CAIRO (AP) — Pakistan’s interior minister was in Tehran on Sunday in a fresh bid to restart negotiations between Iran and the U.S., as the American military said it shot down two more Iranian drones over the Strait of Hormuz that threatened international maritime traffic. The heaviest fighting ended with a preliminary ceasefire on April …
It’s the fourth major final of Zverev’s career and it’s a unique opportunity for the third-ranked German without Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz across the net. The final on the red clay of Roland Garros starts st 3 p.m. (1300 GMT; 9 a.m. ET). Zverev has been an overwhelming favorite for the title ever since …
ATHENS, June 7 (Reuters) – Two successive quakes with a magnitude near 5 hit the Greek island of Evia, northeast of Athens, on Sunday, data from the Athens Geodynamic Institute showed. No injuries were reported, but there were some reports of rocks falling from the tremor, which was felt in the Greek capital about 130 km …
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian army said Sunday it freed 360 people abducted by Boko Haram in southern Borno, in the northeastern part of the country. The operation, according to the army’s statement, was conducted in the Mandara mountains which form a part of the militant group’s stronghold. It resulted in the release of …
In this web exclusive, Steven Spielberg, director of the new film “Disclosure Day,” walks Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz through a scene from his 1977 UFO classic “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” discussing Richard Dreyfuss’ performance, the widescreen aspect ratio, and John Williams’ music.
Five people were taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries sustained when a strong wind tore through an area occupied by fans at the Morgantown Super Regional NCAA baseball tournament game between West Virginia and Cal Poly on Saturday, according to the university. Video from the storm showed rain and wind that reached speeds of …
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Assailants launched several shooting attacks close to the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Sunday, killing at least one person and wounding five others, according to Israel’s rescue services. Israel’s police said they had killed one attacker. Large cohorts of Israeli soldiers carried out searches in the area, on the ground and …
KYIV, June 7 (Reuters) – An opera by a Ukrainian composer that premiered in Kyiv this week tells the story of two mothers and a grandmother who risked their lives to travel 3,000 miles (4,800 km) to occupied Crimea to rescue children abducted by Russian forces. “Mothers of Kherson”, co-commissioned by New York’s Metropolitan Opera, …
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Sunday to discuss ongoing support for Ukraine. The U.K., France and Germany, the so-called E3 group of European nations, have been prominent backers of Ukraine following Russia’s full-scale invasion in February …
WASHINGTON, June 7 (Reuters) – Fourteen weeks after President Donald Trump ordered an attack on Iran, the U.S. military is adjusting to an unusual state of conflict that is not full-scale war, but also far from peace. On ships and bases in the Middle East, U.S. troops — some recovering from injuries — operate amid …