PARIS (AP) — The Abe siblings’ dream of winning judo gold medals for Japan on the same day in their second straight Olympics ended early on Sunday with Uta Abe’s shocking loss to Diyora Keldiyorova of Uzbekistan in the round of 16. Uta Abe and her older brother, Hifumi, both won gold in their home
PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles briefly left the floor and said she has discomfort in her left leg but continued her quest to return atop the Olymipc podium Sunday. The 27-year-old American and the five-woman U.S. gymnastics team took the floor at a packed, star-studded Bercy Arena during the second qualifying subdivision for the Paris
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday formally endorsed Masoud Pezeshkian as president, allowing the reformist politician and heart surgeon to take charge of a country weakened by economic sanctions over its nuclear program. During an endorsement ceremony, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged Pezeshkian to prioritize neighbors, African and Asian nations as well as
BEIJING (AP) — Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is on an official visit to China this week to try to reset relations as fears of a trade war with the European Union are interwoven with continued interest in attracting Chinese investment in auto manufacturing and other sectors. Meloni met Chinese Premier Li Qiang in the
Politika | 27.07.2024 | access_time 13:10 Lider pokreta Kreni-Promeni Savo Manojlović poručio je danas da Srpska napredna stranka (SNS) nije politička stranka već ćerka firma “Rio Tinto”. “Neverovatno je da su se politički predstavnici ove stranke ministri, predsednik Vlade, predsednik države i predsednica Skupština SNS pretvorili u botove ‘Rio Tinta'”, poručio je Manojlović, preneo je
Members of the Druze minority on Sunday attended the funeral for the 11 children and teens killed in the strike in the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. (AP Video: Leo Correa) Members of the Druze minority on Sunday attended the funeral for the 11 children and teens killed in the strike
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Israel’s military ordered the evacuation of a part of a designated humanitarian zone in Gaza ahead of a planned strike on Khan Younis on Saturday. The evacuation order was in response to rocket fire that Israel said originated from the area. (AP Video/ Mohammad Jahjouh, Production by Wafaa Shurafa) Israel’s military ordered the evacuation of
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — South Sudan’s Olympic debut but in men’s basketball started with a glitch. Prior to start of Sunday’s matchup against Puerto Rico the national anthem of the African nation, which qualified for the Paris Games for the first time last year after emerging from civil war to become an independent nation in
PARIS (AP) — Australian cyclist Lucas Plapp underwent abdominal surgery overnight at a Paris hospital following a hard crash on rain-slicked roads during the Olympic time trial on Saturday, the Australian team said. AusCycling, Australia’s cycling governing body, confirmed the procedure early Sunday. No other details were available. Plapp was among the last riders to
