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NHL's Dallas Stars fire head coach Jim Montgomery under mysterious circumstances Firing season in the NHL often comes at the end of the league's schedule, but Jim Montgomery of the Dallas Stars became the fourth coach to be relieved of his duties when he was let go Tuesday. The move comes on the heels of the NHL announcing that new standards of behavior will be put in place for all personnel. Examples of the kind of behavior that the league will no longer tolerate include the emotional and physical abuse leveled by former Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters and alleged about ex-Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock. John Hynes of the New Jersey Devils was also fired this season after that team got off to a poor start. NEWS: Jim Montg...

250km in 2 min: WATCH Russian frigate fire Kalibr missile during Black Sea drill The Admiral Essen, one of the most advanced frigates in the Russian Navy, took part in an exercise in the Black Sea which involved hitting a target over 250km away with its primary armament, the Kalibr cruise missile. It took the projectile just 137 seconds to travel over 250km to its intended target on the shore and obliterate it, Zvezda TV reported, publishing footage of the test fire. The Kalibr missile family can be used by a wide range of naval platforms, and made its debut in actual combat during Russia’s counter-terrorism campaign in Syria. The Admiral Essen, which was commissioned in 2016, fired its missiles at targets in Syria at least three...

Turkey could bar US from using 2 key air bases over possible sanctions, FM Cavusoglu warns Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday that the United States could be barred from using two strategic air bases in retaliation for possible US sanctions, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. The comments came amid reports that US lawmakers had agreed on a defense bill that also includes calls to sanction Turkey over its decision to proceed with the purchase and deployment of Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems, AP said. “In the event of a decision to sanction Turkey, the Incirlik and Kurecik air bases can be brought to the agenda,” Cavusoglu was quoted as saying. “Congress members must understand that it is not possible to get anywhere with sanctions,” he ...