1762 – Ubijen je ruski car Petar III tri dana nakon što je oboren sa vlasti i zatvoren. Presto je preuzela njegova supruga Katarina II (Velika), koja je kasnije postala jedan od najčuvenijih ruskih vladara. 1790 – Umro je škotski ekonomista Adam Smit (Smith), uz Dejvida Rikarda (David Ricardo), najpoznatiji predstavnik engleske klasične političke ekonomije.
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz will head to New York in August to defend his U.S. Open title as a two-time Grand Slam champion.That’s because he managed to shake off a poor start and beat Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 on Sunday.That gave Alcaraz his first trophy
BRUSSELS (AP) — Leaders from the European Union and Latin America are gathering for a major summit of long-lost relatives starting on Monday. Whether it will be a joyful meeting of long-lost friends remains to be seen.Their last such encounter was eight years ago. Since then, the COVID-19 pandemic and Brazil’s three-year departure from the
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Heavy downpours lashed South Korea a ninth day on Monday as rescue workers struggled to search for survivors in landslides, buckled homes and swamped vehicles in the most destructive storm to hit the country this year.At least 40 people have died, 34 others are injured and more than 10,000 people
SAINTE-CROIX du VERDON, France (AP) — At the pristine southern French lake of Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon, tourists in pedal boats and on white water rafts — and the businesses that welcome them — have been buoyed by generous rainfall and good water management this spring.After a prolonged drought last summer, then another in the winter that followed
BEIJING (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry was holding talks Monday with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing as the U.S. seeks to restore contacts amid disputes over trade, Taiwan, human rights and territorial claims. China’s official Xinhua News Agency said Kerry was meeting Monday with Xie Zhenhua for the first extensive face-to-face climate discussions
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Traffic on the key bridge connecting Crimea to Russia’s mainland has been halted amid reports of explosions.The governor of Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, announced the closure early Monday but did not specify the reason.News reports said local residents heard explosions before dawn, but there was no confirmation.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Britain on Sunday officially joined an Asia-Pacific trade group that includes Japan and 10 other nations during a meeting in New Zealand.The trade bloc covers more than 500 million people and 15% of the world’s economy. For Britain, it represents the largest trade deal it has struck since leaving the
WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — Heavy rains pounded an already saturated Northeast on Sunday for the second time in a week, spurring another round of flash flooding, cancelled airline flights and power outages. In Pennsylvania, a sudden flash flood late Saturday afternoon claimed at least five lives.Officials in Bucks County’s Upper Makefield Township in Pennsylvania
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — When Inter Miami began floating the notion that it would be the team to land Lionel Messi and bring the World Cup champion to Major League Soccer, there were no shortage of people who were, to put it mildly, skeptical about how realistic a plan that was.Among them: MLS Commissioner
