5 hours ago Russian video appears to show Australian man fighting for Ukraine captured and interrogated

Dfat making inquiries about footage showing man who identifies himself as Oscar Jenkins, PM confirmsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA video purporting to show the Russian capture of an Australian man fighting for Ukraine on the war’s eastern front has prompted urgent inquiries by Australia’s federal government.The man, who identified himself as Oscar Jenkins, is struck several times and questioned roughly in Russian in the video, which was circulating on the messaging service Telegram. Nine newspapers, which broke news of the video, reported that the footage had first been shared by the Russian journalist Alexander Sladkov. Continue reading...

Culture

12 hours ago Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells Ukraine’s diplomats to fight for Nato membership

Comments come after Vladimir Putin threatens ‘more destruction’ in response to Kazan drone attackVolodymyr Zelenskyy has told the country’s diplomats Ukraine will have to fight to persuade allies to allow it to take up Nato membership, but has described the goal as “achievable” as the country searches for security guarantees to protect it from Russia.The comments came as the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, vowed to bring more “destruction” to Ukraine after a devastating drone attack on the central Russian city of Kazan. Continue reading...

Politics

12 hours ago Paris Fury shakes her head in dismay as she reacts to husband Tyson's defeat by Oleksandr Usyk

The mother-of-seven, 35, travelled to Saudi Arabia for the fight, seven months on from their first bout, which saw the Ukrainian, 37, inflict the Gypsy King's first defeat of his professional career.

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18 hours ago Daniel Dubois interrupts Oleksandr Usyk celebration to demand ‘revenge’

Dubois was knocked out by Usyk in a controversial fight in August 2023 but stormed the ring after the Ukrainian’s victory over Tyson Fury to demand a rematch

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21 hours ago Tyson Fury's next opponent MUST be Anthony Joshua in the 'biggest fight in history of British boxing', Eddie Hearn insists after Oleksandr Usyk defeat

Fury was defeated by the untouchable Usyk for the second time in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night after all three judges scored the fight 116-112 in the Ukrainian's favour.

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25 hours ago ‘I won that fight’: Tyson Fury rejects defeat as judges’ ‘Christmas gift’ to Oleksandr Usyk

Despite a unanimous decision against him by all three judges, Fury refuses to accept the Ukrainian fighter has now beaten him in back-to-back title bouts Tyson Fury described Oleksandr Usyk’s victory over him as a “Christmas gift” from the three judges who all scored the fight 116-112 in favour of the champion. The verdict was justifiably much more clear-cut than the split-decision ruling which had also given Usyk victory in May.But Fury offered his contrasting belief at the post-fight press conference: “I thought I won that fight. I thought I won both fights but I’m going home with two losses on my record. There’s not much I can do about it. I can just fight my heart out. Continue reading...

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28 hours ago Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 LIVE: Gypsy King loses AGAIN as all three judges give fight to Ukraine's world champion on points

Follow Mail Sport's live blog for the ring walk times, undercard results and round-by-round updates as Tyson Fury takes on Oleksandr Usyk at the Kingdom Arena in Saudi Arabia. 

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