Coco Gauff of the United States wins her second Grand Slam title beating Aryana Sabalenka of Belarus at the French Open. Coco Gauff has won the French Open for the first time by defeating top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4 in the final. The second-ranked Gauff came out on top of Saturday’s contest that … Read more
A British mountain guide has scaled Mount Everest Sunday for the 19th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world’s highest mountain by a non-Sherpa guide. Kenton Cool, 51, from southwest England, scaled the 29,032-foot peak on Sunday along with several other climbers. He was doing well and on his way … Read more
Sudan’s wartime capital hit by drone attacks for first time Financial Times Drone strikes pummel Port Sudan in dramatic escalation of civil war The Washington Post Drone strikes pound Port Sudan, putting aid deliveries at risk CNN Port Sudan was safe during the war. Now it’s been attacked by a group linked to UAE NPR Fireball blankets port city … Read more
US State Department cable reveals that social media posts could lead to screening of visa applicants for national security threats. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered the State Department to review the social media accounts of foreign applicants for United States visas who have visited the Gaza Strip in the past 18 years, … Read more
The colossal squid, the heaviest invertebrate in the world, has been filmed alive in the wild for the first time since it was identified a century ago. Growing up to 23ft (seven metres) long and weighing up to half a tonne, the squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, is the heaviest invertebrate on the planet. The individual captured … Read more
The Israeli military launched airstrikes in the southern outskirts of Beirut on Friday for the first time since a U.S.-brokered cease-fire came into effect in November, shattering months of tense calm in the Lebanese capital and stoking fears of a further escalation. The bombardment came after rockets were fired at northern Israel from Lebanese territory … Read more
Solar Eclipse March 2025 Date and Time in India: Get ready to witness the first solar eclipse of 2025 on March 29. This partial solar eclipse will be the first of two solar eclipses occurring in 2025. However, just like the upcoming total lunar eclipse, also known as the Blood Moon, the partial solar eclipse … Read more
Israeli forces have deployed their tanks in the occupied West Bank for the first time in more than 20 years as part of an intensified military offensive that has displaced 40,000 Palestinians from refugee camps in the north. Israel said on Sunday its troops would stay in the West Bank refugee camps for the coming … Read more
JENIN, West Bank — Israeli tanks moved into the occupied West Bank on Sunday for the first time in decades in what Palestinian authorities called a “dangerous escalation,” after the defense minister said troops will remain in parts of the territory for a year and tens of thousands of Palestinians who have fled cannot return. … Read more
Hopes are running high that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza might finally be reached. Negotiators in Doha, Qatar appear to be on the brink of breaking a deadlock in ceasefire talks to end 15 months of Israel’s war on Gaza. In his final foreign policy speech, the outgoing US President Joe … Read more