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Raducanu had looked far from her best in her past two matches following illness but, 16 days after her first-round exit at Roland Garros, the Briton made afresh on Andy Murray Arena.The 2021 US Open champion held a commanding 3-0 lead before rain halted play – but that would not disrupt her rhythm.She captured the first set without reply after just 20 minutes on court, winning 25 of the 31 points played – hitting 11 winners and just two unforced errors.Raducanu maintained that excellent level to begin the second set with a break of serve – although she would not…
Lebanese official says Israeli strikes on Tyre have killed eight peopleLebanon’s health ministry said an Israeli airstrike on the southern city of Tyre before an Israeli military warning on Tuesday killed at least eight people and wounded 32 others, noting the toll was provisional.The state-run National News Agency (NNA) had reported the strike not long before Israel’s military issued an evacuation warning for the entire city and surrounding areas ahead of strikes there.ShareUpdated at 13.53 BSTKey eventsIn a post on X, France’s foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot said: double quotation markWith our British, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, and Norwegian partners, we are…
The row erupted after Italy said it was investigating the far-right minister over his treatment of Gaza flotilla activists.Published On 9 Jun 20269 Jun 2026Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has called “unacceptable” comments made by Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after learning he was being investigated over the treatment of Global Sumud Flotilla activists.“These are unacceptable words that we reject; they are unworthy of a minister,” Tajani said in Italy’s Senate on Tuesday. “Ben-Gvir’s words demonstrate the political and moral level of this gentleman.”Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listA day earlier, Ben-Gvir had slammed Italy, saying…
The 2026 World Cup will launch with a series of historic opening ceremonies across North America, marking the first time the tournament has been launched simultaneously in three host countries.The United States, Mexico and Canada will officially launch the biggest World Cup in history.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listWhile the US hosted the tournament in 1994 and Mexico in 1970 and 1986, Canada will host the competition for the first time. Together, the three countries will open the tournament.This World Cup will feature a record 104 matches spread across 16 host cities. The global event will run from…
Steve Bower: Switzerland have a record of getting to finals and giving young players the stage to make a name for themselves – at past tournaments it was Breel Embolo and Dan Ndoye. Now it could be Manzambi’s turn.Some people will have seen him play a big part in the Freiburg side that went all the way to the Europa League final.Manzambi can play in various positions in midfield and is pretty good in the final third too. He carries the ball really well and I know the Swiss fans have got big hopes for him – Switzerland captain Granit…
Beirut, Lebanon – Tuesday marks 100 days since the beginning of Israel’s second military intensification against Lebanon in less than two years.Over the last 100 days, Israeli forces have destroyed dozens of villages in southern Lebanon. Israel and Lebanon have engaged in rounds of direct diplomatic talks for the first time in decades, but multiple efforts to fully implement a ceasefire have fallen by the wayside.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listAs Israel’s latest war on Lebanon marks 100 days, efforts are still under way to end the fighting on multiple fronts. In addition to direct talks between Israel and…
George Russell’s admission after qualifying that he has been struggling to maximise the Mercedes car all season felt like a seminal moment in the championship fight.Russell pointed to driving style, saying Antonelli had struggled in last year’s car and now he was struggling in this one. Until then, Russell had looked for external reasons to explain his difficult start to the season.There have, indeed, been many.He suffered a gearbox problem and then a front-wing issue in qualifying in China, which may well have denied him pole.The safety-car timing in Japan handed the victory to Antonelli, and vaulted him ahead of…
Ukraine’s president hopes to reinvigorate diplomacy after ‘very positive’ talks with US envoys and European leaders.Published On 9 Jun 20269 Jun 2026A pregnant woman and two others were killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, while two people were killed in Donetsk, Ukrainian officials have said.The overnight missile attacks on the town of Chuhuiv also injured six people and caused damage to residential buildings and shops, the regional prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIn the city of Kharkiv, 16 people were wounded in a drone attack, including children. Photos shared online by…
Nearly 700 students from Leipzig University, in Germany, sat down last month on the square outside the college cafeteria, next to the city’s old, ruined fortifications, to vote. A sea of hands rose, holding yellow cards.The vote was almost unanimous: The student council demanded the university cease all collaboration with Israeli institutions.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“All five [Israeli] partner universities of Leipzig University are an essential component of the Israeli military complex: They develop weapons, surveillance systems and recruit on their campus for military units,” 22-year-old Orlando Becker of Students for Palestine Leipzig told Al Jazeera.“We therefore…
PORTLAND, Maine — Darcy Halvorsen, 59, had already cast her ballot early for Graham Platner in Maine’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary when she read news of sexual text messages the oysterman had sent while married to a woman who wasn’t his wife. Halvorsen, who described herself as a Platner skeptic-turned-fan, is back to being a skeptic. As she attended a town hall of his at the Elks Lodge in Portland on Sunday — at least her eighth Platner event since last fall — she was regretting the vote. “I’m feeling very let down, disappointed,” she said. “Because I don’t think…