First Palestinian Olympic boxer defiant despite debut loss

ROCESTER: Two years ago American Andy Ogletree was part of the inaugural LIV Golf course in London. It didn't turn out well. After battling lingering hip and back injuries from the previous year, he finished last and had to scramble for playing opportunities. This week, Ogletree is playing again in the LIV Golf tournament in … Read more

Israel launches devastating raids on Lebanon’s south and Bekaa

BEIRUT: Lebanon on Sunday called for an international investigation into a strike that killed 12 people, including children, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights and warned of massive retaliation. Hezbollah on Saturday rejected Israel's accusation of the Majdal Shams bombing, saying in a statement that “the Islamic resistance has nothing to do with the incident at … Read more

Muhammad beats Edwards to win UFC welterweight crown

MANCHESTER, England: Belal Muhammed defeated Leon Edwards by unanimous decision to win the welterweight title at UFC 304 on Sunday, while Tom Aspinall retained the interim heavyweight crown by knocking out Curtis Blaydes a minute into the first round of the co-main event. American Muhammad, 36, enjoyed the better of the opening two rounds as … Read more

Thousands of Druze mourn youths killed in Golan rocket attack

TEL AVIV, Israel: A rocket strike on a soccer field on Saturday killed at least 11 children and teenagers, Israeli authorities said, in the deadliest strike on an Israeli target along the country's northern border since fighting began between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. . This raised fears of a wider regional war.Israel … Read more

Putin threatens to restart production of intermediate-range nuclear weapons

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday threatened to resume production of intermediate-range nuclear weapons if the United States confirms its intention to deploy missiles in Germany or elsewhere in Europe. “If the United States implements such plans, we will consider ourselves exempt from the unilateral moratorium previously adopted on the deployment of medium- and … Read more