GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — The country of diamonds now has a gold. The people of Botswana were given the afternoon off work Friday through a presidential decree so they could celebrate its first gold medal at the Olympics . Sprinter Letsile Tebogo’s win in the 200 meters on Thursday night in Paris was a moment
PARIS (AP) — Francisco Seco takes a closer look at his photo of Bulgarian Stiliana Nikolova performing in the rhythmic gymnastics competition: Why this photo? This is a sports photo that I’ve always wanted to take. I was lucky and the athlete made the jump right in front of me. Instead of picking up the
Residents of a small Serbian village are strongly opposed to a government plan to open a lithium mine, despite it potentially bringing the country closer to the EU and reducing the bloc’s reliance on China. The project has sparked large protests, with critics concerned about the potential environmental damage. (AP video: Ivana Bzganovic) Residents of
VIENNA (AP) — A third teenager has been arrested in connection with a foiled attack on now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna, Austria’s interior minister said Friday. Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said an 18-year-old was taken into custody Thursday evening in Vienna after allegedly being in contact with the main suspect. Karner announced the
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops launched a new assault Friday into the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, targeting Hamas fighters who the military claims still operate there despite repeated offensives, as American, Qatari and Egyptian mediators renewed their push for Israel and Hamas to reach a cease-fire deal . Israeli evacuation
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. Follow along for live updates from today’s events. It’s 15 years ago this month that a teenage runner from South Africa was publicly scrutinized over her sex at a major sports event. The lesson everyone was meant to take from that was: never
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. Follow along for live updates from today’s events. SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Three years ago, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya’s Olympics ended in a dramatic standoff at a Tokyo airport when officials from the Belarus team tried to send her home against her will. She’s back
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. Follow along for live updates from today’s events. PARIS (AP) — When they compete at the Paris Games , they’re just athletes at their peak. The emphasis is not that they’re coming from regions ravaged by war. The Olympics — focused on celebrating
PARIS (AP) — Rapper Travis Scott was arrested at a Paris hotel after an altercation with a security guard, French prosecutors said Friday. The arrest occurred after police were called to the Georges V hotel early Friday to arrest a man “nicknamed Travis Scott for violence against a security guard,” according to a statement from
BANGKOK (AP) — Auto sales in China faltered in July, slipping 5% from a year earlier, the China Passenger Car Association said Friday, although exports jumped about 20% as makers of electric vehicles expanded into global markets. Sales of passenger cars totaled about 2 million units, with about 1.6 million sold inside China, a year-on-year
