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Jannik Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6(4) to reach the Miami Masters final without dropping a set. He will face Jiri Lehecka. Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini reached the doubles final after a retirement. Men's doubles finalists also set.
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A sharp exchange at the G7 foreign ministers meeting put the US and some European allies on display, after Kaja Kallas challenged Marco Rubio about when American 'patience' with Russia would run out.
Ilaria Salis says two police officers woke her in a Rome hotel for a 'preventive' check that lasted almost an hour ahead of a major demonstration. Avs leaders denounce the move; Rome police say the check followed a mandatory international alert.
Oudone Lothirath, a 57-year-old Laotian refugee, missed several chemotherapy sessions after a 10-day ICE detention in January and is now in hospice care. Friends and family say the missed treatments worsened his terminal Hodgkin’s lymphoma and shortened his life.
An Iranian missile and drone barrage hit Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia, wounding U.S. service members and damaging aircraft. The strikes come amid a wider flare up across the region, with attacks near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant, strikes on the UAE, and the first Houthi claim of a strike on Israel.
With Israel heading to its first national vote since the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks, questions are rising about whether public backing for a strike on Iran could help Benjamin Netanyahu at the ballot box. The Guardian's chief Middle East correspondent Emma Graham-Harrison offers context.
Troop movements to the Middle East have Republicans on edge. Some fear a voter backlash if U.S. forces go into Iran, while Democratic leaders aim to force another war powers vote after lawmakers return from recess.
Kyiv says it has struck a defence deal with Riyadh focused on procurement, technology and joint efforts to counter drone and missile attacks. The pact follows a wave of Iranian strikes on Gulf countries and builds on Ukraine’s hard-won expertise in shooting down drones.
Oslo will boost military spending to 3.5% of GDP, adding 115 billion kroner over 10 years to buy ships, subs and new electronic and air-defence systems while shifting some procurement timetables.
A group calling itself the Handala Hack Team says it accessed personal emails and shared photos and documents from FBI director Kash Patel. Reuters and CNN say the breach is confirmed by sources.
A look at how U.S.-style MAGA politics and symbols have seeded a new conservative movement in South Korea, from Trump-linked networks to student groups waving American flags at rallies.
In a federal hearing, Judge Hellerstein questioned the Treasury Department’s refusal to license Venezuelan funds for the legal defense of Nicolás Maduro and his aide. He warned that blocking the money could be incompatible with the right to a defense and said dismissing the case was not his plan.