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ATP Guarantees $1.3M in Income to 26 Players in 2024 Tennis Tour

The ATP men's tennis tour paid out $1.3 million to a total of 26 players in 2024 under a new financial program called Baseline that guarantees minimum annual incomes for players ranked in the top 250.

Newspaper boss Watanabe who influenced Japan's postwar politics dies at 98

Watanabe, the editor-in-chief of the Yomiuri Shimbun for over 30 years, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on Thursday, the Yomiuri said

Arsenal, Liverpool and Newcastle advance to semis in English League Cup

Arsenal, Newcastle and Liverpool advanced in the English League Cup on Wednesday to ensure a heavyweight lineup for the semifinals.

Italian club Genoa taken over by Romanian businessman Dan Sucu

Italy's oldest soccer club is now under the ownership of Romanian businessman Dan Sucu.

PSG goalkeeper Donnarumma suffers brutal face injury while making a save

Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma's face was bloodied after being hit by an opponent's cleat in a French league game against Monaco on Wednesday.

South Korea's acting leader to veto Oppn-sponsored bills, deepen strife

Four of the six bills to be vetoed by Han were meant to introduce greater state financial assistance programs for the country's agriculture and fisheries industries

US effort to curb China, Russia's access to new chips 'inadequate': Report

Biden administration imposed export controls to limit the ability of China and Russia to access US-made chips after Russia's invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago

North Korea can produce ballistic missiles for Russia to use in Ukraine war

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed his country would 'invariably support' Russia's war in Ukraine when he met Russia's defence chief in late November

Donald Trump attempts to kill bipartisan budget deal with Musk's help

Trump's joint statement with Vice President-elect JD Vance, which stopped the bill in its tracks, punctuated a daylong torrent of social media posts by Musk attacking the budget legislation

Want Ukraine in stronger position for peace talks with Russia: Nato leader

However, Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte appeared frustrated at growing speculation in Nato capitals about when those peace talks might start and whether European peacekeepers would be involved

Lawsuit claims elite US universities favour wealthy students in admissions

The filings are the latest salvo in a lawsuit that claims that 17 of the nation's most prestigious colleges colluded to reduce the competition for prospective students

Florida charges suspect in Trump assassination bid for crash after arrest

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said she obtained an arrest warrant for Ryan Wesley Routh, who already is being held on federal charges in the assassination attempt

Government funding plan collapses as Donald Trump makes new demands

Trump's sudden decision to make new demands sent Congress spiralling as lawmakers are trying to wrap up work and head home for the holidays

US Senate passes bill to raise troop pay, aims to counter China's power

The bill passed comfortably 85-14, sending it to President Joe Biden. Eleven senators who caucus with Democrats, as well as three Republicans, voted against the legislation

France's apex court upholds former Prez Sarkozy's conviction in bribe case

Sarkozy, 69, faces a year in prison, but is expected to ask to be detained at home with an electronic bracelet as is the case for any sentence of two years or less

Families of hostages face uncertainty despite hopes for Gaza ceasefire

Zangauker and Gritzewsky were kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz, where they lived together, and then held separately in Gaza. Just before her release from a tunnel under Gaza, Gritzewsky heard from other

Elon Musk, Trump are viewed roughly same by Americans: AP-NORC poll

Experts are split on whether that overlap in public opinion is a good or bad thing for Musk's businesses or for Trump's politics

US Fed set to cut key rate but consumers might not benefit anytime soon

Inflation has remained stuck above the Fed's 2 per cent target in recent months while the economy has continued to grow briskly

Israel's borders shifted throughout history, acts in Syria may reshape them

As Assad was toppled early this month, Israel quickly moved into the Syrian side of a 50-year-old demilitarized buffer zone

Israeli troops to occupy buffer zone inside Syria anytime soon: Netanyahu

Netanyahu made the comments from the summit of Mount Hermon the highest peak in the area inside Syria, about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the border with the Israel-held Golan Heights