Alcaraz downs Sinner in thriller to reach French Open final
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz recovered from a woeful start to beat an inconsistent Jannik Sinner 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-3 and qualify for his maiden French Open final after a ...
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Southgate confident of winning over England fans with new-look squad
England manager Gareth Southgate said he is confident that fans will come to be captivated by the “different” squad he has named for this month’s European Championship in Germany.
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Verstappen needs to end his M jinx in Montreal
Max Verstappen was dominant in Montreal a year ago, leading every lap from pole, but he faces a fight for a third successive Canadian Grand Prix victory this weekend.
There ...
Ukraine has right to strike targets in Russia, NATO chief says
Ukraine has the right according to international law to attack legitimate military targets in Russia to defend itself, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said during a visit to new alliance ...
Search for missing British TV doctor continues on Greek island
The search for British TV presenter and healthy living advocate Michael Mosley entered its third day on the Greek island of Symi on Friday following his disappearance after setting out ...
Biden apologises to Zelenskiy for congressional delays to US aid
U.S. President Joe Biden met Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Paris on Friday, apologized for congressional delays in approving the latest U.S. aid package, and announced a fresh $225 ...
Unemployment nears 80% in Gaza, UN agency says
Unemployment in the Gaza Strip has reached nearly 80% since the war with Israel erupted last October, the United Nations labour agency said on Friday, bringing the average unemployment rate across ...
Moscow blames US for first time for deaths of Russian women and children
Russia alleged on Friday that Ukraine had used U.S.-supplied rockets to kill women and children in a region of southern Russia, and said that Washington was to blame.
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Israeli forces batter central, south Gaza as tanks advance in Rafah
With a renewed ceasefire push in the eight-month-old Gaza war stalled, Israel bombarded central and southern areas again on Friday, killing at least 28 Palestinians, and tank forces advanced to the ...
PM Sunak apologises for leaving D-Day commemorations early
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, in a new setback to his election campaign, apologised on Friday for leaving D-Day commemorations early to give an interview in which he attacked the ...
Alcaraz and Sinner to resume burgeoning rivalry
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will face off in a blockbuster French Open semi-final on Friday, as they resume a budding rivalry that could dominate the men’s tour for ...
Maguire, Grealish left out of England Euro 2024 squad
England manager Gareth Southgate left defender Harry Maguire and midfielder Jack Grealish out of his 26-man squad for the European Championship on Thursday.
Jude Bellingham, who helped Real Madrid win ...
Celtics dominate Mavericks in NBA Finals opener
Kristaps Porzingis wasn’t going to let a 37-day layoff slow him down during the biggest game of his NBA career.
Playing in the NBA Finals for the first time, ...
Israeli strike on UN school in Gaza kills dozens, UN condemns ‘horrific’ attack
Israel hit a Gaza school on Thursday with what it described as a targeted airstrike on up to 30 Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters inside, and a Hamas official said 40 people ...
European Elections
Dutch left-wing holds off surging Wilders in tight EU election, exit poll shows
Left-wing parties in the Netherlands on Thursday were projected to have narrowly won the most votes in the election for European Parliament, although nationalist Geert Wilders’ anti-immigration party made the ...
Robinhood bets big on crypto with $200 million deal for Bitstamp
Trading platform Robinhood Markets (HOOD.O) said on Thursday it has agreed to buy crypto exchange Bitstamp for about $200 million in cash, speeding up a broader push into digital assets ...
Europe pulls back as ECB shows caution after first cut in nearly 5 years
World stocks were on the brink of an all-time high and the euro rose on Thursday after the European Central Bank cut interest rates for the first time in nearly ...
France to provide Mirage 2000 warplanes to Ukraine, Macron says
France plans to provide Mirage 2000 warplanes to Ukraine, President Emmanuel Macron told French TV stations on Thursday.
Macron said that on Friday, on the occasion of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’...
Hunter Biden’s sister-in-law describes finding crack, gun in his truck
Hunter Biden’s sister-in-law testified at his criminal trial on Thursday that she took and threw away his gun out of fear of his spiraling addiction, potentially bolstering prosecutors’ case ...
Explosion near vessel in Red Sea off Yemen, security firm says
A merchant vessel reported that an explosion took place near it in the Red Sea on Thursday about 19 nautical miles west of the Yemeni port city of Mokha, British security ...
Polish soldier dies after being stabbed by migrants on border with Belarus
A Polish soldier died on Thursday after he was stabbed on the border with Belarus by migrants trying to cross into the European Union, the army said, while Warsaw said ...
Swiatek and Paolini set up Paris final showdown
Iga Swiatek moved closer to a third successive French Open title by cruising past American third seed Coco Gauff on Thursday and she will play Jasmine Paolini in the final ...
Spain requests to intervene in South Africa’s Gaza genocide case against Israel at ICJ
Spain has requested to intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel’s actions in Gaza at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said ...
Premier League teams vote to keep VAR
Premier League teams voted in favour of keeping Video Assistant Referees (VAR) on Thursday, despite the considerable amount of criticism this past season about the technology-aided officiating system.
The BBC ...