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An island nation with a small 1,700-troop army, Malta spent the last three years creating its own elite rapid-response team. The unit entered the spotlight this week after a dramatic raid on a tanker, hijacked by asylum seekers. The Maltese special operations team seized the ship on Thursday morning. The raid was difficult because it […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — Gold Pass and general admission single-session tickets are now available for the World Cup of Softball XI and Border Battle VIII, which will be held July 4-10 in Oklahoma City, Okla. at ASA Hall of Fame Complex – OGE Energy Field – INTEGRIS Field. Highlighted by the top 10 teams in the world, tickets are on […]

Wonder Woman 3, which will arrive at some point in the future following 2020’s Wonder Woman 1984, is “definitely a contemporary story.” Speaking to THR, Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins has said that she has an idea where Wonder Woman 3 could go and, unlike the first two films, she wants it to be set […]

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals say the rate at which new judges are appointed to the bench will ramp up later this month when cabinet returns to the national capital. So far this year, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould has appointed or promoted 65 judges, including 19 just last week, after appointing or promoting 100 last […]

SALEM, Va. — The University of Texas at Tyler swept two games from Messiah College in the best-of-three championship series on Monday at the James I. Moyer Sports Complex to capture its first NCAA Division III national softball championship. The (49-5) Patriots won the first game, 3-0, and the second, 7-0, while outscoring their opponents […]

PR-obsessed Irish PM Leo Varadkar was left squirming after leading Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day parade alongside recently-arrested UFC bad boy Conor McGregor. Varadkar claimed McGregor “wasn’t representing Ireland.” Varadkar led the massive, three-hour parade through the streets of the Windy City on Saturday, as part of his annual four-day trip to the US as Taoiseach […]

OTTAWA — The pressure on the Liberals to loosen protections around Canada’s dairy sector took new focus on Sunday as the key stumbling block in North American Free Trade Agreement talks came under scrutiny and spin on political talk shows on both sides of the border. A member of an influential Congressional panel — and […]

Lucasfilm has announced the actors and artists who will be attending the Star Wars Celebration Chicago, along with revealing the exclusive poster for the event. The poster art shows both light and dark sides encompassed within the symbol of the Jedi Order. Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader are prominently shown on their opposing sides. Exclusive […]

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma won its 30th straight games as it topped LSU, 7-3 in the second semifinal of the 2016 Women’s College World Series on Sunday evening and earned a spot in the Championship Series. Box Score | Quotes (OU / LSU) The Sooners (55-7) return to the series for the first time since 2013 when they […]

The Indian Air Force has reportedly urged the government to stock up on munitions to counter Pakistan’s alleged buildup of F-16 fighters along its frontiers as cross-border tensions rise between the regional rivals. An increasing number of armed sorties along the borders with Pakistan is taking its toll on the shelf life of Indian Air […]