CNN — Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands with Belarusian opponent Aryna Sabalenka following their opening round match at the French Open, leading to boos from some of the crowd. After Sabalenka secured the 6-3 6-2 win, Kostyuk walked straight over to the umpire to shake her hand and then back to…
US President Donald Trump said on Friday there is a “very good chance” the war between Russia and Ukraine can end after Washington had “productive” discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday. He added that he had requested that Putin spare the lives of “completely surrounded” Ukrainian troops, apparently referring to Ukrainian forces surrounded…
CNN — Ukrainian tennis player Anhelina Kalinina refused to shake hands with Veronika Kudermetova, her Russian opponent, following the former’s victory in the semifinals of the Rome Masters in Italy on Friday. Speaking to reporters after the match at Foro Italico, Rome, Kalinina said, “We didn’t shake hands because the girl is from Russia basically….
US President Joe Biden vowed on Wednesday to bolster Ukraine militarily against Russia after its overnight aerial attacks, according to a statement released by the State Department. “I have directed the Department of Defence to continue its surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine, and the United States will continue to work tirelessly to strengthen Ukraine’s…
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Russia has provided North Korea with anti-air missiles and air defence equipment in return for sending soldiers to support its war against Ukraine, according to a top South Korean official. Asked what the North stood to gain from dispatching an estimated 10,000 troops to Russia, South Korea’s national security adviser Shin Won-sik said Moscow had…
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The United States said on Thursday that up to 8,000 North Korean troops had reached Russia’s border region with Ukraine ready for combat, after Pyongyang’s firing of a long-range missile ramped up tensions days before the US election. Seeking advantage in his grinding invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin has brought in troops from North…
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A ministerial meeting of the Quadrilateral Group — comprising Pakistan, China, Iran, and Russia — expressed deep concern over the security challenges originating from Afghanistan, stating that terrorist groups operating in the war-torn country “pose a serious threat to regional and global security. Pakistan has witnessed a surge in militant attacks since the Taliban government…
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CNN — World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka did not participate in a customary post-match press conference after her third-round win at the French Open on Friday, saying she didn’t feel safe when participating in a press conference held earlier this week. On Wednesday, after winning in the second round of the tournament, the Belarusian had…
CNN — Tennis player Elina Svitolina called her opponent, Russian Daria Kasatkina, a “brave one” following the Ukrainian’s upset win on Sunday. Svitolina, who previously said she would not shake hands with Russian and Belarusian opponents out of respect for the men and women defending Ukraine, told reporters that she “acknowledged” Kasatkina after the match….
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed in the war with Russia, in a rare official statement on military losses sustained during the two-year war. At a press conference in Kyiv, Zelensky said: “31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died in this war. Not 300,000 or 150,000, or whatever Putin and his lying…
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