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Danish military evacuates US submariner who needed urgent medical care off Greenland

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark's military says its arctic command forces evacuated a crew member of a U.S. submarine off the coast of Greenland for urgent medical treatment.

The Danish Joint Arctic Command, on its Facebook page, said the crew member was evacuated on Saturday some 7 nautical miles (8 miles; 13 kilometers) off Nuuk — the capital of the vast, ice-covered territory — and transferred to a hospital in the city. The crew member was retrieved by a Danish Seahawk helicopter that had been deployed on an inspection ship.

Also late Saturday, U.S... Read More

Russian missile and drone barrage hits Kyiv suburbs, killing 1

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia attacked Ukraine with a barrage of missiles and drones, killing one person in the Kyiv region, Ukraine's Emergency Service said on Sunday.

Another eight people, including a child, were rescued from under the rubble of destroyed buildings, the service said.

The attack caused damage and fires to erupt in five districts in the suburbs of Kyiv. In the village of Putrivka in the Fastiv district, emergency first responders worked on saving people buried under debris.

Russia also struck energy infrastructure in Ukraine's southern Odesa... Read More

Pakistan says it has launched border strikes in Afghanistan. The Red Crescent reports 18 killed

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Islamabad said it carried out strikes along the border with Afghanistan early Sunday, targeting what it called hideouts of Pakistani militants it blamed for recent attacks inside Pakistan. The Afghan Red Crescent Society said more than a dozen people were killed.

Pakistan didn't specify the locations targeted, but the Afghan defense ministry said in a statement “various civilian areas” in the provinces of Nangarhar and Paktika in eastern Afghanistan were hit, including a religious madrassa and multiple civilian homes.

The statement called... Read More

Snow clears and Eileen Gu goes for Olympic medal No. 6

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — A day later than she expected, Eileen Gu tries to make it six medals in six Olympic events Sunday when she drops into the halfpipe for the women's final.

The last event at the Livigno Snow Park had been scheduled for Saturday night under the lights, but a big snowstorm blew in hours before the contest was supposed to start, and organizers pushed the final to the last day of the Olympics.

The 22-year-old Gu, American born but competing for her mother's homeland of China, is already the most decorated freeskier in the short history of the sport at... Read More

Stars descend on the BAFTA film awards, with 'One Battle' and 'Sinners' leading the race

LONDON (AP) — Politically charged thriller “One Battle After Another” and blues-steeped epic “Sinners” lead the race for Sunday’s British Academy Film Awards as the two movies jostle for awards-season supremacy.

Oddsmakers suggest Shakespearean family tragedy “Hamnet” could beat them to best picture if British film industry voters respond to the emotionally rich story, earthy English setting and intense performances of Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s historical novel.

“One Battle” has 14 nominations, including best picture and... Read More

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Danish military evacuates US submariner who needed urgent medical care off Greenland

Russian missile and drone barrage hits Kyiv suburbs, killing 1

Pakistan says it has launched border strikes in Afghanistan. The Red Crescent reports 18 killed

Snow clears and Eileen Gu goes for Olympic medal No. 6

Stars descend on the BAFTA film awards, with 'One Battle' and 'Sinners' leading the race

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