The world’s top-ranked female player continued her grasscourt nightmare at Wimbledon, losing in three sets to Yulia Putintseva. Iga Swiatek has never had much affection for grass and any hope that this year’s Wimbledon would kindle a blossoming love affair for the surface went up in flames as the world number one was sent tumbling … Read more
Massoud Pezeskhian has promised to bring changes at home and engage leaders abroad. Iran has elected a new president. Masoud Pezeshkian has been described by many as a moderate candidate – who’s been promising social reforms and engagement with the West. But in the Iranian system, it is the supreme leader – not the president … Read more
Biden struggles to deal with a political and media pile-on over his age. After a disastrous debate, President Joe Biden etched questions about his cognitive capabilities into the public consciousness. Liberal media outlets and commentators, who long downplayed warning signs about Biden’s ageing, have changed their tune. Many are now calling on him to step … Read more
Hurricane Beryl’s path of destruction is far from over, as the deadly storm charts a course towards northeastern Mexico and southern Texas after devastating the Yucatán Peninsula early Friday morning. Jamaica and multiple locations across the Caribbean, including Barbados and the Cayman Islands, suffered widespread damage after Hurricane Beryl made landfall earlier this week, with 11 … Read more
Volcano on Sicilian island of Stromboli erupting 9NEWS Watch Dramatic Eruption Of Mount Etna – Videos from The Weather Channel The Weather Channel Mount Etna: Drone video shows Europe’s most active volcano roaring with lava CNN Mount Etna Erupts, Spewing Lava and Clouds of Ash 15,000 Feet Into the Air The New York Times Flights resumed at Catania Airport … Read more
UK Conservative Party suffers its worst election defeat in more than a century. The UK has a new prime minister. Keir Starmer has led the Labour Party to a landslide election victory – its first win in more than a decade. But has the electorate truly embraced Labour? Or was this also a vote against … Read more
Complaints to US government from travellers are the highest since the COVID pandemic when airlines were slow to refund. Air travel got more miserable last year, if the number of consumer complaints filed with the United States government is any measure. The Department of Transportation said Friday that it received nearly 97,000 complaints in 2023, … Read more
BUCHAREST, Romania — A court in Romania’s capital ruled Friday that social media influencer Andrew Tate can leave Romania but must remain within the European Union as he awaits trial on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Bucharest Tribunal’s decision to allow Tate, 37, to leave the … Read more
We explore what made Kenyans get up from behind their screens and out into the streets to rise up against the political elite. Images of Gen Z confronting Kenyan police armed with tear gas, water cannon and live rounds have dominated headlines in recent weeks. What began as a social media movement opposing a proposed … Read more
The call between the US president and the Israeli prime minister took about 30 minutes and was attended by the national security adviser, secretary of state and vice president. The purpose of the call, according to the White House, was to work out the final details in terms of trying to get the captives that … Read more