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China, Belarus begin joint military drills near Polish border on eve of NATO summit China and Belarus have begun joint military exercises just a few miles from the Polish border.The drills, codenamed “Falcon Assault”, will last until July 19 at a training ground near the city of Brest, according to the Belarusian Defense Ministry.The exercise comes on the eve of a NATO summit in Washington where 32 member states, including Poland, will meet to discuss further military and financial assistance to Ukraine.Let us recall that Belarus, perhaps Russia’s closest ally, has allowed Moscow to use its territory as one of…

Controversial tennis ace Novak Djokovic has once again attracted attention for all the wrong reasons after throwing a tantrum at Wimbledon for calling out his opponent’s name.The crowd appeared to be cheering for his opponent, Holger Rune, simply chanting “Rune!” but Djokovic, as usual, saw it differently and claimed they were booing him.Novak Djokovic is undoubtedly one of the greatest athletes of this century, but his frequent involvement with medical quackery means that this description cannot possibly apply to his views on health and science.His obsession with becoming a tennis god has at times led him into the realms of…

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India’s outstanding left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav has been in the limelight following India’s stunning win at the ICB. India’s outstanding left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav has been in the limelight following India’s stunning victory at the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in the Americas. The talented cricketer has been keeping himself busy by attending meetings with dignitaries, taking part in interviews and graciously accepting accolades from all quarters. The Indian team emerged victorious in a tense final against South Africa at the Kingston Oval Stadium in Barbados on June 29. The last time India tasted victory in an ICC event was…

This article is an onsite edition of the FirstFT newsletter. Subscribers can sign up for the Asia, Europe/Africa or Americas edition to receive the newsletter every weekday morning. See all newsletters here.Good morning. We begin today with Rachel Reeves’ warning that the UK’s new Labour government has inherited “the worst situation since the Second World War”.Britain’s chancellor vowed to prioritise growth and not block housing developments or the construction of onshore wind farms in his first major speech as prime minister, setting the stage for tough choices on the public finances this year. “We face 14 years of chaos and…

The actor sent a cheeky video message to Johansson, who will be appearing in his next film. Jurassic World attachment Dr Ian Malcolm Scarlett Johansson has officially been welcomed into the family Jurassic World family. On Monday, Jeff Goldblum, who played the cool chaos theorist in Steven Spielberg’s 1993 original, Jurassic Park Scarlett Johansson, a producer on the film (and who reprised the role for three sequels), had a special surprise in store for her during a live interview on the Today show. Johansson, who was promoting the romantic comedy, said, Fly Me to the Moon She will appear on…

El Salvador’s hardline president has threatened to jail store owners who sell basic food items at exorbitant prices.President Najib Bukele, known for his tough crackdown on street gangs, has warned that he will use similar tactics against price gougers.Since 2022, Bukele has rounded up tens of thousands of suspected street gang members with little evidence and filmed them being led away in their underwear to the vast new prison.President Bukele, who once described himself as “the coolest dictator in the world,” blamed wholesalers and distributors for recent spikes in the prices of food and other basic goods in a speech…

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — President Biden looked out and saw people wearing T-shirts with his trademark aviator sunglasses. He saw signs that read “Women for Biden-Harris.” He heard the crowd chant, “Four more years! Four more years!” He saw kids eating ice cream and wanted some too.What he didn’t see was what was happening at that exact moment on a Sunday afternoon conference call with senior Democratic lawmakers concerned about the state of Biden’s campaign: Several expressed dismay and said Biden should stop seeking reelection, further amplifying calls from party leaders for a change of course.In the 72 hours since Biden…

WIMBLEDON, England — The list of things the tennis world doesn’t yet know about Lulu Saint is long.For Sun, ranked 123rd in the world and playing in just her second Grand Slam main draw, her journey from the qualifying tournament to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon has been a surprise, as the top seeds have been eliminated one after the other in the women’s singles tournament.Now, let us introduce you to our beginner courses.Sun, 23, was born to a Chinese mother and Croatian father in a town of 2,538 people on New Zealand’s South Island, but her stepfather is British of…

To play this content please enable JavaScript or try a different browser.Video captions, How a Canadian car thief targeted the same owner twiceArticle informationauthor, Nadine Yousifrole, BBC News, Toronto3 hours agoLogan LaFaniere woke up one morning in October 2022 to an empty driveway.His brand new Ram Rebel truck, purchased just a year and a half earlier, was gone. Security camera footage showed two hooded men breaking into the pickup in the middle of the night outside his Milton, Ontario, home and then driving off with ease.A few months later, that very same truck was listed on a cars for sale…