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Marco Rubio to meet Russia's Lavrov in Malaysia amid Ukraine tensions

Rubio and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are to see each other in Kuala Lumpur, where both men are attending the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum

Sinner beats Shelton to reach Wimbledon semis despite elbow injury

The No. 1-ranked Sinner wore a white sleeve on his right arm with strips of tape visible underneath one above the elbow.

Iga Swiatek's first Wimbledon semifinal comes against Belinda Bencic

Swiatek is a five-time major champion, with four of those titles on the red clay of the French Open, and the other on the hard courts of the U.S. Open

Joao Pedro's brace against Fluminense gives Chelsea CWC final spot

Joo Pedro scored twice against his boyhood team in his first start for Chelsea, leading the Blues over Fluminense 2-0 Tuesday to assure an all-European Club World Cup final.

Wimbledon 2025: Players fined for swearing, racket abuse, misconduct

An updated list of fines released Wednesday by the All England Club showed that 2024 men's doubles champion Henry Patten received the biggest fine $12,500 in the category of verbal abuse

Wimbledon 2025: Djokovic makes record 14th semis, to face No. 1 Sinner next

Djokovic is 2-0 against Sinner at Wimbledon, eliminating him in the 2023 semifinals and 2022 quarterfinals.

FIFA Club World Cup 2025: PSG thump Real Madrid 4-0 in semi-finals

Fabin Ruiz scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain built a three-goal lead in the first 24 minutes and routed Real Madrid 4-0 on Wednesday, advancing to the Club World Cup final against Chelsea.

Hundreds gather at high school stadium to honour many lost to Texas floods

Several hundred people gathered for a worship ceremony at a high school stadium in Texas to remember the at least 120 people who died in the catastrophic flash floods over the July Fourth holiday

Trump promises West African leaders pivot to trade after US aid cut impacts

President Donald Trump promised West African leaders a pivot from aid to trade during a White House meeting on Wednesday as the region reels from the impact of sweeping US aid cuts.

Russia fires more missiles, drones at Kyiv; at least ten injured

In a post on Telegram, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said rescue workers were working at a residential building, after falling debris caused a fire on the top floor of an apartment building

Ship attacked by Houthi rebels sinks in Red Sea, six of 25 aboard rescued

The ship, flagged out of Liberia but owned by a Greek firm, likely had been targeted like the Magic Seas over its firm doing business with Israel

Trump administration sues California over transgender athlete policies

The move escalates a battle between the Republican administration in Washington and Democratic-led California over trans athletes

S Korean court approves new arrest of former Prez Yoon over martial law

The arrest warrant issued by the Seoul Central District Court sent Yoon back to a detention centre near the capital, four months after his release in March

US issues sanctions against UN investigator probing abuses in Gaza

Francesca Albanese, a human rights lawyer, has been vocal about what she has described as the genocide that Israel is waging against Palestinians in Gaza

Israeli strikes kill 40 in Gaza with no sign of progress in ceasefire talks

Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the second time in two days at the White House on Tuesday evening, but there was no sign of a breakthrough

Republicans urge universities to cut ties with Chinese scholarship scheme

The programme sponsors hundreds of Chinese graduate students every year at US universities

Trump admin resumes sending some weapons to Ukraine after Pentagon pause

The weapons now moving into Ukraine include 155 mm munitions and precision-guided rockets known as GMLRS

Turkish court orders ban on Musk's AI chatbot Grok for offensive content

The chatbot, developed by Musk's company xAI, posted vulgarities against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his late mother and personalities, while responding to users' questions

Russia's Lavrov to visit North Korea this week in an effort to boost ties

North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency said Lavrov was invited by the country's Foreign Ministry but did not immediately provide further details

Russia fires drones, missiles at Ukraine overnight; Lutsk hit hardest

Russia has recently sought to overwhelm Ukrainian air defences by launching massive aerial assaults, including adding more decoy drones to its attacks