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Paris Saint-Germain are determined to finally succeed in their bid to bring Arsene Wenger to the French capital, according to the Sun. The Arsenal boss is a long-term target of PSG, who have never been able to convince him to leave London for his home country. But with Unai Emery struggling at the helm and Wenger’s contract at the Emirates set to expire, the club believe it will be third-time lucky after two abortive attempts to land the veteran trainer....

Couleé has also been featured in several editions of Vogue, and she has appeared on the covers of many world-renowned publications including Out, Entertainment Weekly, Gay Times, and the fashion magazine Metal. In 2021 Couleé launched a podcast series titled Wanna Be on Top, which explores the world of America’s Next Top Model. It premiered at No. 1 on Apple Podcasts. RELATED: Marvel Studios’ Ironheart Series Casts Westworld Star Manny Montana...

Read on to learn how to recognize the symptoms of a ruptured appendix, what to do if you think you might have one, and how it’s treated. Ruptured Appendix Causes A ruptured appendix is a complication of appendicitis, an inflammation of the appendix. The causes of appendicitis aren’t completely understood, but experts think they include: Infection in the digestive tractFeces that harden and block the appendixInflammatory bowel disease (IBD)...

Most Tweeted about moments · Innings to be remembered by Andre Russell and Hardik Pandya #KKRvMI · CSK beat SRH at home to hold the top position in the points table #CSKvSRH · RCB beat KXIP with AB De Villers hitting 82 off 44 balls #RCBvKXIP When a match has two scintillating knocks and a total of 430 runs, it’s bound to be the most talked about the fixture in the week....

This was not one of those times. With the Thunder already ahead by double digits against the best team in the league Tuesday, the officials decided to give OKC a break and call a foul on KD for “tripping” Westbrook on his drive to the basket. MORE: NBA stars, personalities react on Twitter to Kristaps Porzingis’ ACL tear It’s not like official Lauren Holtkamp can feign ignorance or claim her sight was obstructed....

On Friday night against the Warriors, Westbrook soared in for one of his classic, violent dunks. Unfortunately for the Thunder guard, he hit the back iron, sending the ball straight up and out of the cylinder. MORE: Is Damian Lillard a good defender? | MLK Day video | Larry Sanders suspended As fate would have it, the ball came perfectly back down and through the net. That’s when we got something even more rare than a missed Westbrook dunk:...

In an interview with Tass published on Tuesday, Peskov said that the measures which have isolated the Russian economy from the global financial system have been difficult but suggested they were simply pushing Russia towards “friendly” countries. “The situation is not easy, it can rather be described as difficult in terms of this unprecedented economic war,” Peskov told Tass, ahead of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum which Putin will address on Friday....

Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani met Wednesday with Russian National Security Secretary Nikolai Patrushev in Tehran. In their discussions, the former “pointed to the need to deepen the two countries’ efforts to ensure regional stability and security,” according to Tass, the state-run Russian news agency, which cited Tehran’s embassy in Moscow. Patrushev called for both countries to work closely together in Syria, especially alongside pro-opposition Turkey in their trilateral peace talks, known as the Astana process....

Daria Bagina, 23, ran for Moscow’s parliament in Constituency 37 and won all the districts there this past Sunday. But in a series of tweets Tuesday she said she does not recognize the voting results and does not consider her win legitimate. The recent local and regional elections in Russia took place against the backdrop of Ukraine’s military counteroffensive in the southern Kharkiv and Kherson regions. Over the past two decades, Russian elections have been notorious for allegations of fraud and rigging....

According to the Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation under the country’s National Security and Defense Council, Russian authorities are continuing to recruit contract workers en masse without announcing war mobilization. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched what he called a “special military operation” against Ukraine on February 24, but the leader has not announced mobilization. Declaring all-out war on Ukraine would allow Putin under Russian law to draft conscripts and mobilize reserve forces....

Russia is also struggling to get its population of 146 million to vaccinate. On Wednesday, only 20.7 million people, 14 percent of the population, have received at least one dose of the vaccine. To date, Russia has reported 5.3 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and more than 131,000 deaths. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below. In response to the soaring contagions, authorities in 14 Russian regions have made vaccinations mandatory for certain groups of people, such as state officials, those employed in retail, healthcare, education, restaurants and other service-providing businesses....

Biden was asked by CBS News about what his message would be to Putin if he felt the best way to retaliate and wrest back the initiative would be to use chemical or tactical nuclear weapons. The U.S. president replied “don’t, don’t, don’t” adding that such an action would “change the face of war unlike anything since World War Two”. When asked for his response to the exchange Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Saturday, “Read the doctrine....

REUTERS - Hot on the heels of another damning report on Russian doping, the sporting superpower will discover on Friday whether its ban from athletics will be lifted, allowing a return to competition in time to take part in the Rio Olympics. The vote, by the Council of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in Vienna, should in theory be decisive but the International Olympic Committee (IOC), concerned about innocent athletes being punished, has said it might yet overrule when it meets the following week....

U.S. officials told Moscow in May that President Joe Biden’s administration would not re-enter the Open Skies Treaty. The agreement enabled surveillance flights over military facilities prior to President Donald Trump’s withdrawal. Biden criticized Trump’s withdrawal on the campaign trail, calling it “short-sighted.” Russian officials are ready to reverse the withdrawal procedure to stay in the 1992 treaty if the U.S. returns to the pact. The treaty was meant to improve trust between Russia and the West by allowing the accord’s three-dozen-plus signatories to send reconnaissance flights over each other’s territories and collect intelligence on military forces and activity....

A week after investigations were opened into the awarding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, Sepp Blatter resigned from his post as FIFA president on Tuesday. MORE: Nine potential replacements for Sepp Blatter | Odds Qatar keeps World Cup, crumbling The Kremlin subsequently stated its surprise at Blatter’s announcement, but the news will not deter the country from continuing with its plans for the tournament in three years’ time....

“If you are digesting Russian misinformation and parroting Russian talking points, you are not aligned with longstanding, bipartisan American values,” Psaki said. Senator Hawley spoke openly about his beliefs that the recent troop deployment to Eastern and Central Europe is a bad idea and mistake. “Bad idea. It’s a mistake. It’s a mistake to send more American troops to Europe at this time,” Hawley told reporters. Hawley’s comments come just after the Biden administration announced 3,000 troops will be deployed to Europe to bolster the “deterrence and defensive posture” of NATO amid the backdrop of a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine....

The lowest ranked team in the showpiece tournament, there were widespread fears Russia would bow out with barely a whimper, having failed to win a match at Euro 2016 and the 2014 World Cup. Russia also failed to impress during last year’s Confederations Cup, sparking serious concerns about the quality of the national team. “We won’t have new players tomorrow. This is our main team,” then-deputy prime minister and current Russian Football Union president Vitaly Mutko said at the time of the warm-up tournament via R-Sport news agency....

Boris Rozhin, a Crimea-based Russian war blogger, posted an update on Russian efforts to his Telegram account on Sunday. As reported by Francis Scarr, a journalist covering Russian media for the BBC, his summation of the current situation was dire, noting that Ukrainian forces are pressing their positions near two southern regions. “By the evening of October 2, the situation in the Nikopol direction worsened,” Rozhin wrote, as translated by Google....

Moscow - The chairman of the International Biathlon Union’s (IBU) medical committee has praised Russia for its strident anti-doping efforts over recent years. Russia’s high doping numbers have long been a stain on the country’s reputation, and the issue has come to the fore with the country hosting a number of high-profile international competitions over the next several years including the Sochi Winter Olympics in February. But in biathlon, the source of much doping controversy from Russia over the years, foreign experts are beginning to notice a positive trend developing....

On Monday, Russia’s Roscosmos space agency published a photo on its Telegram channel of three smiling ISS cosmonauts, commander Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev, and Sergey Korsakov, presenting the flag of the Luhansk People’s Republic to the camera. The Luhansk People’s Republic is a breakaway state located in Ukraine that was formed by pro-Russian separatists in 2014 and proclaimed independent. It has been central to conflicts between Ukraine and Russia over the years, including the Donbas War in 2014 and the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine this year....