Tennis legend Rafael Nadal retired from tennis as Spain lost to the Netherlands in the Davis Cup quarter-finals. The 38-year-old, a 22-time Grand Slam champion, was emotional during the anthem. Over 10,000 fans sang “Rafa, Rafa” in tribute after his final singles match, marking the end of an iconic career. Source link
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of his transition team, as his commerce secretary on Tuesday — a choice set to bring a tougher stance on China from the incoming administration. Source link
Will history remember Rio as the swansong gathering of the US-led world order as we now know it? Source link
In her closing statement of the mass rape trial that has sent shockwaves across the country, survivor Gisèle Pelicot said it was time for “macho” society that “trivializes rape” to change. “I’ve lost 10 years of my life that I’ll never make up for,” she added. The trial enters its final stages this week. Source … Read more
Police and civilian self-defense groups killed 28 gang members in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince in an overnight operation, authorities said Tuesday, as the government seeks to regain some control of the city. Source link
Senior figures from Germany’s center-left Social Democrats (SPD) were set to meet on Tuesday evening to discuss whether or not Chancellor Olaf Scholz is still the right man to lead the party into snap elections in February — or whether Defense Minister Boris Pistorius would be a better option. Federal elections have been brought forward … Read more
Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan rejected “any foreign interference” in the country’s war, praising Russia’s “supportive stance” for vetoing a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on Sudan’s brutal civil war that is triggering famine across the country, FRANCE 24’s Nadia Massih is joined by … Read more
Ukraine fired six American-supplied longer-range missiles at Russia’s Bryansk region, Moscow said Tuesday, in what would be Kyiv’s first use of the weapons inside Russia in 1,000 days of war. Story by Emerald Maxwell. Source link
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday it was time for Germany to support Ukraine’s longer-range strike capabilities against Russia. Details with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Berlin, Nick Holdsworth. Source link
Two telecommunications cables cut in the Baltic Sea in 48 hours prompted European officials to say Tuesday that they suspect “sabotage” and “hybrid warfare” linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Story by Camille Knight. Source link