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Rather than accomplishing its aim of charting a peaceful roadmap for postwar Europe, the February 1945 Yalta Conference paved the way for the Cold War by dividing Germany into four occupation zones administered by U.S., British, French and Soviet forces. Now, there exists a fresh opportunity to forge a lasting peace and to extinguish a lingering conflict in the South Caucasus region, where processes of normalization and economic integration are underway in the aftermath of last fall’s six-week war between Armenia and Azerbaijan....

Andik has been left out of the Selangor squad for the first half of the 2017 season due to a long-term injury, but the player will reportedly hold talks with Selangor regarding his contract, which is scheduled to end November this year. According to Andik’s agent, Mulyawan Munial, the negotiation will be held due to the financial issues that Selangor are currently facing. “For now, Andik is not part of the squad because of his injury....

The Texan singer and actress had the surgery in 2017 as part of her treatment for lupus, an autoimmune disease. In Season 5, Episode 4 of The Good Fight, attorney Liz (played by Audra McDonald) is asked by a television executive to run a “sensitivity read” on a comedian’s routine. This prompts Marissa (Sarah Steele), Jay (Nyambi Nyambi) and Jim (Ifadansi Rashad) to discuss the effect of cancel culture on comedy....

The evening session of semifinals of the Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Open 2013 started from 6.30 pm local time. In the second semifinal of the Women’s Doubles category, the fifth seeded pair of Yixin Bao and Jinhua Tang of China defeated the Japanese duo of Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi by 21-17 and 21-12. During the first game, the score was leveled thrice and ultimately the Chinese got hold of it by scoring crucial points at the end....

Johnson, who led a Republican investigation focused on the younger Biden, made the remarks during a Wednesday night appearance on Fox News’ Hannity. The senator agreed with host Sean Hannity that Hunter Biden’s appointment to the board of Ukrainian energy company Burisma represented a “quid pro quo” before claiming that media “censorship” of the matter was to blame for Trump’s loss. “It’s obvious to everybody except the mainstream media,” Johnson said....

After being selected at No. 21 in the first round of the NHL Draft by the Senators, White did the standard walk to the stage to get his jersey and take some photos. Nothing out of the ordinary — until he decided Gary Bettman did not deserve a handshake. MORE: NHL Draft all-time No. 1 picks | List of first-round selections | Day 1 winners, losers Oh, snap! Bettman tried to play it off, but we know that one hurt a little bit....

Pooja Dhanda defeated Sisay’s Manju in the 59kg weight category final in Haryana’s selection trial for the nationals in Rohtak last week. The senior nationals will be Pooja Dhanda’s first major competition since the July 2019 Spanish Grand Prix. Pooja Dhanda’s battle with injury and COVID-19 Pooja Dhanda had a phenomenal rise in 2018. She won silver at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia. She carried her form to the world championships in Budapest, Hungary, where she became India’s fourth woman wrestler to win a medal at the marquee event....

Each of the elders take up arms on opposing ends of the Force, with some being given the role of Rebel Alliance soldiers, while others play as the Empire’s Stormtroopers, but of course, with them being equally clueless about Battlefront’s mechanics, it really doesn’t matter which side they’re on. In spite of that fact, most of the seniors seem to be enjoying themselves immensely, even though their characters are relentlessly killed due to their clumsiness....

RELATED: 5-Letter Words Ending With FTY After all, players who don’t get to solve this difficult Wordle puzzle may miss out on extending their solving streaks, forcing them to start from scratch tomorrow. Thankfully, relying on useful tips such as the ones below may help players have more insightful approaches to their guesses. What It Means Those still stumped by today’s Wordle might want a change of pace by learning the word’s meaning....

How To Play Wordle In order to play Wordle, players must make sure first that they are in the right place. While there are loads of Wordle copycats out there, the original is currently owned by the New York Times Games. It was purchased from the developer back in February by the newspaper giant. This article is all about that version; other versions will most likely have different answers and can have slightly different rules....

Footage circulated by local media in Serbia on Tuesday shows several army vehicles reportedly traveling toward the border with Kosovo. The never-resolved sovereignty dispute between Serbia and Kosovo escalated this summer, with car plates and ID cards serving as the catalyst for the current crisis. Kosovo’s government is trying to enact legislation that will mirror policies already in place for Kosovans in Serbia, including the requirement that people in majority ethnic Serb areas in the country swap their Serbian-issued car plates for Kosovan-issued ones, and that those entering the country with a Serbian ID card complete a form to use as a temporary Kosovan ID card....

That meeting was the second of two grand slam final encounters between the pair in 2016, Kerber having stunned Williams over three sets at the Australian Open. Despite the straight-sets scoreline, Williams’ triumph at the All England Club, which saw her move level with Steffi Graf’s record of 22 Open Era slam titles, was far from routine, Kerber’s determined display leading to an engrossing encounter on Centre Court. Those two contests suggested Kerber could be the rival Williams has often lacked in the latter half of her glittering career....

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Serena Williams charged into the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday with an emphatic 6-3 6-4 win over Czech Lucie Safarova. The second seeded American, bidding for a seventh title at Melbourne Park, served up a storm, clubbing 15 aces and 35 winners in the 86-minute contest under the lights at Rod Laver Arena. Williams blew two match points in an uncharacteristic lapse but closed it out on the third with a searing forehand down the line that Safarova did well to get a racket to....

Williams was issued a code violation for what the umpire deemed to be coaching from Patrick Mouratoglou, irking the 23-time major champion who insisted she was not a cheat. A point penalty for racquet abuse led to her branding Ramos a “liar” and a “thief” and she was then docked a game, following which she called for the match referee and alleged she was being treated differently to male players....

Regardless how many times a kicker makes a touchdown-saving tackle, it is not a real indication of what would happen if a kicker went one-on-one with an opposing player. Seattle Seahawks kicker Steven Hauschka reminded us of that harsh reality on Sunday, when he was on the receiving end of a monstrous hit from Tennessee Titans' running back Darius Reynaud. MORE: NFL Week 6 in photos | Week 6 live blog | McCoy flip fumble | Ted Ginn goes boom...

Gorka and Schmitt appeared on Newsmax to tout Chinese government leaders in a Saturday discussion about Biden’s performance at the G7 summit this week. Gorka accused Biden and Democrat “political elites” of giving China, Russia and India exemptions from CO2 emission regulations as well as other global financial and environmental obligations. Gorka mocked the 2016 Paris Climate Agreement and said the U.S. carries the financial and economic burden of the world while allowing China to become a stronger international superpower....

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Friday is quarterfinal day. What will the day bring? Time will tell. (All times ET) MORE: Seniors we’ll miss | Live scoreboard | TOURNAMENT SEEDS, TV TIMES: ACC | American Athletic | Atlantic 10 | Big 12 | Big Ten | Big East | Mountain West | Pac 12 | SEC | Master Tournament Schedule Wednesday, March 12 No. 13 South Carolina 74, No. 12 Auburn 56 No. 14 Mississippi State 82, No....

The eight men, though all Nigerian-born, were based in South Africa and were members of a mafia syndicate known as the Black Axe. Seven of the men charged were high-ranking leaders in the group, while the eighth individual was charged as a conspirator. Seven of the men charged were arrested in South Africa Tuesday by the South African Police Service (SAPS), where they await extradition to the United States to stand trial....