Goals from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon turned Newcastle’s game against Manchester City on its head as Eddie Howe’s claimed a 2-1 lead at the end of a pulsating first half. City lost goalkeeper Ederson to an early injury and suffered some nervy moments before settling into their irresistible rhythm. In the 26th minute, Bernardo … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine — The southern Ukrainian city of Kherson was subjected Sunday to numerous shelling attacks from Russian-occupied parts of the Kherson region, across the Dnieper River, local officials said. The head of the Kherson city administration, Roman Mrochko, said two people died in the shelling attacks and several others were wounded. Meanwhile, Russian military … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave TEL AVIV — Escalating tit-for-tat strikes along Israel’s northern border with Lebanon are renewing the long-simmering threat of a new front, even as Israel remains mired in bloody urban combat to the south as it seeks to destroy Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Barrages fired Wednesday by … Read more
December 25, 2023 at 2:48 p.m. EST Ukrainian soldiers eat a Christmas Eve meal Sunday evening in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. (Wojciech Grzedzinski for The Washington Post)Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave DONETSK REGION, Ukraine — “There was a new joy that had never happened before.” Inside a white-brick house near the … Read more
Play video content An Israel Defense Forces soldier nearly took a tank shell to the face … and now the super close call is under investigation. New footage out of the Middle East shows an IDF member standing just a few feet away from a tank right as it opens fire. The force of the … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave MOSCOW — Moscow is in a buoyant holiday spirit — with little, if any, outward sign that it is a wartime capital with Russian casualties in Ukraine estimated at more than 300,000 dead or wounded and increasing every day. Hundreds of Muscovites recently queued for hours in … Read more
Glen Powell opens up about a ‘Anyone But You’ scene where he strips naked in front of costar Sydney Sweeney Glen Powell gets naked in front of Sydney Sweeney in ‘Anyone But You’ In Anyone But You, Glen Powell bares it all in front of fellow star Sydney Sweeney in a scene where she removes … Read more
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Natalia Yermakova’s husband, Alexander, has been fighting in Ukraine for over a year after responding to President Vladimir Putin’s mobilisation call. Wounded on the battlefield, he was operated on and then sent back to the front after recovering. Now his wife, who shares his love of tango dancing, is doing her own … Read more
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces battled Palestinian militants in Gaza’s two largest cities on Monday, with civilians still sheltering along the front lines even after massive waves of displacement across the besieged territory. Israel has pledged to keep fighting until it removes Hamas from power, dismantles its military capabilities and returns all of the … Read more
Arsenal’s trip to Aston Villa is the eye-catching Premier League fixture on the calendar this weekend as the Gunners face a festive title test against former boss Unai Emery. Villa’s superb home form continued with a 1-0 midweek win over defending champions Manchester City as Leon Bailey’s late goal made it seven Premier League wins … Read more