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The Independent
9 hours ago
- Sport
- The Independent
Tyson Fury evaluates Moses Itauma's performance against Dillian Whyte and makes bold Oleksandr Usyk claim
Tyson Fury has predicted that Moses Itauma will clear out the heavyweight division of any remaining 'old men', including Oleksandr Usyk. Itauma, only 20, is coming off the biggest win of his career, knocking out Dillian Whyte in the first round on Saturday to announce himself on the world stage – against a man who spent three years as the WBC's top contender. After the knockout, Itauma said he would be ready if the opportunity to face undisputed champion Usyk was presented to him, but also called out Joseph Parker and Agit Kabayel. Itauma said: 'Joseph Parker and Kabayel do deserve the shot [against Uysk], but I would love to take that opportunity. Chuck me in there with them lot.' Now Fury, who knocked out Whyte in a world-title defence in 2022 and lost to Usyk on points twice last year, has evaluated Itauma's showing. Fury said: 'Moses Itauma will wreck all of them old men out of the division. [Oleksandr] Usyk, AJ [ Anthony Joshua ], [Jarrell ] Miller, [Zhilei] Zhang, Luis Ortiz. All these big names of the past are all a spent force. 'Even the world champion now, who took my belts. Usyk, Moses will wreck him, because it's a young man versus an old man, and old men can't mess with young men.' Fury, 37, was defeated twice by Oleksandr Usyk in 2024. Their first fight was for the undisputed heavyweight titles, and the rematch was for all the belts aside from the IBF, as Usyk was forced to vacate to allow the rematch to happen. But Fury first claimed the unified titles when he shocked the world and defeated Wladimir Klitschko in 2015, and said this is how he knows boxing is a sport of youth. 'Boxing is a young man's game, like I told Wladimir Klitschko when he was 37. Boxing is a young man's game. It waits for nobody.' A DAZN subscription provides access to over 185 fights a year across a range of combat sports from the world's best promoters.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
'Next time in Moscow?': Five takeaways after Trump and Putin's Alaska summit
Putin welcomed back on world stage with red carpet When President Vladimir Putin landed back onto the world stage on Friday, the skies in Alaska were cloudy. Waiting with a red carpet spread across the tarmac of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson was US President Donald Trump. As Putin approached, Trump clapped. The two leaders warmly shook hands and smiled. It was a remarkable moment for Putin – a leader who most Western nations have shunned since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. His international travel has since been largely limited to nations friendly to the Russian Federation, such as North Korea and Belarus. The fact that the Alaska summit happened at all was a victory for Putin. But this welcome would have surpassed the Kremlin's wildest dreams. In a short six months Putin went from being a pariah in the eyes of the West to being welcomed on US soil like a partner and friend. To cap it off, in an apparently unscripted moment, Putin decided to accept a lift to the airbase in Trump's armoured limousine instead of driving in his own Moscow-plated presidential state car. As the vehicle pulled away, the cameras zoomed in on Putin, sitting in the backseat and laughing. Putin faced with questions he never gets asked In his 25 years as Russian president, Putin has achieved complete control over the media, crushing journalistic freedoms and replacing information with propaganda. Within Russia he doesn't often – if ever – come up against unfriendly reporters. Yet it was only minutes after landing in Alaska that one journalist shouted in his direction: "Will you stop killing civilians?" If the question bothered him, he didn't show it, appearing instead to shrug and diverting his gaze. During a brief and somewhat chaotic photo op, more questions were shouted, including one in Russian about whether Putin would be ready to meet President Zelensky for a trilateral summit. Again, there was no obvious reaction from the Russian president beyond a cryptic smirk. LIVE UPDATES: Trump says no deal but 'progress made' after Ukraine talks with Putin ANALYSIS: No ceasefire, no deal. What summit means for Trump, Putin and Ukraine WATCH: How the Trump-Putin summit unfolded in 82 seconds VISUALS: The war-ravaged Ukrainian territories in maps VERIFY: Russian attacks on Ukraine double since Trump inauguration What was said when talks ended earlier than expected The world's media gathered in the room with Putin and Trump had been led to expect a press conference; instead, the two leaders gave statements and took no questions from reporters. Unusually, Putin was the first to speak. He praised the "constructive atmosphere of mutual respect" of the "neighbourly" talks, and then launching into a condensed history of Alaska's past as a Russian territory. As Putin spoke, Trump stood in silence. It was several minutes before the Russian president mentioned what he called the "situation in Ukraine" – ostensibly the catalyst for the summit. When he did, it was to state that although an unspecified "agreement" had been reached, the "root causes" of the conflict had to be eliminated before peace could be achieved. The phrase will have set off alarm bells in Kyiv and beyond. Since the start of the war it has become shorthand for a series of intractable and maximalist demands that Putin say stand in the way of a ceasefire. They include recognition of Russian sovereignty over the Ukrainian regions of Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson as well as Ukraine agreeing to demilitarisation, neutrality, no foreign military involvement and new elections. Essentially, they amount to capitulation – unacceptable to Kyiv, but clearly – even after three and a half years of bloody conflict – still paramount to Moscow. With this, it was clear that there was no deal. And what was not said Extraordinarily – given the context and the premise for the summit – when it was Trump's turn to speak he did not mention Ukraine or the possibility of a ceasefire once. The closest he came to referencing the conflict was saying that "five, six, seven thousand people a week" are killed and noting that Putin too wanted to see an end to the bloodshed. The usually loquacious Trump seemed to have less to say than Putin. His statement was notable for its relative, and unusual, brevity – but primarily for its vagueness. "There were many, many points that we agreed on," Trump said, adding that "great progress" had been made in an "extremely productive meeting". But he did not share any details and it did not appear that any concrete steps taken towards a resolution of the Ukrainian conflict. No major agreements or a trilateral meeting with President Zelensky were announced. And – to Moscow's relief – there was no mention of any "severe consequences" that Trump threatened would follow if a ceasefire wasn't reached. "We didn't get there," Trump admitted. Then, optimistically though vaguely, he added: "But we have a very good chance of getting there." 'Next time in Moscow' - Putin makes rare aside in English The summit may have failed to yield any tangible progress towards peace in Ukraine, but it cemented the rapprochement between Russia and the US. Pictures of the two presidents repeatedly shaking hands and grinning travelled far and wide on social media – as did images of American servicemen kneeling as they rolled out the red carpet at the foot of Putin's plane. Before wrapping up his statement, Putin referenced one of the US president's frequent talking points – that the conflict in Ukraine would have never started had Trump been in power. Despite Trump's assertion of "great progress", nothing of substance was unveiled at the Alaska summit – yet the two leaders left the door open for another meeting, this time on Russian soil. "I'll probably see you again very soon," Trump said. Rounding off a joint statement where he had to make no promises, no concessions and no compromises, Putin may have felt at ease enough to break into English – a rare occurrence. Chuckling, he looked at Trump and said: "Next time in Moscow." "Oh, that's an interesting one," Trump said. "I'll get a little heat on that one, but I – I could see it possibly happening."
BBC News
3 days ago
- Politics
- BBC News
Trump and Putin Alaska summit: Five takeaways from the meeting
Putin welcomed back on world stage with red carpet When President Vladimir Putin landed back onto the world stage on Friday, the skies in Alaska were cloudy. Waiting with a red carpet spread across the tarmac of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson was US President Donald Putin approached, Trump clapped. The two leaders warmly shook hands and was a remarkable moment for Putin – a leader who most Western nations have shunned since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. His international travel has since been largely limited to nations friendly to the Russian Federation, such as North Korea and fact that the Alaska summit happened at all was a victory for Putin. But this welcome would have surpassed the Kremlin's wildest dreams. In a short six months Putin went from being a pariah in the eyes of the West to being welcomed on US soil like a partner and cap it off, in an apparently unscripted moment, Putin decided to accept a lift to the airbase in Trump's armoured limousine instead of driving in his own Moscow-plated presidential state the vehicle pulled away, the cameras zoomed in on Putin, sitting in the backseat and laughing. Putin faced with questions he never gets asked In his 25 years as Russian president, Putin has achieved complete control over the media, crushing journalistic freedoms and replacing information with propaganda. Within Russia he doesn't often – if ever – come up against unfriendly it was only minutes after landing in Alaska that one journalist shouted in his direction: "Will you stop killing civilians?" If the question bothered him, he didn't show it, appearing instead to shrug and diverting his a brief and somewhat chaotic photo op, more questions were shouted, including one in Russian about whether Putin would be ready to meet President Zelensky for a trilateral summit. Again, there was no obvious reaction from the Russian president beyond a cryptic smirk. LIVE UPDATES: Trump says no deal but 'progress made' after Ukraine talks with PutinANALYSIS: No ceasefire, no deal. What summit means for Trump, Putin and UkraineWATCH: How the Trump-Putin summit unfolded in 82 secondsVISUALS: The war-ravaged Ukrainian territories in mapsVERIFY: Russian attacks on Ukraine double since Trump inauguration What was said when talks ended earlier than expected The world's media gathered in the room with Putin and Trump had been led to expect a press conference; instead, the two leaders gave statements and took no questions from Putin was the first to speak. He praised the "constructive atmosphere of mutual respect" of the "neighbourly" talks, and then launching into a condensed history of Alaska's past as a Russian Putin spoke, Trump stood in silence. It was several minutes before the Russian president mentioned what he called the "situation in Ukraine" – ostensibly the catalyst for the summit. When he did, it was to state that although an unspecified "agreement" had been reached, the "root causes" of the conflict had to be eliminated before peace could be phrase will have set off alarm bells in Kyiv and beyond. Since the start of the war it has become shorthand for a series of intractable and maximalist demands that Putin say stand in the way of a include recognition of Russian sovereignty over the Ukrainian regions of Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson as well as Ukraine agreeing to demilitarisation, neutrality, no foreign military involvement and new elections. Essentially, they amount to capitulation – unacceptable to Kyiv, but clearly – even after three and a half years of bloody conflict – still paramount to this, it was clear that there was no deal. And what was not said Extraordinarily – given the context and the premise for the summit – when it was Trump's turn to speak he did not mention Ukraine or the possibility of a ceasefire once. The closest he came to referencing the conflict was saying that "five, six, seven thousand people a week" are killed and noting that Putin too wanted to see an end to the usually loquacious Trump seemed to have less to say than Putin. His statement was notable for its relative, and unusual, brevity – but primarily for its vagueness. "There were many, many points that we agreed on," Trump said, adding that "great progress" had been made in an "extremely productive meeting".But he did not share any details and it did not appear that any concrete steps taken towards a resolution of the Ukrainian conflict. No major agreements or a trilateral meeting with President Zelensky were – to Moscow's relief – there was no mention of any "severe consequences" that Trump threatened would follow if a ceasefire wasn't reached."We didn't get there," Trump optimistically though vaguely, he added: "But we have a very good chance of getting there." 'Next time in Moscow' - Putin makes rare aside in English The summit may have failed to yield any tangible progress towards peace in Ukraine, but it cemented the rapprochement between Russia and the of the two presidents repeatedly shaking hands and grinning travelled far and wide on social media – as did images of American servicemen kneeling as they rolled out the red carpet at the foot of Putin's wrapping up his statement, Putin referenced one of the US president's frequent talking points – that the conflict in Ukraine would have never started had Trump been in Trump's assertion of "great progress", nothing of substance was unveiled at the Alaska summit – yet the two leaders left the door open for another meeting, this time on Russian soil. "I'll probably see you again very soon," Trump off a joint statement where he had to make no promises, no concessions and no compromises, Putin may have felt at ease enough to break into English – a rare occurrence. Chuckling, he looked at Trump and said: "Next time in Moscow.""Oh, that's an interesting one," Trump said. "I'll get a little heat on that one, but I – I could see it possibly happening."
Yahoo
09-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Wolf Warrior:' the Chinese movies secretly steering foreign policy
For over a decade, China has become increasingly aggressive on the world stage. It has clashed with neighbors on fishing rights. Its military has attempted to build man-made islands and then turn them into 'unsinkable carriers.' It has used economic power to take control of key industries in both neighboring and far-flung countries. And, as they've done so, their film industry has released a series of movies, often to massive ticket sales and rave reviews, that sell the idea of an aggressive, world-leading China to the Chinese people. Now, the nickname for modern Chinese foreign policy comes from one of those blockbuster movie franchises, and scholars say that it and similar movies might be inextricably linked with aggressive foreign policy. It would be like if we renamed our own foreign policies 'Top Gun' diplomacy and all our diplomats slapped 'Maverick' stickers on their laptops. 'Wolf Warrior' Films The movie 'Wolf Warrior' came out in 2015. If you haven't seen it, it's available on Pluto TV with English subtitles covering most of the action (and thank god for the subtitles, because I understand Chinese like Omar speaks Italian). The action scenes are about as believable as a Jackie Chan movie, but a lot of the cinematography is legitimately awesome. Seriously, it opens with a massive fight at an old industrial complex where dozens of soldiers clash with criminals amidst explosion after explosion. But then the assault is terminated because no one brought weapons strong enough to penetrate the walls, since high-caliber weapons would be dangerous (more dangerous than multiple hand grenades?). The point is that it's fun to watch with your brain off. And it also hypes the idea of constant, militarized foreign interventions by China around the world – again, if your brain is off. The movie got rave reviews in China, which is odd. Chinese audiences, like their diplomats, have historically preferred classic Chinese tales or war movies in which China defended itself against foreign aggression, typically against Japan during World War II. Scroll the list of movies with the highest ticket sales in China, and you'll find most of them were made in the 1980s or earlier, and few of them are boisterous, Western-style action movies. But 'Wolf Warrior' was a massive commercial success. And its sequel, 'Wolf Warrior 2,' was the highest-grossing film in Chinese history from its debut in 2017 until 2021, and it still holds the all-time number three spot. The number two highest-grossing film is 'The Battle at Lake Changjin,' a 2021 fictionalized retelling of the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, in which China counter-invaded the U.S. and re-established communist control over North Korea. Not exactly a classic or peaceful. Wolf Warrior Diplomacy As Chinese cinema has made the turn toward aggressive, Western-style interventionism, so has its diplomacy. The tie is so strong that some scholars of Chinese culture specifically point to China's foreign policy as the cause of a cultural shift in its people and cinema. Meanwhile, Chinese diplomacy experts have used the movie title 'Wolf Warrior' as a descriptor for the new diplomatic stance. Xiao Yang, a researcher in Australia, wrote in The China Quarterly an article that: '…argues that the Belt and Road Initiative, one of the state's prominent foreign policies and global strategies in this period, played a crucial role in shaping the production of the wolf warrior cycle films under a trend of the politicization of commercial blockbusters in the Chinese film industry. In turn, these films contributed to the formation of the 'wolf warrior diplomacy' image by reinforcing the proactiveness of China's diplomacy and nationalistic stereotypes in Chinese society towards international relations.' Yang is most focused on four movies, 'Wolf Warrior,' 'Operation Mekong,' 'Wolf Warrior 2,' and 'Operation Red Sea.' Each of them promotes the idea of Chinese interventionism, especially in the Middle East and Africa, where a major branch of China's Belt and Road Initiative passes. China's Belt and Road Yup, we should talk about how these movies interact with the Belt and Road Initiative. The Belt and Road is an absolutely massive infrastructure investment plan that started in 2013 and is expected to continue through 2049. It has seen China spend billions on trade networks connecting 140 countries and 75 percent of the world population. The initial phases have gone well for China. China structured much of the assistance as loan packages to other governments, and it has been able to recoup costs through either payments or by seizing major assets funded through the program. Through deals tied to Belt and Road funding, China now has liens or partial ownership of ports or port infrastructure in over 120 countries, including two entrances to the Panama Canal. Even where China receives no direct payment or control through the initiative, it still benefits them through trade and diplomacy. The roads, ports, railroads, and other infrastructure all tie back to China, increasing the country's importance as a trading partner for recipients. And it's hard for a country to go against China diplomatically when Chinese experts with Chinese funds are actively building infrastructure in their countries. Should you watch the 'Wolf Warrior' movies? The 'Wolf Warrior' movies are fun, if a little brain-dead. It's honestly like watching a 'Fast and Furious' movie if you had to read subtitles the whole time. But while the rise of the movies parallels changes in Chinese foreign policy, especially in how they call for rising Chinese clout in the Belt and Road Era, they don't, themselves, provide any special insight into how China will act going forward. It's not like Chinese diplomats watch the movies and take notes on how to spin-kick their Western counterparts in their next meeting. So they're fun movies, but you won't get any smarter from watching them. Watch them if you're curious, but, to stay informed, just assume that you'll keep seeing an aggressive China going forward. Maybe imagine some Chinese flags instead next time you watch 'Top Gun.' That's basically the experience of Chinese moviegoers right now. 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Fox News
27-07-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Lara Trump calls for no more 'endless negotiations'
Fox News host Lara Trump shares her view on international strategy as President Donald Trump puts America first on the world stage on 'My View with Lara Trump.'
