As Donald Trump, the US president met Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, for one of the most unconventional and unpredictable summits in recent history, regional powers China, Japan and Russia will have been watching warily from the sidelines. The three nations, keen to guard their own interests on the Korean peninsula, have good reason to be…
NXT's Kenneth Crawford suffers potential serious injury
Kenneth Crawford appears to have suffered an injury during his match with Noah at Friday’s NXT show in Citrus Springs, Florida. He attempted a springboard maneuver but didn’t make it all the way onto the ropes, slipped, and fell hard into the ring. Noah rolled him up and the ref threw the X up pretty quickly afterwards. He was…
UN attacks ‘unconscionable’ US-Mexico border policy as Republicans join calls to end family segregation
The UN human rights chief on Monday urged Washington to stop separating migrant children from their parents at the US border, describing the policy as "unconscionable". "The thought that any state would seek to deter parents by inflicting such abuse on children is unconscionable," Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said as he opened a session of…
President of Zimbabwe survives ‘assassination attempt’ in Bulawayo
Emmerson Mnangagwa, the Zimbabwean president, said he narrowly survived an attempt on his life on Saturday after a explosion at a party rally that injured two of his vice-presidents and several party officials. He described to state media how an object "exploded a few inches away from me – but it is not my time". Video…
Cambodian dictatorship propped up by 12 ruthless generals, says rights group
Cambodia is hurtling towards dictatorship under a crackdown orchestrated by 12 ruthless security force officers intent on securing victory for the country’s authoritarian prime minister in July elections, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. In a new 213-page report – Cambodia’s Dirty Dozen: A Long History of Rights Abuses by Hun Sen’s Generals – the…
Two dead amid World Cup final victory celebrations in France
For a few glorious moments, it could have been 1998 all over again. Thousands of supporters on the streets of Paris and beyond, a soundtrack of triumphant bursts of La Marseillaise, and everywhere you looked – red, white and blue. By the end of the night, the picture was grimmer, as police used water cannons…
Daily pro wrestling history (03/16): Dean Malenko wins WCW United States Title
1957K ansas City, Kansas:– Buddy Rogers beat Kit Fox – Central States champion Richard Brown beat Lou Plummer – Bobby Bruns beat Joe Costello 1960 Mobile, Alabama:– Joe McCarthy defeated Mario Galento to win the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Title 1965 Trenton, New Jersey:– WWWF U.S. Tag Team Champions Gene Kiniski & Waldo Von Erich defeated Wahoo…
Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 2 set for UFC 200, Edgar vs Aldo for interim belt
UFC announced tonight two main events for UFC 200 as well as a huge advance for UFC 198. UFC Tonight released that Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz in a rematch at 170 pounds will headline UFC 200 on 7/9 in Las Vegas at the new T-Mobile Arena. On the show it was stated that Dana White, Lorenzo Fertitta and John Kavanagh, the coach…
Daily Update: MMA big weekend preview, Balls Mahoney's death
MMA Weekend Preview There’s a lot of MMA happening this weekend in addition to the UFC on FOX show. Friday morning in North America, ONE Championships from the Philippines has an iPPV with Ben Askren defending the welterweight title against Russian Nikolay Aleksakhin. Later that night, former UFC Fighter Kalib Starnes headlines a GFL.TV show from Alberta, Canada in…
WWE Main Event results: Apollo remains in the Outcasts orbit; Kane and Big Show
Apollo Crews def. Curtis Axel by pinfall Is Crews stuck in an infinite booking loop, or what? Having beaten all four Social Outcasts since his debut against Tyler Breeze, Crews is then given the rematch against Curtis Axel that we were all clamouring for. It’s worth noting that Axel entered alone here, which meant no…