WARSAW, Poland (AFP) – On Saturday, US Vice President Joe Biden slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin for the month-long conflict in Ukraine, calling him a “butcher” who “cannot continue in power.” “Don’t even think about marching on one single inch of NATO territory,” Biden cautioned Russia in an emotional addressContinue Reading

Wayne Parnell, a South African all-rounder, will miss Wednesday’s crucial one-day international against Bangladesh in Centurion due to a left hamstring strain, Cricket South Africa announced on Tuesday. The injury to the 32-year-old all-rounder occurred during his team’s seven-wicket triumph on Sunday, which tied the three-match series at 1-1. OfficialsContinue Reading

Authorities announced Thursday that two people were killed and others were hurt in a violent midnight earthquake that shook broad portions of east Japan and sparked a tsunami warning. Early on Thursday, residents and officials in the country’s northeast were still assessing the damage caused by the 7.4-magnitude earthquake thatContinue Reading

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) – In a phone chat with French President Emmanuel Macron, Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed Kyiv for botched civilian evacuations from the strategic Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, which is besieged by Russian soldiers, according to the Kremlin. After two agreements to evacuate Mariupol in south-eastern UkraineContinue Reading

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday that the “sad and abrupt departure” of Shane Warne had left Australians “bewildered,” and that the cricketing legend will be honoured with a state burial. Morrison said about the 52-year-old, “He was one of our nation’s finest personalities.” Morrison characterised him as aContinue Reading