Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — The International Boxing Association raised new questions while struggling to answer others Monday at a shambolic news conference about the opaque eligibility tests that led the Olympics-banned governing body to abruptly suspend Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting from last year’s
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — Athletes are moving in every direction at the Paris Olympics. Rowers work together to move backward toward their finish lines. Benny Wizani of Austria spins in the air during the men’s men’s trampoline qualifying round. Long Daoyi and Wang Zongyuan
LONDON (AP) — Britain has been convulsed by violence for the past week as crowds spouting anti-immigrant and Islamophobic slogans clashed with police. The disturbances have been fueled by right-wing activists using social media to spread misinformation about a knife attack that killed three girls during a Taylor Swift-themed dance event. The violence, some of
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hundreds of Israelis sent orange balloons into the air Monday to mark the fifth birthday of one of two children held captive by militants in the Gaza Strip. Ariel Bibas, along with his 1-year-old brother Kfir, has become a symbol of the struggle to release the hostages. The orange balloons
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian President Kais Saied filed the necessary paperwork Monday to run in this year’s election. He is expected to face little competition as prominent opposition members and other potential challengers have been imprisoned during his first term. Saied, who last month announced plans to run again, submitted 242,224 signatures from registered
JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.N. says it has fired nine staff members from its agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, after an internal investigation found they may have been involved in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack against Israel. The U.N, secretary-general’s office announced the move in a brief statement to journalists Monday. It did
Politika | 05.08.2024 | access_time 15:30 Inicijativa “ProGlas” je danas saopštila da podržava zahtev stanovnika Gornjih Nedeljica za zabranu geoloških istraživanja i iskopavanja litijuma i bora na teritoriji Srbije, i da je neophodno da vlast prihvati zahtev sa protesta širom zemlje. “Imajući u vidu ogromno uznemirenje javnosti, duboke društvene podele i nepoverenje, odsustvo adekvatnog institucionalnog
LYON, France (AP) — New U.S. coach Emma Hayes hasn’t always made the predictable choice during her short tenure with the team, but she’s been amazingly consistent with one thing during the Paris Olympics . Her lineup. Hayes has used essentially the same starters in every game. Her few variations have been made only because
PARIS (AP) — The slam dunk contest was a spectacle. Facing Kobe Bryant was something he will never forget. Now Chase Budinger has some Olympic memories to go along with those NBA career highlights. “Playing in the Olympics, playing in this venue, will definitely be up there with some of my greatest basketball moments, for
PARIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama is finally about to get a taste of the Olympic spotlight — in the host city. For the first week of the Paris Games , the basketball tournament was played in a secluded setting, away from the pomp and circumstance — and backdrop — that Paris has to offer. It’s
