ONE veteran Wilian Poles was left without an opponent this past Saturday in Brazil.

Amir Albazi released a statement about his withdrawal from his UFC Vegas 108 main event fight against Tatsuro Taira, saying he was not medically cleared to compete.

A senior United Nations official has called on the Security Council to back peace operations as essential tools of diplomacy, warning that a growing “trust deficit” is hampering conflict resolution efforts across the globe.

Nearly one in five children under the age of five in Gaza City is acutely malnourished, experts say.

"The fuel price issue is just the last straw that has reignited widespread public discontent... People are fed up. Hunger is rife, and the poor are becoming miserable", said local activist Laura Macedo.

Food from the UN and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is originally handed out for free but neither organisation is able to track who receives its aid.

Ouattara's announcement on Tuesday ends month of speculation about whether he would be a candidate in the 25 October polls.

Bella Mir kept her undefeated record in tact after hitting a one-armed kimura — better known as the chicken wing — to tap out Stephanie Calderon in Fury FC on Sunday.

According to Khalil Rountree, the UFC had a practical reason for changing back to the old gloves.

Khabib Nurmagomedov gives a hypothetical timetable for a comeback fight.

Bella Mir has ambitious plans for the future including a run at the 2028 Olympics, which is why she’s making wrestling her priority but still has the UFC in her long term goals.

Amanda Ribas will have to go under the knife after her UFC Abu Dhabi knockout loss to Tabatha Ricci on Saturday.

Foreign aid drops over Gaza have resumed as international outrage intensifies over a deepening hunger crisis widely blamed on Israel. As backlash grows, the Israeli military has begun limited daily pauses in fighting,lasting 10 hours in three populated areas,to allow for aid distribution.

The Senegalese government has been trying for years to ban the use of the metal, without success.

The assault on Sunday morning is believed to have been carried out by Islamic State-backed rebels.