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Photos: Bencic reaches her first Wimbledon quarterfinal on ninth attempt
London: Belinda Bencic advanced to her first Wimbledon quarterfinal — 11 years after her All England Club debut — by beating 18th-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6 (4), 6-4 on Monday. Bencic, who lost…
- Middle East
Ship attacked in Red Sea after bulk carrier sinking claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
Dubai: A new attack targeted a ship traveling through the Red Sea on Monday after another claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels reportedly sunk a vessel. The private security firm Ambrey said two…
- Business
US president Trump to put 25% tariffs on Japan, South Korea
Washington: President Donald Trump on Monday placed a 25 per cent tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, citing persistent trade imbalances with the two crucial US allies in Asia.…
- World
Trump admin revokes terrorism designation of new Syrian leader’s group
Washington: The Trump administration is revoking the terrorism designation of a group led by Syria’s new president as part of a broader US engagement with the transitional government since the ouster of…
- Middle East
At least 12 Turkish soldiers die from methane gas in Iraqi cave
Ankara: Seven more Turkish soldiers have died from methane gas poisoning following a cave search operation in northern Iraq, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said Monday, bringing the death toll to 12. The soldiers…
- Middle East
Executions surge in Saudi Arabia amid drug crackdown, says Amnesty
Riyadh: Executions in Saudi Arabia surged last year to a record high, Amnesty International said Monday, as activists increasingly warn about the kingdom’s use of the death penalty in nonviolent drug cases.…
- Middle East
Israel strikes Yemen ports; Houthis respond with missiles
Sanaa: Israel’s military launched airstrikes early Monday, July 7, targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, with the rebels responding with missile fire targeting Israel. The attacks came after an…
- World
Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 82
Kerrville: Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp ripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed…
- News
Russia launches largest missile, drone barrage on Kyiv since war in Ukraine began
Kyiv: Waves of drones and missiles targeted Kyiv overnight in the largest aerial assault since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began more than three years ago, officials said Friday, amid a renewed Russian…
- Middle East
Gaza death toll mounts: 82 killed overnight, including aid seekers
Tel Aviv: Airstrikes and shootings killed 82 Palestinians in Gaza overnight, including 38 while attempting to get much-needed humanitarian aid, hospitals and the Health Ministry said on Thursday. Israel’s military did not…
- World
Trump to meet freed Gaza hostage ahead of Netanyahu White House visit
Washington: President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will meet at the White House on Thursday with Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in Gaza, who was released in May.…
- World
Ferry carrying 65 people sinks near Indonesia
Jakarta: Rescuers on Thursday were searching for 43 people missing in rough seas overnight after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near Indonesia’s resort island of Bali. The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya…
- Technology
Microsoft’s largest layoff in years hits Xbox, sales, other divisions
New York: Technology Writer Microsoft is firing thousands of workers, its second mass layoff in months and its largest in more than two years. The tech giant began sending out layoff notices…
- Middle East
Turkey arrests magazine staff over drawing of Prophet Muhammad
Istanbul: Turkish authorities on Wednesday arrested four staff members of a satirical magazine on charges of inciting “public hatred and enmity” over a controversial cartoon that officials claim depicts the Prophet Muhammad,…
- Middle East
Netanyahu vows ‘there will be no Hamas’ in postwar Gaza
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, July 2, vowed “there will be no Hamas” in postwar Gaza. US President Donald Trump said Tuesday, July 1, that Israel had agreed on…
