Joe Bugner, a former heavyweight boxer, passed away at the age of 75.
Bugner was a three-time European heavyweight champion and twice held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles.
In 1973, he faced Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in back-to-back fights, before reversing his fight with Ali in 1975.
The British Boxing Board of Control announced that Joe Bugner, a former heavyweight champion of the United Kingdom, European and Commonwealth champion, and world championship contender, passed away at his care home in Brisbane, Australia.
The family of Joe’s is incomprehensible, the British Boxing Board of Control says.
In the 1970s, Bugner was consistently ranked among the top ten heavyweights in the world for his technical prowess, toughness, durability, and willingness to fight the best.
The tough heavyweight who combined it with the best
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After the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956, he and his family fled the country and eventually settled in the United Kingdom. Jozsef Kreul Bugner was born in Szoreg, Hungary, in 1950.
Bugner first started boxing as a teenager and quickly advanced to the amateur ranks, claiming the ABA light heavyweight title at age 17.
In 1971, Bugner won both the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles, and he also won a notable victory over Cooper at Wembley as a professional.
His fierceness was further strengthened by his fights with Ali and Frazier.
Ali and Bugner had better control of the fight in their first fight, but Bugner went the distance and won praise for his resilience.
In a gruesome match later that year, he faced Joe Frazier, who was ultimately stopped in the 12th round despite his bravery. In 1975, Bugner lost to Ali once more in points.
Throughout his career, Bugner has made a number of retirements. He made several comebacks in 1976 after hanging up the gloves for the first time.
In the middle of the 1980s, he relocated to Australia, where he continued to compete in the highest levels, including a defeat for Bruno, who had stopped him in the eighth round of 1987.
Bugner resigned after nearly eight years, winning the 1995 Australian heavyweight title.
He defeated James “Bonecrusher” Smith in the WBF heavyweight championship match in 1998 at the age of 48 before bowing out of boxing permanently in 1999 after being defeated by Levi Billups.
According to a statement from the organization and people accompanying the mission, the Global Sumud Flotilla, which transports aid to the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip, has been forced to turn back.
The Mediterranean Sea’s strong winds, more than 30 knots (35. 9 km/h, or 34.5 miles per hour), may have caused a problem for smaller boats in the convoy, according to the flotilla on X.
The steering commission of the flotilla made the decision to travel back to Barcelona’s La Vela port, where they arrived after 22:00 (10:00 GMT), according to Al Jazeera’s Mauricio Morales, while reporting from the Familia.
About three hours prior, Morales continued, the decision to turn the other way.
The flotilla, which had left Barcelona on Sunday, announced on X that it had conducted a sea trial and had chosen to wait until the storm had passed.
A second attempt to start is anticipated on Monday, according to Morales.
The flotilla
Difficulty of small, government-operated vessels transporting humanitarian supplies and volunteers make up the flotilla.
On Thursday, it had planned to meet up with a second wave of ships in Tunisia, but that has now come with a little longer notice.
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This is the third humanitarian flotilla to attempt to end Gaza’s Israeli occupation in recent months.
Israeli naval forces have previously tried to intercept boats in international waters without success.
The largest maritime mission to Gaza, which brings together delegations from at least 44 nations, is said to be the Global Sumud Flotilla, according to organizers.
In the upcoming days, more boats are expected to leave Barcelona, including those from Tunisia and Sicily, with the 20-some remaining.
The volunteers are
The Global Movement to Gaza, Freedom Flotilla Coalition, Maghreb Sumud Flotilla, and Sumud Nusantara are the four main coalitions that have organized this flotilla.
Australia, Brazil, Colombia, South Africa, and numerous other European nations are among the countries where volunteers are found. Participants are not affiliated with any political party or government, according to the organizers.
Greta Thunberg, a climate activist from Sweden, Thiago Avila, a former mayor of Barcelona, Liam Cunningham, an Irish actor, and Eduard Fernandez from Spain, are all on board the flotilla.
Many of the parties involved have participated in previous flotilla operations.
A number of well-known activists and figures are on the coalition’s steering committee, including activist Wael Nawar, activist Wael Nawar, activist Yasemin Acar, activist Marouan Ben Guettaia, activist Marouan Ben Guettaia, activist Torkia Chaibi, activist Maria Elena Delia, activist and social scientist Karen Moynihan, activist and activist Wael Nawar, activist Melanie Schweizer, and activist Melanie Schweizer, both from Avila and Thunberg.
Although two boats from the Free Gaza Movement reached Gaza in 2008, previous flotillas have largely been blocked.
The movement, which was started in 2006 by activists during Israel’s occupation of Lebanon, launched 31 boats between 2008 and 2016, five of which reached Gaza despite stringent Israeli restrictions.
However, Israeli forces have intercepted or attacked all attempts since 2010 and continue to do so. The Mavi Marmara was attacked in international waters by Israeli commandos in 2010. Hundreds of people were hurt in the assault, which caused a total outcry. More than 600 passengers and humanitarian aid were on board the ship.
When the Madleen was intercepted in international waters about 185 kilometers (100 nautical miles) from Gaza in June, Thunberg, Avila, and other well-known activists were taken prisoner by Israeli commandos.
Gaza’s desperate need
The activists’ most recent attempts come as Gaza’s humanitarian situation is rapidly worsening.
Israel has disputed the assessment, which was supported by the UN-backed famine-confirmed-in-northern-gaza-global-hunger-monitor-says”>Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, which declared famine in some areas of the enclave last month.
In Gaza City, which is currently under heavy bombardment after the government approved a plan to seize it, the Israeli army has ordered residents to flee the area.
One of Afghanistan’s worst earthquakes has killed more than 800 people and injured at least 2, 800, authorities say as they warn that the death toll could rise.
Helicopters ferried the wounded to hospital on Monday in the eastern provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar as officials combed the rubble for survivors after a magnitude 6.1 tremor hit just before midnight on Sunday.
At least 812 people have died, government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said at a news conference on Monday, as the disaster further stretches the resources of the war-torn nation already grappling with poverty, drops in humanitarian aid and the pushback of hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees and migrants by neighbouring countries.
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Ministry of Interior Affairs spokesperson Abdul Maten Qanee told the Reuters news agency that rescue teams had been “mobilised to accelerate assistance, so that comprehensive and full support can be provided”.
The Ministry of Defence said it has flown 30 doctors and 800kg (1, 764lb) of medical supplies into Kunar to support hospitals dealing with the aftermath of the disaster. At least 40 flights have carried away 420 wounded and dead citizens, the ministry added.
Resident Sadiqullah, who lives in the Maza Dara area of Nurgal, one of the worst affected areas in Kunar province, told The Associated Press news agency that he was woken up by a deep boom similar to the start of a storm.
Sadiqullah said he ran to where his children were sleeping and rescued three of them but could not get to the rest of his family before the roof fell on top of him.
“I was half-buried and unable to get out”, he said from Nangarhar Regional Hospital.
“My wife and two sons are dead, and my father is injured and in hospital with me. We were trapped for three to four hours until people from other areas arrived and pulled me out”, he added.
Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder, reporting from Lahore, Pakistan, said the region is mountainous with villages scattered throughout the area.
“What we have found out is that the locals are digging out people from the rubble”, Hyder said, adding that due to the shallow nature of the earthquake, which makes them more destructive, the death toll is likely to increase.
Chris Elders, professor of petroleum geology at Australia’s Curtin University, told Al Jazeera that due to the mountainous terrain of the areas hit by the earthquake and their high population, the situation was particularly dangerous.
“It’s not only the buildings that will shake and become unstable, but the hillsides will also shake and become unstable, and that’s what triggers landslides”, Elders said.
“Earthquakes of this size and in this situation could really occur at any time, so it does make it very difficult to predict”, he said, adding that aftershocks are also a big concern for residents in the affected areas.
The last time a powerful earthquake hit Afghanistan, which is prone to tremors due to its location near the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, was in October 2023 when more than 2, 000 people were killed.
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international initiatives
In a post on X, the UN office in Afghanistan stated that the earthquake had “deeply saddened” it and that there had been “several fatalities” there.
Our teams are providing lifesaving support and assistance while on the ground. The affected communities are the subject of its message, it read.
Tehran expressed its “full readiness to send relief, medical, and humanitarian aid” in remarks made by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi for the Tasnim news agency.
Olivia Attwood, the former Love Island star, was spotted looking tense without her engagement ring after their on-a-wednesday on Ibiza.
Olivia Attwood looks downcast during tense chat with Pete Wicks after Ibiza trip(Image: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)
Olivia Attwood and Pete Wicks have been pictured looking very tense in what looked like a heated conversation just days after the pair were pictured looking cosy on a yacht during a trip to Ibiza.
The 34-year-old former Love Island star and TV personality was captured on camera taking a yacht trip to Ibiza with Pete and friends while getting some sun.
Olivia and Pete, 37, took a break from their Kiss Radio show, in which a close friend and former Love Island star were spotted outside the London studio with a close friend following the scandal, according to images obtained by The Sun.
While Pete rested his arm against the wall in front of Olivia, it was notably visible that she was smoking a cigarette and not wearing her wedding ring.
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Olivia and Pete didn’t bring up the speculation on air, but Pete made a playful joke about Olivia’s behavior, calling her a “naughty girl” and asserting that she can’t be trusted despite what he called her “faul” getaway.
Olivia’s husband Bradley Dack, 31, is reportedly absolutely ‘furious’ about her Ibiza getaway with friend and podcast co-host, Pete.
Bradley, 31, Olivia’s footballer husband, was ‘livid’, according to insiders after his teammates posted the photos on Gillingham FC’s WhatsApp group. While he was away for the team’s recent game, the football ace reportedly made fun of her trip.
Bradley’s teammates reportedly “couldn’t resist winding him up”, with the source claiming: “Bradley’s tried to laugh it off, but inside he’s fuming about it.” Reports claimed that Olivia was ‘in the doghouse’ with Bradley after the pictures of herself and Pete partying at Ocean Beach and later on a yacht emerged.
Olivia and Pete partied together in Ibiza(Image: Instagram/olivia_attwood)
Olivia and her husband’s husband’s alleged agreement regarding her drinking habits, according to an insider. Bradley is “funny” about the latest images of her and Pete, though.
“Olivia will never change, she’s a party girl at heart and has been working so hard this year, she needed some time to blow off steam. The issue now is her public flaunting of her flirty ways. She has a very public profile now so for Bradley her wild partying in Ibiza did irritate and anger him,” the source told Mail Online.
“Liv is completely accepting and accepting who she is, flaws and all,” he exclaimed. It’s completely absurd to say otherwise between Liv and Pete because they are friends. Bradley and Olivia are happily married.
Olivia Attwood insisted there is no issue with her husband over Pete Wicks(Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images for Universal)
On Saturday, another insider told The Mirror that there is no drama. “There is no issue between Olivia and Bradley,” they insisted.
It comes after Bradley made a powerful marriage statement. Fans of the former Love Island star have expressed concern about her marriage in recent months.
After the pictures surfaced, Bradley has been seen, and it is obvious he has made a strong statement about their future marriage. Bradley was still sporting his golden wedding band as he took to the stage with his teammates to meet fans as he took to the stands with a brave face.
Olivia was seen arriving at her workplace on Sunday without her wedding band, though.
Olivia and Bradley tied the knot two years ago(Image: @bradleydack1/instagram)
Olivia frequently rashes her ring, a source close to her claims, but this time she had a valid reason: she washed it after being covered in sun cream while enjoying her “feral” time on Ibiza.
Olivia has also addressed the controversy at the center of which she finds herself. One fan wrote, “I’m afraid for your marriage,” on her Instagram account. Olivia, who is known for not holding back, responded, “Don’t be. Concern your own; worry about it.
Olivia admitted she had been a “bad girlfriend” to her husband, Bradley, three weeks before the drama. She claimed to be “could be on Bad Wives” while promoting her new show, Bad Boyfriends.
I had the upper hand over our relationship for ages. She stated to the press, “He’s coming for my throne, and I carried him on my back for a long time. He was always out in the beginning and was playing football. And now he needs to assist me more because I’m the one who is filming seven days per week. Because I work, I miss my football games. I’m evil.
Olivia recently called herself a ‘bad wife’(Image: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
He replies, “You save all your nice personality for work, and then you come in and say, “Where’s my dinner?” She also pointed out that their marriage is “not perfect.”
Olivia said, “Brad and I do have a lovely relationship,” in a statement to the Mirror. However, the relationship between me and him is imperfect. However, the relationship is excellent.
“Everyone learns that,” the saying goes. There is no such thing as perfect. You’ll find someone with a new set of issues if you leave someone because of a particular set of problems.
The Mirror wants to speak with Bradley and Olivia’s representatives about this story.
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The United States Geological Survey reported that a magnitude 6 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Sunday near Pakistan’s border just before midnight local time. Following were several aftershocks.
2,500 people were hurt and at least 800 were killed. Seismologists believe that the earthquake’s epicenter was at a depth of about 8 kilometers (5 miles), which makes it more intense and destructive, especially for fragile homes and communities.
In this visual explanation, we explain why earthquakes occur at shallow depths more frequently than deep ones, even when their magnitude is the same.
What causes earthquakes to occur?
Simply put, the Earth shakes, which causes an earthquake.
The Earth’s surface is made up of kilometers of hard rock, which are then encircled by a series of moving plates known as tectonic plates, which are positioned on a sea of hot, liquid rock that rolls as it cools, causing the plates to move. On the surface of these plates, earthquakes and volcanoes occur.
Plates are technically always moving, but they typically stay locked together until something breaks under them, allowing them to slide along well-known fault lines, which can extend for miles.
Energy erupts into the surrounding rock when the plate moves and suddenly the pressure releases.
How are earthquakes calculated?
Seismographs, which used to be wiggling needles that recorded the shaking of the ground, are now only digital, according to scientists.
This data is distributed over a global scale, as well as local and regional networks, and is largely open-source and connected automatically. Systems can accurately map the location, duration, and size of an earthquake by combining at least three measurements.
The most widely used scale measures earthquakes’ overall magnitude, with each unit increasing ten times its strength, as opposed to the various methods.
Depth is another crucial factor, as shallower earthquakes typically cause more damage than shallower ones.
Why do shallow earthquakes cause more damage?
Even if two earthquakes of the same magnitude are similar in magnitude, how much damage is done and how strong the effects are on the ground are affected by both earthquakes’ depths. Because of the shorter distances they travel before reaching people and buildings, shallower quakes are typically much more destructive.
As the energy travels through the rock’s layers in deeper earthquakes, it dissipates a lot. In densely populated areas, shallow ones, in contrast, release their energy closer to the ground, causing more shaking and harm.
There are typically three measurements used to classify earthquake depth: shallow focus (0-70 km or 0-43 miles), intermediate focus (70-300 km or 43-186 miles), and deep focus (300-700 km or 186-435 miles).
Where do earthquakes most frequently occur in Afghanistan?
The Hindu Kush mountain range is a hotspot for both shallow and deep earthquakes because Afghanistan is one of the most seismically active regions on Earth. Due to the tectonic collision between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate, this region is very active.
In addition to forcing some of the lithosphere to steeply sink into the mantle, this enormous pressure also causes crust to crumple and fracture, according to the Hindu Kush. In consequence, there are frequent earthquakes that can reach 200 kilometers (124 miles) deep in the Pamir-Hindu Kush region of northern Afghanistan, a rare sight on earth.
In contrast, earthquakes typically strike closer to the surface where they cause the most damage, along the Sulaiman Range (western Pakistan and southeast Afghanistan) and near the Main Pamir Thrust.
The location of some of Afghanistan’s most deadly earthquakes since 1991 can be seen in the graphic below.
