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Russian troops carry out “massive shelling” of Kherson citythe head of the regional military administration said on Friday. Roman Mrochko said on Telegram that the attack targeted the central area of ​​Dnipro and lasted about an hour. “Miraculously, no one was injured.” The post included footage of the collapsed and heavily damaged building. Morochko said damage to infrastructure meant the area’s water supply could be affected, but repairs were still underway. Ukrainian air defense system shoots down 5 cruise missiles and 11 drones The Ukrainian air force commander said the attacks targeted cities across Ukraine from overnight into Friday. Lieutenant…

Suzie on TobyWhat were you hoping for?A cute evening meeting someone new – and a fun story to tell.First impressions?Cool style, I liked his hair and earring.What did you talk about?Crafts – he likes wood carving and I like making clothes. Etymology. The wig he has to wear for work.Most awkward moment?Toby tried to bond with our Bulgarian waiter over his knowledge of one Bulgarian author. He had never heard of her and was a little unimpressed.Good table manners?He was neat, a few instances of large mouthfuls before trying to talk but we kept laughing about it.Best thing about Toby?His…

If it wasn’t completely unwise for the Audi Field speakers to play Dire Straits’ Money for Nothing on the field with the American Eagles and Scotland, then it certainly was a tempting fate.A sizeable crowd – 17,418 people – came to the banks of the Anacostia River on a sweltering night and certainly paid their money and took a chance. So did World Rugby, and the game began. The eagle got nothing. But the Scots mostly took advantage of their chances, while the Americans largely didn’t, and the result was a team that slowly sank into the swamp, at least…

Prosecutors in Argentina have charged two French rugby players with aggravated rape, in the grisly case of a woman who said she was repeatedly assaulted by the athletes after they took her back to their hotel room and prevented her from leaving. The prosecutor’s office in the western city of Mendoza – where the alleged assault took place last Sunday following the French team’s test match against the Argentinian Pumas – ordered the two players, Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou, to remain in detention until trial. After being arrested in Buenos Aires, Jegou, 21, and Auradou, 20, were transferred 1,000km…

Rory McIlroy experienced an unwelcome feeling of déjà vu after his putter misfired again in the second round of the Scottish Open. Defending champion McIlroy, playing his first tournament since agonizingly missing out on a fifth major title at the U.S. Open last month, shot a 65 in his first event at Renaissance Club and followed that up with a 66.McIlroy briefly led by two shots with five holes remaining at Pinehurst but had three bogeys over his final four holes, including a missed par at 2 feet, 6 inches on No. 16 when he trailed Bligh. Bryson DeChambeau one…

“I hadn’t reached puberty yet,” Gary Lineker says, cracking up. Then he stops and adds: “It’s true, I’m not lying. I used to hide in the showers”. Talk has turned, inevitably, to Lamine Yamal, the school kid who stands before England’s hopes of winning a first trophy since 1966, what their former captain calls his “lifetime’s ambition” as a player and broadcaster, and has everyone asking the same question: what were you doing at 16? “I had just joined Leicester City as an apprentice,” Lineker recalls. Which isn’t bad, and beats trying to blag your way into pubs with fake…

When Novak Djokovic revealed that he had undergone knee surgery on June 5 after tearing his meniscus at the French Open, most of the players heading to Wimbledon probably breathed a sigh of relief; there’s no doubt that this A chance for them to show off their skills without having to worry about running into the seven-time champions. When they saw him coming into practice with a brace on his right knee, maybe they thought, great for him, he’s trying, but he’s not going to be competitive so soon after surgery. They — and others — should know better.Just five…

US senator Susan Collins didn’t vote for her fellow Republican Donald Trump for president in 2016 or 2020 – and the third time will not be the charm.The longtime moderate conservative from Maine told reporters on Friday that she intended to write in former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley’s name on the ballot in November. The move recalls 2016, when Collins said she wrote in then-US House speaker Paul Ryan for president over Trump, who won the White House before losing to Democratic rival Joe Biden in 2020.Collins is the only New England Republican in Congress and the only Republican…

Ollie Watkins has found a winning style in England similar to that of Champions League winners Real Madrid, who are just one game away from a historic achievement in Berlin.It was Watkins’ late goal against the Netherlands that set up Sunday’s Euro 2024 final against Spain, reinforcing the idea that this England side has discovered a habit , find ways to win even when the odds look stacked against them.Real Madrid have their own long-standing winning formula and it was instructive to hear Watkins draw direct comparisons at England’s training camp on Friday when all seemed lost.The Aston Villa striker…

Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial came to a dramatic end on Friday, after a New Mexico judge dismissed the case against the actor and found that the state had improperly withheld evidence related to how live rounds of ammunition ended up on the film set where the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot.Just days after courtroom proceedings had begun, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled in favor of the defense and agreed that the charges against Baldwin should be dropped, finding that the state had concealed evidence that would have been favorable to the actor. The dismissal, made with prejudice, puts…