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Nairo Quintana has revealed that he will take on two Grand Tours in 2025, with the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta a España both among his goals for the new season.The Colombian is preparing for his second season back at Movistar, the 10th of his career with the Spanish squad. He turns 35 in February but still has high hopes for the future, with a free role at the Giro in May on the menu along with a support role for Enric Mas at the Vuelta.He took on both races in 2024 after a year away from top-level racing in…

Jimmy Carter, former US president, dies aged 100Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailHeartfelt tributes are pouring in from world leaders celebrating the life and humanitarian achievements of James Earl “Jimmy” Carter Jr, the former US president, who has died aged 100.Carter, a naval officer, Nobel Peace Prize winner and peanut farm operator who became the 39th president of the United States, died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on Sunday, December 29, according to his son. He served…

Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Defense Serhiy Boyev discussed with ambassadors and representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Sweden the priorities of military and financial assistance to Ukraine in 2025. That is according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Ukrinform reports. The parties reviewed the results of their collaboration this year and discussed the priorities for supporting Ukraine in 2025.  Boyev expressed gratitude to the allies for their assistance and provided an overview of the current battlefield situation, the specifics of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Victory Plan, and focused on the priority…

Spanish authorities said on Monday they had seized seven tons of cocaine stashed in sea freight containers buried underneath a farm, arresting three suspected smugglers. Police posted video of the seizure, showing officers digging up ground and retrieving dozens of packages containing the alleged drugs.The Civil Guard police said they launched the operation on Friday when they detected two suspicious speedboats at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River.The boats were tracked to a rural estate in the municipality of Coria del Rio, south of the city of Seville, where the suspects stored the drugs in two containers hidden underground.The Civil…

Ineos Grenadiers riders have been seen wearing what appears to be their refreshed 2025 racing kit at a training camp in Spain.  The British super team have stuck to their 2024 orange and black colours but have flipped the fade, with the black section now on the left shoulder. Ineos Grenadiers used orange Kask helmets in 2024 but seem to have switched to a brighter red colour with a white strip down the middle, in a move that perhaps makes the riders easier to see in the peloton. A team car also had a white stripe.    Geraint Thomas, Josh Tarling, Magnus…

Roger Carstens, the Biden administration’s top official for freeing Americans held overseas, on Friday arrived in Damascus, Syria, for a high-risk mission: making the first known face-to-face contact with the caretaker government and asking for help finding missing American journalist Austin Tice. Tice was kidnapped in Syria 12 years ago during the civil war and brutal reign of now-deposed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. For years, U.S. officials have said they do not know with certainty whether Tice is still alive, where he is being held or by whom.The State Department’s top diplomat for the Middle East, Barbara Leaf, assistant secretary of…

Students from Nissan’s technical college have prepared a trio of concepts for the 2025 Tokyo Auto Salon The concepts include a Nissan Z station wagon that features elements from three separate Nissan vehicles The lineup also features a heavily tuned Nissan Bluebird and a modern interpretation of the Kenmary-era Nissan Skyline Students from Nissan’s in-house technical college have prepared a trio of concepts for January’s 2025 Tokyo Auto Salon, and one of them is a Nissan Z station wagon. Nissan’s technical college cultivates the next generation of automotive specialists and has five campuses located around Japan. It provides specialized programs…

On a recent Thursday along the beautiful waters of Berkeley’s Aquatic Park, a group of cormorants sunbathed on the dock, buffleheads floated nearby, and Christina Leffmann embraced the freedom she thought she’d never have.A decade ago, when Leffmann was 23, she suffered a stroke — her third — and her life fell apart. Today, she settles into her power-assisted tricycle, attaches the leash of her 14-year-old dog, Air, and starts to ride. Riding the paved pathway alongside the glistening waters, Leffmann is as free as the cormorants on a cycling ride that has become a weekly highlight.It’s all made possible…

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — At least 66 people have died after a truck plunged into a river in southern Ethiopia, a hospital director said Monday. The accident took place Sunday when an old, overcrowded truck that was contracted by wedding guests fell off the Gelan Bridge, where villagers said traffic crashes have happened before. The medical director at Bona General Hospital in the southern Sidama region, Lemma Lagide, told The Associated Press on Monday that 64 people died on site and two others at the hospital. He said those patients in need of more sophisticated critical care were transferred to a…

The actress, who was 87 when she died in December 2024, was best known for her role in the 1976 sitcom ‘Alice.’ Image Credit: Getty Images Linda Lavin will forever be remembered for her brilliant stage and screen performances. The late Alice star died at the age of 87 on December 29, 2024. A representative for Lavin revealed her cause of death shortly after the news broke, which shocked many fans and colleagues because Lavin was working on the upcoming Hulu series, Mid-Century Modern. Mid-Century Modern showrunners David Kohan, Max Mutchnick and Jimmy Burrows paid tribute to Lavin in a…