All 20 military personnel travelling on a Turkish C-130 cargo plane that crashed in Georgia have been killed, the Turkish government said on Tuesday. The C-130 plane had taken off from Azerbaijan and was on its way back to Turkey when it crashed, Turkey's defence ministry said on X. Video footage aired on news outlets appeared to show the aircraft spiralling down and leaving a trail of white smoke. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he was "deeply saddened" and expressed his condolences for those killed in the crash. Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev expressed his condolences to hi...

Islam Makhachev already has an opponent in mind for his first defence of the welterweight title, should he get through Jack Della Maddalena on Saturday. The ex-lightweight champion is moving up to 170lbs for the first time, taking on ‘JDM’ at UFC 322 in New York. A victory could see Makhachev reclaim the top spot in the pound-for-pound rankings, strengthening his case as one of the sport’s best. Beyond that, it could lead to a fight with someone Dana White has once placed above Georges St-Pierre. Kamaru Usman in the sights of Islam MakhachevFour fighters are set to compete on the UFC 322 under...

Islam Makhachev already has an opponent in mind for his first defence of the welterweight title, should he get through Jack Della Maddalena on Saturday. The ex-lightweight champion is moving up to 170lbs for the first time, taking on ‘JDM’ at UFC 322 in New York. A victory could see Makhachev reclaim the top spot in the pound-for-pound rankings, strengthening his case as one of the sport’s best. Beyond that, it could lead to a fight with someone Dana White has once placed above Georges St-Pierre. Kamaru Usman in the sights of Islam MakhachevFour fighters are set to compete on the UFC 322 under...

Islam Makhachev already has an opponent in mind for his first defence of the welterweight title, should he get through Jack Della Maddalena on Saturday. The ex-lightweight champion is moving up to 170lbs for the first time, taking on ‘JDM’ at UFC 322 in New York. A victory could see Makhachev reclaim the top spot in the pound-for-pound rankings, strengthening his case as one of the sport’s best. Beyond that, it could lead to a fight with someone Dana White has once placed above Georges St-Pierre. Kamaru Usman in the sights of Islam MakhachevFour fighters are set to compete on the UFC 322 under...

A Russian court extended the jail time of an 18-year-old street singer on Tuesday on charges seen as punishment for performing anti-war songs, an action denounced by human rights activists as part of a crackdown on free speech over the war in Ukraine. Diana Loginova was ordered held for another 13 days by the court in St. Petersburg on charges of violating public order with her October performance. It was the third consecutive sentence for Loginova, who has remained in custody since her initial arrest on 15 October. Loginova, a music student who goes by the stage name Naoko in the band Stoptim...