Rockets thrash LeBron’s Lakers; Wembanyama triumphant on Spurs’ return
Spurs beat Trail Blazers 114–93 series lead as DPOY Wembanyama returns from concussion protocol.
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The Chinese sports brand taking on Nike and Adidas
Now one of the biggest sportswear firms, Anta’s rise follows a playbook adopted by many Chinese giants.
Pirates seize another vessel off Somali coast as threat level increased
The UK’s maritime monitor has reported at least four suspected piracy incidents in the past week off the coast of Somalia.
Kim Jong Un opens memorial for N Korean soldiers killed in Ukraine war
Kim Jong Un and Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov unveiled the memorial in Pyongyang.
French teen who licked vending machine straw faces jail in Singapore
The teen, who posted on social media a video of himself licking the straw, could be jailed for more than two years.
Suspected gunman told family he may have given ‘a lot of people a surprise’ in writings before shooting
The suspected gunman at the White House press dinner sent a note to members of his family before the shooting, according to Sky News’ US
Satellite images show scale of Israeli destruction of south Lebanon towns
Satellite images taken reveal the Israeli military’s massive scale of damage to towns in south Lebanon.
Oil prices rise amid stalled US-Iran peace talks
Brent crude rises more than 2 percent after Washington and Tehran fail to hold second round of talks in Pakistan.
Former Israeli PMs Bennett, Lapid unite to challenge Netanyahu in elections
The two politicians’ alliance is aimed at uniting a fragmented opposition against current PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
Trump says he ‘wasn’t worried’ during Washington press dinner shooting
CBS News, the BBC’s US partner, reports the suspect wrote a document saying he wanted to target Trump administration officials. He is due in court
Trump recalls being evacuated after WHCD gunshots
Trump recalls being evacuated after WHCD gunshots
Trump uses the Correspondents’ dinner shooting to renew his White House ballroom push
Trump and his allies said the Correspondents’ dinner shooting shows the necessity of his ballroom, even though it’s far from certain that the annual dinner
Palace confirms King’s US visit to go ahead as planned after Trump dinner shooting
The King’s upcoming US state visit will go ahead as planned after gunshots were fired at a dinner attended by Tweety McTreason, Buckingham Palace confirmed.