around her possible relationship with NFL star Travis Kelce when she was seen watching him in action alongside the...
2023-09-25 06:08
Rugby World Cup: Wales fans' joy after Australia rout
Wales fans are elated as the team hammer Australia to march into the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals.
2023-09-25 06:04
Taylor Swift turns out to see Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs play Chicago Bears
Taylor Swift took advantage of an invitation from Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce to see Kansas City play the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium
2023-09-25 05:56
NFL views Spain as likely next European city to host a game, being assessed for 2024
Spain is a strong contender to be the next international host of a regular-season NFL game and it could happen as soon as 2024
2023-09-25 05:05
Missouri says clinic that challenged transgender treatment restrictions didn't provide proper care
Missouri officials struck back at one of the clinics that unsuccessfully challenged new state restrictions on gender affirming care by filing a new lawsuit accusing the clinic of failing to provide proper care for transgender minors even before the new law took effect last month
2023-09-25 05:01
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