Boy, 2, dies in hit-and-run as brother fights for life

There were 168 Russians competing as neutral athletes at February’s Winter Olympics Russia’s Olympic membership has been restored by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following its suspension from Pyeongchang 2018. Russia was banned from February’s Games by the IOC over state-sponsored doping. Despite the ban, 168 Russians competed as neutrals in South Korea, and two…

The French government has announced its “temporary” withdrawal from NATO’s “Sea Guardian” mission for Libya in the Mediterranean, amid its tensions with Turkey, according to the French newspaper Le Figaro. Two weeks ago, France condemned an “extremely aggressive” intervention by Turkish ships against a French naval ship participating in a NATO mission in the Mediterranean,…

Image copyrightTwitter/@CanucksImage caption NHL side Vancouver Canucks have left their sticks outside the dressing room in tribute to the Humboldt Broncos team Ice hockey fans in Canada and around the world are leaving their sticks out in public view in tribute to the Humboldt Broncos. Ten members and five support staff of the junior ice…

Having a percentage of teachers carrying firearms in schools would be “a major deterrent”, he told a Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) rally in Maryland. The US President said he did not believe all teachers should have guns – just “gun adept” people who already know how to handle weapons – and that the guns…

Clinton also stuck by his decision to fight his impeachment rather than resign: “I think I did the right thing,” he said. “I defended the Constitution.” On Tuesday, Clinton was asked by the host of CBS’ “Late Show,” Stephen Colbert, if he realized why some people thought his response was “tone-deaf” in light of the…