[ad_1] The two-time Olympic gold medalist, 32, was arrested in February while trying to leave Russia, where she played basketball in the WNBA offseason. He testified in court that he used the cannabis oil he was prescribed to treat pain…
[ad_1] In July, the Taliban announced a meeting of selected clerics to decide the fate of the education ban. But only two clerics came to support the girls’ education. Since then, the Taliban have made no progress on whether they…
[ad_1] Brazil began three days of mourning on Friday, a day after the death of football icon Pelé, a national hero considered one of the sport’s greatest players. Pelé died Thursday at the age of 82 after a long battle…
[ad_1] FIFA has tried to continue with the World Cup even as it deals with a barrage of criticism. On Monday, seven European countries had no plans to wear the rainbow armbands that mark anti-discrimination and inclusion after FIFA threatened…
[ad_1] Before the match against Japan at the World Cup in Qatar on Wednesday, players from Team Germany gathered on the pitch and covered their mouths in protest. The players were outraged that soccer’s governing body FIFA had previously prevented…
[ad_1] Protests continue in China against strict COVID lockdown restrictions after a deadly apartment fire brought some people close to breaking point. Across the country, protesters took to the streets — a rare mass movement in China — and defied…
[ad_1] In the past, I thought it was easy to fight an imperialist team, but the calculus gets complicated when the team changes. Paris-born star Kylian Mbappé is the son of a Cameroonian father and an Algerian mother. Alphonso Davies…
[ad_1] Iran’s national team has drawn a fine line between expressing support for protesters at home and risking serious consequences from the regime. He has been criticized for not being more vocal about the regime’s violent crackdown on the world…
[ad_1] U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed is on his way home after being released from Russia, where officials say he was wrongfully detained since 2019. “Today, our prayers have been answered and Trevor is safely back in the United States,”…
[ad_1] Russian missiles struck Ukraine Thursday in the biggest wave of attacks in weeks, destroying power stations and other critical infrastructure in freezing weather. Russia fired 69 missiles at energy facilities and Ukrainian forces shot down 54, Ukrainian military commander…