Relentless Djokovic beats Pouille to reach semi-finals

By Reuters,

Novak Djokovic wore down Lucas Pouille after an even first set, dispatching the Frenchman 7-6(2) 6-1 in a Cincinnati Masters quarter-final in Ohio on ...

Lucas Pouille , Novak Djokovic

Kyrgios fined Sh12m for Cincinnati outburst

By Reuters,

Nick Kyrgios has been fined Sh11.7 million by the ATP for arguing with the chair umpire and smashing two rackets during his second-round loss at the C...

Nick Kyrgios

Syrian government closes in on town that was bombed with sarin

By Reuters,

Syrian government forces on Wednesday closed in on a rebel-held town in Idlib that was bombed with sarin in 2017, sources on both sides said, building...

Idrib region , Khan Sheikhoun , President Trump , Sarin gas attack , Syrian government , U.N

Barty beats Sharapova, Halep survives scare in Cincinnati

By Reuters,

Top seeded Ash Barty overcame a slow start to defeat Maria Sharapova 6-4 6-1, while Simona Halep battled past Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6 7-5 6-4 in the...

Ash Barty , Cincinnati Masters , Ekaterina Alexandrova , Maria Sharapova , Simona Halep

Ex-hostage: Aid worker kidnappings ‘big business’ as criminals wade in

By VOA,

Kidnapping of aid workers has become "big business" as militants often work with crime networks to carry out abductions, a senior United Nations offic...

Aid workers , Kidnappings , Thomson Reuters Foundation , United Nations Commission on Refugees (UNHCR)

Russia tells Google not to advertise ‘illegal’ events after election protests

By Reuters,

Russia’s state communications watchdog has asked Google to stop advertising “illegal mass events” on its YouTube video platform, it said on Sund...

Google , illegal events , russia , youtube

Russia says five killed in mysterious rocket test accident

By Reuters,

Russia's state nuclear agency Rosatom said early on Saturday that five of its staff members had been killed in an accident during tests on a military ...

Rosatom , Russian military action , Russian rocket

Serena, Osaka advance in Toronto to set up rematch

By Reuters,

Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka advanced to the Rogers Cup quarter-finals on Thursday to set up their first meeting since the American’s infamous ro...

Naomi Osaka , Rogers Cup , Serena Williams

Two dead in Russian rocket engine explosion; radiation spikes, shipping shut

By Reuters,

Two people were killed and a nearby city reported a spike in radiation levels when a rocket engine blew up at a testing site in northern Russia on Thu...

Arkhangelsk , russia , Russian rocket engine , Severodvinsk

Serena storms into third round in Toronto

By Reuters,

Serena Williams made a solid start to her first U.S. Open tune-up with a 6-3 6-3 victory over Elise Mertens on Wednesday while Naomi Osaka took a step...

Naomi Osaka , Rogers Cup , Serena Williams

Kyrgios reverts to type with towel tantrum in Montreal

By Reuters,

Nick Kyrgios looked to have turned over a new leaf in recent weeks, his playful banter with fans and improved focus helping him produce some of his be...

Nick Kyrgios

US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman resigns

By CNN,

US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman  has submitted his resignation letter to President Donald Trump and plans to move back home to Utah, according t...

Donald Trump , Jon Huntsman , russia , United States

Ukraine calls for more peace talks after four soldiers killed

By Muia Joseph,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the leaders of Russia, Germany and France to resume talks on a peaceful solution to the separatist confl...

Eastern Donbass , Enemy shelling , Russian troops , Ukrainian soldiers

China warns of countermeasures if U.S. puts missiles on its ‘doorstep’

By Reuters,

China threatened countermeasures on Tuesday if the United States deploys intermediate-range, ground-based missiles in Asia and warned U.S. allies of r...

china , Missiles , United States

Konta, Sharapova fall at Rogers Cup in Toronto

By Reuters,

Upsets bookended the Rogers Cup on Monday with Ukrainian teen Dayana Yastremska beating British 13th seed Johanna Konta 6-3 6-2 early on in Toronto be...

U.S. formally withdraws from 1987 nuclear pact with Russia

By CNN,

cThe United States formally withdrew from a landmark nuclear missile pact with Russia on Friday after determining that Moscow was in violation of the ...

1987 nuclear treat , INF , russia , U.S

Arrest in gruesome murder of Instagram star

By CNN,

Moscow police said Wednesday they had made an arrest in the headline-grabbing murder of a Russian Instagram star, according to a statement released by...

Instagram star killed , Yekaterina Semochkina

Russian opposition leader Navalny hospitalized for allergic reaction

By Otukho Jackson,

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, currently serving time in jail for calling for unauthorized protests, was hospitalized after suffering an ac...

Alexei Navalny , allergy , Dmitry Gudkov , russia

Ukraine detains Russian tanker, Moscow warns of consequences

By Reuters,

Ukraine said on Thursday it had detained a Russian tanker for its alleged involvement in the seizure of three Ukrainian vessels by Russia in November,...

Moscow , Russian tanker , Ukraine

Russia, South Korea trade conflicting claims over alleged airspace intrusion

By Reuters,

Russia’s embassy in Seoul on Wednesday said that Moscow had not apologized for an alleged airspace violation the previous day, after South Korea sai...

Airspace , Fighter jets , John Bolton , russia , South Korea