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France rugby player Uini Atonio's career over after being hospitalized with serious heart issue

PARIS (AP) — Stalwart France rugby player Uini Atonio was in intensive care Wednesday after being admitted to hospital following a serious heart issue, his club said.

The 35-year-old prop was hospitalized “following a suspected cardiac problem,” Top 14 team La Rochelle said, adding that medical examinations confirmed the issue.

“His condition is stable today and he remains under close monitoring in intensive care,” the club said, adding that Atonio won't be able to resume his professional career.

“At the end of his hospitalization, Uini will need... Read More

With history already made, Jessie Diggins opens her final Olympic chapter with momentum

Win or lose, Jessie Diggins plans to celebrate her last Olympics.

More than 40 friends and family are traveling to the Milan Cortina Winter Games to watch America’s most decorated cross-country skier chase Olympic glory one last time.

The 34-year-old Minnesota native is retiring at the end of the season, and looking forward to finally getting some rest.

“I’m really excited to have a whole weekend off,” Diggins told The Associated Press from the U.S. team’s training base in Livigno, Italy.

“I realize that sounds kind of crazy, but. I... Read More

Israel marks the return of the final hostage's remains after more than 2 years of war and grief

JERUSALEM (AP) — For more than two years, Israelis wore yellow ribbons to remember the hostages abducted during the deadliest day in the country’s history. On Tuesday, they finally could remove those ribbons and shut down a haunting clock in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square, marking the end of a painful chapter.

The return of Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old police officer killed while fighting Hamas militants during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, fulfilled nationwide hopes to return all the hostages, living or dead.

Forensic teams combed a cemetery in northern Gaza,... Read More

South Korea's former first lady sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The wife of South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption Wednesday, as her husband awaits a verdict on high-stakes rebellion charges that could result in the death penalty or life imprisonment.

The presidential couple suffered a spectacular fall from grace after Yoon’s martial law debacle in December 2024 led to his impeachment and eventually his removal from office. Yoon was handed a five-year prison term this month for defying authorities’ attempts to detain him and other charges related to the... Read More

A month after Iran protests began, worry and fear pervades Mideast over possible US strike

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian officials reached out to the wider Middle East on Wednesday over the threat of a possible U.S. military strike on the country, a month since the start of protests in Iran that soon spread nationwide and sparked a bloody crackdown.

Two nations, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have signaled they won't allow their airspace to be used for any attack. But America has moved the USS Abraham Lincoln and several guided missile destroyers into the region, which can be used to launch attacks from the sea.

It remains unclear... Read More

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France rugby player Uini Atonio's career over after being hospitalized with serious heart issue

With history already made, Jessie Diggins opens her final Olympic chapter with momentum

Israel marks the return of the final hostage's remains after more than 2 years of war and grief

South Korea's former first lady sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption

A month after Iran protests began, worry and fear pervades Mideast over possible US strike

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