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Cody Rhodes has a full weekend ahead of him as he’s set to headline the main event of WrestleMania 40 Nights 1 and 2 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Before “The American Nightmare” and Seth Rollins take on The Rock and Roman Reigns on Saturday, and before he will compete against Reigns for the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship on …

NATO is debating a plan to provide more predictable military support to Ukraine in coming years as better armed Russian troops assert control on the battlefield, the organization’s top civilian official said Wednesday. “We strongly believe that support to Ukraine should be less dependent on short-term, voluntary offers and more dependent on long-term NATO commitments,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said …

A ruling party mayoral candidate was shot dead on Monday in central Mexico during an event on the first day of her campaign, despite having requested security protection from authorities and receiving no response. A city council candidate was also initially reported as fatally shot in the incident, but the security ministry later said the person was missing. On Monday …

Dozens of Chinese warplanes and multiple naval ships were reported around the island of Taiwan this week, the largest coordinated display this year. At least 30 planes and nine ships were detected in Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) by the country’s Ministry of National Defense (MND). “30 PLA aircraft and 9 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up …

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice released a statement after a “major” car crash he was involved in Saturday in Dallas. After his attorney, Royce West, a member of Texas Senate representing the 23rd district, released a statement saying Rice was cooperating with authorities, Rice reiterated his cooperation. “Today, I met with Dallas PD investigators regarding Saturday’s accident,” Rice …

The former Tennessee Titans scout who is accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend made his first court appearance on Wednesday as the district attorney is seeking a life in prison sentence. Blaise Taylor, 27, is accused of poisoning his girlfriend, Jade Benning, and killing her and her unborn child. U.S. Marshals arrested Taylor in Utah, serving an indictment from Nashville …

Ukraine on Wednesday lowered the military conscription age from 27 to 25 in an effort to replenish its depleted ranks after more than two years of war following Russia’s full-scale invasion. The new mobilization law came into force a day after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed it. Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, passed it last year. It was not immediately …

Mourners gathered outside a southern Finland school Wednesday, a day after a 12-year-old student was accused of fatally shooting a boy and seriously wounding two girls all the same age with a handgun. The suspect, a sixth grader who attended the school, was apprehended less than an hour later. The attack shocked the Nordic nation, where Finnish blue-and-white flags were …

Thai wildlife officials laid out a plan on Wednesday to bring peace to a central Thai city after at least a decade of human-monkey conflict. The macaques that roam Lopburi are a symbol of local culture, and a major tourist draw. But after years of dangerous encounters with residents and visitors and several failed attempts to bring peace with population …

Minnesota Twins star Byron Buxton was nearly run over after he stepped in front of a bratwurst mascot during the Milwaukee Brewers race on Tuesday afternoon. Buxton came out of the dugout to take the field before the bottom of the sixth inning when the mascots were running down the third base line. Buxton saw the mascots coming and quickly …