Nadal out of top 10 for first time since 2005
Nadal, in the top 10 since April 2005, fell to 13th after injury forced him to miss Indian Wells. Former world number one and 22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal…
Video: Xi and Putin Display Their Friendship
With a handshake and mutual compliments, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia projected unity. Source link
US urges Xi to press Putin over ‘war crimes’ in Ukraine
The Chinese and Russian leaders meet again on Tuesday during Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow. Source link
Pushback in Australia against increasingly draconian protest laws
Australian climate campaigner Deanna ‘Violet’ CoCo found herself facing a 15-month prison sentence after she and three other activists drove a truck onto Sydney Harbour Bridge last April and blocked…
The South African choir that performed for Queen Victoria
But years later – in a memoir of her life, including describing her work in medicine and nursing – one of the singers, Katie Manye, recalled how after that performance…
Ecuador opens investigation into explosives sent to news media
Local journalists report receiving envelopes filled with small explosives, disguised as commonplace electronic devices. Journalists at various news outlets in Ecuador have been sent envelopes containing electronic devices fitted with…
Ukraine says Russian missiles destroyed in Crimea
If confirmed as a Ukrainian attack, it would be a rare foray into the occupied region. Source link
Four members of Oath Keepers convicted for January 6 involvement
Decision comes as federal prosecutors make final arguments against Proud Boys members accused of seditious conspiracy. Four members of the far-right group known as the Oath Keepers have been convicted…
XXXTentacion: Three men found guilty of murdering rapper in 2018
The rapper, 20, real name Jahseh Onfroy, was shot and killed during a Florida robbery in 2018. Source link
Has the UN’s process to meet climate goals been effective?
From: Inside Story UN report on climate change warns of an ‘avalanche of disasters’. The United Nations says time is fast running out to beat climate change. Extreme weather events…