7 h. ago From Gaza to Ukraine, peace always seems just out of reach – and the reason isn’t only political | Simon Tisdall

Murdering and massacring innocents is indefensible. So why on earth is it allowed to continue? The answer is moral relativismThe quest for peace in major conflicts has rarely been so desperate and so seemingly futile. In Gaza, talk of ceasefires, truces and pauses typically ends in tears. In Ukraine, the war is now well into its fourth year with no end in sight, despite Donald Trump’s new 50-day deadline. Syria burns anew. Sudan’s horrors never cease. Last year, state-based conflicts reached a peak – 61 across 36 countries. It was the highest recorded total since 1946. This year could be worse.The sheer scale and depravity of war crimes and other conflict-zone atrocities is extraordinary. The deliberate, illegal targeting and terrorising of civilians, the killing, maiming and abduction of children, and the use of starvation, sexual violence, torture and forced displacement as weapons of war have grown almost routine. Israel’s killing last week of children queueing for water in Gaza ...

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7 h. ago Tyson Fury response speaks volumes as Oleksandr Usyk teases four fights after Dubois KO

Oleksandr Usyk successfully defended his heavyweight titles by stopping Daniel Dubois in the fifth round at Wembley, and called out Tyson Fury after the fight

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12 h. ago Oleksandr Usyk faces off with Jake Paul at Wembley as YouTuber teases MMA fight

Paul stood opposite the undisputed champion after Usyk finished Daniel Dubois at Wembley

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12 h. ago Oleksandr Usyk boxed the ears off a totally bewitched and an utterly bewildered Daniel Dubois before knocking him out in the fifth round

JEFF POWELL AT WEMBLEY: Daniel Dubois was reduced to a sprawling bumbling wreck on the floor without winning even one of the preceding four rounds.

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13 h. ago Jake Paul Teases Potential Anthony Joshua Boxing Fight at London's Wembley Stadium

Jake Paul Teases Potential Anthony Joshua Boxing Fight at London's Wembley Stadium  Bleacher Report

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13 h. ago Oleksandr Usyk knocks out Britain's Daniel Dubois in round five of their Wembley rematch to regain undisputed heavyweight crown

JEFF POWELL AT WEMBLEY: Daniel Dubois was reduced to a sprawling bumbling wreck on the floor without winning even one of the preceding four rounds.

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13 h. ago Usyk defeats Dubois to become undisputed heavyweight champion once more

Ukrainian adds IBF belt to WBA, WBC and WBO titlesDubois suffers second defeat to Usyk in two yearsThe mighty Oleksandr Usyk is, yet again, the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world as he decisively defeated Daniel Dubois in the fifth round after a display as clinical as it was brutal. At the age of 38, Usyk outclassed and outfought his British rival, who is 11 years his junior, to establish himself definitively as the best heavyweight, so far, of the 21st century.The end was as conclusive as it was crushing. A sharp combination set up an opening for Usyk’s crunching right hook. Dubois crumpled to the canvas then, bravely, he rose unsteadily to his feet. But the outcome had already been decided. Usyk moved in with shark-like speed and stealth. A shuddering overhead left detonated against the already listing head of Dubois who fell heavily to the canvas, his gumshield spitting helplessly from his mouth. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Usyk vs Dubois 2 live: Latest updates and results from heavyweight title fight

Daniel Dubois was knocked out in the fifth round by generational great Oleksandr Usyk

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13 h. ago Oleksandr Usyk knocks out Daniel Dubois to regain undisputed heavyweight titles

Usyk secured a fifth-round stoppage, two years after controversially beating Dubois via TKO in Poland

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13 h. ago Oleksandr Usyk knocks out Daniel Dubois as thrilling fight at Wembley over early

There were fireworks when Oleksandr Usyk faced Daniel Dubois at Wembley with the Ukrainian champion just too good for the British star to handle

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14 h. ago Oleksandr Usyk destroys Daniel Dubois with brutal KO and calls out Tyson Fury

Daniel Dubois was attempting to become the undisputed heavyweight world champion at Wembley when he took on Oleksandr Usyk for the second time

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14 h. ago Daniel Dubois vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 LIVE: Start time, undercard results, TV and stream

Daniel Dubois attempts to exact his revenge on Oleksandr Usyk tonight - and become the undisputed heavyweight world champion

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14 h. ago Boxing tonight: Usyk vs Dubois and Pacquiao vs Barrios TV channels, live streams, UK start times

Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois will face off in a huge heavyweight rematch while Manny Pacquiao will make his return to the ring against Mario Barrios in Las Vegas

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15 h. ago Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois: undisputed heavyweight championship – live updates

Live updates from the rematch at Wembley in LondonDonald McRae’s fight preview | And you can mail BryanThe stars are out tonight at Wembley. An expected crowd of 90,000 are here to watch Dubois attempt to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis.Lawrence Okolie and Kevin Lerena are just under way in the final preliminary of the evening, a scheduled 12-round heavyweight bout. Before that, Daniel Lapin extended his unbeaten run to 12-0 with a mostly forgettable points win over Lewis Edmondson in a 10-round light heavyweight scrap. The Ukrainian southpaw edged it on two of the three scorecards, 96–94, while the third judge had it even at 95–95, a reflection of a fight short on clean action and high on clinches. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Daniel Dubois arrives at Wembley just 90 minutes before Oleksandr Usyk fight

The young British star caused panicked amongst the boxing community after he rocked up to his fight with Usyk just 90 minutes before he is set to make the walk to the ring

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19 h. ago PETER HITCHENS: Ukraine's the stupidest war in modern history. Darkness is closing in

On July 4, in a phone call with Ukraine's President Zelensky, Donald Trump asked: 'Volodymyr, can you hit Moscow ? Can you hit St Petersburg too?'

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20 h. ago Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois 2: TV and free live stream, ringwalk times and fight card

Oleksandr Usyk takes on Daniel Dubois in a huge heavyweight title unification rematch this weekend at Wembley Stadium, after a controversial end to their first fight in 2023

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21 h. ago Ukraine war veterans to be ringside for Usyk’s heavyweight fight at Wembley Stadium

One war veteran watched Usyk’s win over Daniel Dubois while on the frontline

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25 h. ago Frank Warren: Daniel Dubois will beat Oleksandr Usyk to become British icon – this is how

FRANK WARREN COLUMN Daniel Dubois takes on Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday with a chance of becoming undisputed heavyweight champion of the world

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26 h. ago Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois ring walks and fight time for heavyweight rematch

Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois will do battle once again in a heavyweight unification fight at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night, and here's all the timings you need to know

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