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Belgian cycling is in mourning after the death of Rik Van Looy, the so-called ‘Emperor of Herentals’, who dominated the sprints and Classics in a career that spanned from 1953 to 1970. Van Looy was the first rider to win all five of cycling’s Monument Classics and only Eddy Merckx and Roger De Vlaeminck have since equalled that feat. Van Looy was also a two-time world champion and was the oldest living world champion. He was expected to win a third rainbow jersey in 1963 but Belgian teammate Benoni Beheyt disregarded team tactics to win alone, sparking the infamous ‘betrayal of Ronse’…

The year’s tragic backdrop was Israel’s non-stop airstrikes on Hamas in Gaza; the misery of trapped Palestinians; and the agony of Israeli hostages and their families.Touring a wasteland in GazaIsraeli forces rescue 4 hostages held in Gaza (“Sunday Morning”)Children of Gaza (“Sunday Morning”)Campus unrest: Will protests make a difference? (“Sunday Morning”)One year after October 7 attacks, anger and anguish persist (“Sunday Morning”) Children of Gaza 10:14 But the game-changer was a much bigger offensive: Israel took on its arch-enemy, Iran.In September, in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “I have a message…

It was 1,000 days ago that Russia launched its full-scale invasion into Ukraine, and the grim milestone arrives with uncertainty and trepidation over what could come next. The war has been in an effective stalemate for several months, with little movement on the front lines while death and destruction continue to mount. With the international focus increasingly centring on the need for a diplomatic settlement to stop the bloodshed, a change in U.S. administration from President Joe Biden to president-elect Donald Trump has shifted the political calculus for Ukraine’s western allies and raised questions about what negotiations could look like.Not…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsAs an investigation begins into the deadliest plane crash on South Korean soil, experts have questioned whether a bird strike could have caused the undercarriage to fail.All but two of the 181 people aboard Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 died on Sunday morning after the plane embarked on an unsuccessful emergency landing at South Korea’s Maun International airport. It had flown in from the Thai capital of Bangkok, carrying…

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu, Oregon authorities said, prompting a recall of raw frozen pet food that was sold nationwide.Northwest Naturals, a pet food company based in Portland, Oregon, said Tuesday it had voluntarily recalled one batch of its two-pound Feline Turkey Recipe raw frozen pet food after it tested positive for the virus. The product was sold through distributors in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Wisconsin, as well as Canada’s British Columbia.RELATED: Why Finland is vaccinating farmers against…

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections in the Western European country, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor in protest.Germany is to vote in an early election on Feb. 23 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party governing coalition collapsed last month in a dispute over how to revitalize the country’s stagnant economy.Musk’s guest opinion piece for Welt am Sonntag —a sister publication of POLITICO owned by the Axel Springer Group — published in German over the weekend, was the second time this month he supported…

As twisters pummel the South, many are wondering how to differentiate a tornado warning versus a tornado watch. Image Credit: Getty Images As 2024 comes to a close, twisters have pummeled the South, leaving widespread destruction and casualties in their paths. Depending on where you live, you may have been issued a tornado watch or a tornado warning. But how do the two alerts differentiate? Learn the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning below. What Is a Tornado Watch? According to the National Weather Service, a tornado watch encourages all residents in one area to prepare for…

It’s a beautiful autumn afternoon, and 21 third-graders are learning about nutrition and environmental science as part of their daily school lesson. But they aren’t sitting in a classroom. They are wandering through furrows of rich, dark soil, surrounded by rows of lettuce, onions, carrots and other produce on the sun-dappled San Mateo County coast. “This is an organic farm,” says Sara Neale, their guide. “Do you know what organic means?” “Original?” said one boy, shrugging his shoulders. “It means we don’t use any chemicals,” she says, smiling. Sara Neale, farm educator at the HEAL Project, takes a group of…

Hegseth has opened up about his family on social media and in various interviews. Learn more about the former TV personality. Image Credit: Getty Images Pete Hegseth has lived a life in the public eye for years. As an established television personality and political commentator, viewers took an interest in Hegseth’s personal life. Although the former Fox News co-anchor tends to keep his family away from the public eye, he has opened up about his children in past interviews and, occasionally, on social media. In his book, The War on Warriors, Hegseth encouraged his sons to join the military when…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has backed a US plan for a ceasefire with Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, marking a potential breakthrough in the devastating conflict which has gripped the Middle East.In a televised speech on Tuesday, the Israeli premier said he had recommended the deal to his war cabinet, ahead of a vote expected later. It was not immediately clear if approved, when the ceasefire would come…