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Best-on-best hockey returns as US and Canada unveil Olympic squads

2 janvier 2026 à 21:48
  • NHL players return to men’s Olympic ice hockey

  • US, Canada unveil rosters packed with star talent

  • Knight leads US women as PWHL era reaches Games

The return of ice hockey’s biggest stars to the Winter Games could spark a renaissance for the sport on the global stage, as gold-medal favorites United States and Canada handpicked top NHL talent for the Milano-Cortina Olympics.

The National Hockey League has not permitted its athletes to participate in the Games since 2014, putting a damper on the men’s Olympic ice hockey tournament as the world’s best players were forced to stay home in 2018 and 2022.

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© Photograph: Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images

© Photograph: Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images

© Photograph: Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images

Saudi invites Yemen’s southern factions to ‘dialogue’ in Riyadh after surprise independence bid

3 janvier 2026 à 03:11

Southern Transitional Council wants to form a breakaway state, which would split the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest state in two

Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry has called for Yemen’s southern factions to attend a “dialogue” in Riyadh, after a surprise independence bid and the United Arab Emirates declaring it had withdrawn all troops from Yemen.

In a statement on Saturday, the Saudi ministry urged “a comprehensive conference in Riyadh to bring together all southern factions to discuss just solutions to the southern cause”. Riyadh said the Yemeni government had issued the invitation for talks.

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© Photograph: AP

© Photograph: AP

© Photograph: AP

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