PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic dominated rival Rafael Nadal at the start, then held off a comeback attempt to win 6-1, 6-4 at the Paris Olympics in the second round Monday, the 60th — and likely last — head-to-head matchup between the two tennis greats. Djokovic claimed 10 of the initial 11 games, with Nadal
PHOENIX (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted endorsements from mayors of border towns in swing-state Arizona Monday as she looks to blunt the impact of Republican criticism of her handling of illegal border crossings. Harris’ campaign said she was backed by the mayors of Bisbee, Nogales, Somerton, and San Luis, as well as by
PARIS (AP) — Athletes at the Olympics are showering Noah Lyles with the first big taste of celebrity he’s been working so hard to make his own. Nearly a week into this brush with fame — at least inside the athletes village — he’s not so sure he’s loving the spotlight. “I’m struggling with my
VERSAILLES, France (AP) — Britain won its first gold medal at the https://apnews.com/article/Paris%20Olympics on Monday when it successfully defended its equestrian team eventing title. Laura Collet, Tom McEwen and Rosalind Canter sealed the win in the jumping section — the third part of the eventing competition — following Saturday’s rain-soaked dressage and Sunday’s cross country.
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Nigeria’s coaches and players soaked in the moment, taking in the cheers from the crowd as they stood at center court. The team had just pulled off a surprising victory against Australia in the Olympic opener for both teams. It was the first win in the Olympics in 20 years for
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African president Jacob Zuma was expelled by his former African National Congress party on Monday after he formed a new political party that contested the country’s recent elections. Zuma’s uMkhonto we Sizwe Party, also known as the MK Party, received nearly 15% of the national vote and became the third
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s strict abortion law went into effect Monday, immediately prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. Iowa’s Republican leaders have been seeking the law for years and gained momentum after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. The
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s police on Monday arrested the deputy chief at a radical Islamist party on the charge of ordering the killing of the chief justice over his alleged support to the minority Ahmadi community , officials said. Zaheerul Hassan Shah was arrested a day after a video went viral on social media
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military said Monday it was holding nine soldiers for questioning following allegations of “substantial abuse” of a detainee at a shadowy facility where Israel has held Palestinian prisoners throughout the war in Gaza . The military did not disclose additional details surrounding the alleged abuse, saying only that
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A diplomatic spat has erupted between Poland and Hungary that lays bare the deep tensions within Europe over how to deal with with Russia when it is waging war on Ukraine . Poland, like Germany, France and most other European nations, is a staunch ally of Ukraine while Hungary’s populist Prime
