BEIRUT (AP) — The Palestinian militant group Hamas said Tuesday it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader. The choice of Sinwar, a secretive figure who leads Hamas’ hardliners and is close to Iran, was a defiant step. Sinwar is at
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France (AP) — Roy van den Berg, Harrie Lavreysen and Jeffrey Hoogland of the Netherlands defended their Olympic team sprint gold medal in style Tuesday night, easily beating the British trio of Ed Lowe, Hamish Turnbull and Jack Carlin while shattering their
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama and France are playing in Paris for the first time since the start of the Olympics . That’s brought out some of the most celebrated players in international basketball history. Carmelo Anthony, who became the first player from
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a Paraguayan tobacco company for allegedly enriching the country’s controversial former president, a cigarette tycoon sanctioned last year by the White House for corruption. The U.S. Treasury Department said it was targeting cigarette producer Tabacalera del Este over its links to Horacio Cartes
LONDON (AP) — The British government has called on Elon Musk to act responsibly after the tech billionaire used his social media platform X to unleash a barrage of posts that officials say risk inflaming the violent unrest gripping the country. Justice Minister Heidi Alexander made the comments Tuesday morning after Musk posted a comment
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian piano player has died in jail while awaiting trial on charges linked to his criticism of Moscow’s military action in Ukraine, news reports said Tuesday. Mediazona, an independent Russian news outlet, reported that pianist Pavel Kushnir died on July 28 in a jail in Birobidzhan, a city in fareastern Russia
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. Turns out NASCAR’s best are just like many of us — they like watching the Olympics, too. From Kyle Busch pulling for U.S. gold medal-winning sprinter Noah Lyles , Chase Elliott eager to watch Olympic golf and Joey Logano shouting out Sha’Carri Richardson
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — The short turnaround in Olympic golf put Stephanie Meadow and Leona Maguire of Ireland on the same stage as the men at Le Golf National. The size of the crowd was amazing, the noise so chilling that Meadows said
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. PARIS (AP) — Australia’s Arisa Trew scored a 93.18 on her final run to win gold in women’s park skateboarding Tuesday at the Paris Olympics . The 14-year-old Trew was in third place before she executed a superb third run, highlighted by a
Want more Olympics? Sign up for our daily Postcards from Paris newsletter. SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The midpoint of the Olympic track meet used to be time for Jamaican sprint stars — Usain Bolt , Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and all the rest — to catch their breath, recover from their victory parties, then start gearing up
