Fox News realises ‘damaged beast attracts more foes’ after paying $787.5m in Dominion Voting Systems libel case
Dominion accused Fox and its parent company Fox Corp of ruining its business by airing claims that its machines were used to rig the 2020 US presidential election in favour of Democrat Joe Biden and against then-president Donald Trump, a Republican.
Sudan’s rival military factions breach 24-hour ceasefire minutes after acceding US foreign secretary deal
Fighting appeared to tail off close to the deadline for the ceasefire, which coincided with the evening breaking of the daily fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, but heavy gunfire reverberated around the capital region after 6pm.
Sickly Putin visits troops in Ukrainian regions Russia claims to have annexed as both sides chest thump
Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk and Donetsk are the four regions that Putin proclaimed annexed last September following what Ukraine said were sham referendums. Russian forces only partly control the four regions.
Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic, which’s tied to presidential poll storm in Kenya sue US’ Fox News for defamation
Dominion in 2021 sued Fox Corp and Fox News, contending that its business was ruined by the false vote-rigging claims that were aired by the influential American cable news outlet known for its roster of conservative commentators.
Pentagon hypersonic missile research eats up funding for other fields of study as panicky US seeks response to Russia, Chinese military firepower
Both China and Russia already possess rudimentary weapons of this type, with Russia reportedly firing some of its hypersonic Kinzhal missiles into Ukraine in recent months.
When we race, we don’t race against an individual, says Boston Marathon champion Evans Chebet and denies focusing on world marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge
Eliud Kipchoge had been hoping to add a Boston Marathon victory to his unprecedented running resume. The 38-year-old has won four of the six major marathons; Boston is the only one he has competed in and failed to win. (He has never run New York.) He also broke 2 hours in an exhibition in a Vienna Park.
Human beings can be limited, marathon god Eliud Kipchoge now admits after coming sixth in Boston
In a statement shared on social media at night, the legendary athlete, who had been bidding to add the Boston crown to previous marathon victories in Berlin, Tokyo, London and Chicago, said he pushed himself hard but could not outshine his equally talented competitors.
Kenya’s resident Ruto asks opponents to give talks a chance as main rival pushes for poll reforms
Odinga’s Azimio La Umoja (Declaration of Unity) Alliance and Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza (Kenya First) alliance disagree about the content of the talks and who should steer them. Kenya Kwanza wants the talks to involve only lawmakers and discuss only the selection of electoral officials. Azimio says others should take part and the talks should also review the 2022 elections and discuss measures to address the cost of living.
Ukraine prepares to reopen food and grain transit through Poland as first step to ending import bans
Ukraine is holding additional talks this week in Romania on Wednesday, and in Slovakia on Thursday, Solsky added. Poland’s embargo, in effect since Saturday evening, also applied to transit through the country to keep grain transport from entering the Polish market.
US calls on ruling junta in Sudan to halt fighting as medics report 97 civilian deaths, 365 injuries
A protracted power struggle raises the risk of Sudan falling into civil war four years after long-ruling autocrat Omar al-Bashir was toppled in an uprising, as well as derailing internationally-backed efforts to launch a civilian transition that was due to be signed earlier this month.
