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Six Russian and four Belarusian athletes will compete under their nations' flags at the upcoming Winter Paralympics.In September, the International Paralympic Committee lifted its ban on athletes from the two countries competing at the Games.Both countries were suspended from Paralympic competition after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with Belarus a close ally of Russia. A partial ban - allowing athletes to compete as neutrals - was introduced in 2023. However, the four individual governing bodies in charge…

More than 130 people have been killed in these alleged "narco-trafficking operations" carried out by the US since September. Source link

A look back at the remarkable life of the US civil rights activist, who died on Tuesday aged 84. Source link

It is the latest twist over the fate of Lungu's body, which remains in a South African morgue since his death. Source link

Two people were killed and three others were injured at a shooting at a high school hockey game in Pawtucket. Source link

The troops, who landed at an airfield in Bauchi state, will not take part in combat operations, officials say. Source link

Billy Steinberg, who has died at the age of 75, co-wrote Madonna's 1984 chart-topper Like a Virgin. Source link

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the vessel was departing Marseille after a payment of "several million euros". Source link

Local police say the missing woman's relatives are victims - and "to suggest otherwise is not only wrong, it is cruel". Source link

Expectations for a breakthrough are low as delegations meet for a third time to try and negotiate an end to the war. Source link

The US civil rights activist's influence spread from the churches of the Deep South to the White House. Source link

Former NRL star Matt Utai is in a "critical condition" after being shot multiple times outside his home in Sydney, Australia.New South Wales police confirmed Utai, 44, sustained a "gunshot to his lower leg and his shoulder, upper chest area" during a drive-by shooting in south-west Sydney suburb Greenacre. Superintendent Rodney Hart added a 44-year-old was in a "serious but stable condition" after undergoing surgery."This was definitely targeted," Supt Hart said. "It's a brazen ambush. Whether the victim…