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Summer Olympians begin torch relay for Milan Cortina Winter Games on 2-month countdown

ROME (AP) — Olympic swimming champion Gregorio Paltrinieri and fellow Summer athletes started off the torch relay for the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Saturday — which marked exactly two months before the Feb. 6 opening ceremony.

Paltrinieri carried the sleek torch around the track of the statue-lined Stadio dei Marmi at the Foro Italico to begin a trek covering 12,000 kilometers (nearly 7,500 miles) that will wind its way through all 110 Italian provinces before reaching Milan’s San Siro Stadium for the opening ceremony.

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Qatari leader says the Gaza ceasefire is at a critical moment

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar’s prime minister on Saturday said the Gaza ceasefire has reached a “critical moment” as its first phase winds down, with the remains of just one Israeli hostage still held by militants in Gaza.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told an international conference in the Qatari capital that international mediators, led by the U.S., are working “to force the way forward” to the second phase to cement the deal.

“What we have just done is a pause,” he told the Doha Forum. “We cannot consider it yet a ceasefire.”
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Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials said they’ll meet for a third day of talks on Saturday.

Russia used 653 drones and 51 missiles in the wide-reaching attack, which triggered air raid alerts across the country and came as Ukraine marked Armed Forces Day, the country’s air force said Saturday morning.

Ukrainian forces shot down and neutralized 585 drones and 30 missiles, the air force said, adding that 29 locations were struck.

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Tony-nominated playwright Jeremy O. Harris arrested in Japan for alleged ecstasy smuggling

TOKYO (AP) — Prominent American playwright and actor, Jeremy O. Harris, known for his Tony-nominated “Slave Play,” was arrested in Japan on suspicion of smuggling the psychedelic drug ecstasy, officials said Saturday.

Officers at Naha Airport on Japan's southern island of Okinawa arrested Harris on Nov. 16 for an alleged violation of customs law for having 0.78 grams (0.0275 ounces ) of the crystalized drug, also known as MDMA, in a container in a tote bag he was carrying, according to Okinawa Regional Customs spokesperson Tatsunori Fukuda.

Harris, 36, had left... Read More

Starc torments England with the bat in 2nd Ashes test

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Mitchell Starc tormented England with the bat on Saturday to add another facet to his dominance so far in this Ashes series, leading the scoring for Australia as it took a 177-run first-innings lead in the day-night match at the Gabba.

The 35-year-old pace bowler scored 77 off 141 balls, his highest test score since 2016, and guided Australia to 511 late in the middle session on Day 3 in the second test, replying to England's 334.

For just the third time in almost 150 years of test cricket, all 11 Australian batters reached double figures in... Read More

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Summer Olympians begin torch relay for Milan Cortina Winter Games on 2-month countdown

Qatari leader says the Gaza ceasefire is at a critical moment

Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue

Tony-nominated playwright Jeremy O. Harris arrested in Japan for alleged ecstasy smuggling

Starc torments England with the bat in 2nd Ashes test

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