At least 20 oil tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. and Iran began to reopen the sea lane to commercial ship traffic, according to the trade intelligence firm Kpler. Tanker transits on Thursday hit the highest level since June 2, the firm said. However, traffic is still below prewar levels when…
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — As a wave of xenophobic violence continues rippling across South Africa, the country’s national church council is urging its members to open their doors for the resulting humanitarian emergencies and for dialogue. For months, vigilante groups, sometimes armed with clubs, whips, knives and spears and singing South African patriotic songs, have…
The third major championship of the season is here. The golf world is descending on Shinnecock Hills in New York this week for the U.S. Open. All eyes, naturally, will be on Scottie Scheffler. The top-ranked golfer in the world is not only a massive favorite to win, but he can make golf history with…
Alexander Zverev overcame Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 to win the French Open men’s singles title. Zverev looked in control early on, but Cobolli dug in and forced a deciding set. In the end, though, it was Zverev who pulled away late to finally get his hands on a major title. McEnroe praised…
The career trajectories of French Open finalists Mirra Andreeva and Maja Chwalinska could not be more contrasting. Russian eighth seed Andreeva is a teenage sensation who earned her first WTA Tour win as a 15-year-old in 2023, reaching the Wimbledon fourth round just two months later. Becoming a Grand Slam champion has felt like a…
The Trump administration is preparing to allow off-road vehicles on millions of acres of national forest land, according to a draft order prepared for Brooke Rollins, the agriculture secretary. The move is a companion to President Trump’s decision on May 29 to repeal two executive orders that for decades had protected other public lands, including…
Berrettini’s only previous retirement from a Grand Slam match was at the 2023 US Open. He also made an early exit from the 2021 ATP Tour Finals because of an abdominal injury, while last season he had to pull out midway through matches in Madrid and Rome in the run-up to the French Open. But…
The 4thWrite prize, an annual short story competition for Black, Asian and minority ethnic writers run by publisher 4th Estate and the Guardian, has opened for submissions. The winner will receive £1,000, a one-day publishing workshop at 4th Estate and publication of their story on the Guardian website. The shortlisted stories will be published on…
PARIS (AP) — Naomi Osaka keeps bringing the fashion in Paris. For the walk-on before her second match at the French Open, the tennis star wore a metallic gold bomber jacket over her sequined gold playing dress, offset by an ivory train in a look that mixes sportswear with couture. Advertisement Osaka then took off…
“Afterpiece,” a Hong Kong drama produced by Derek Yee and directed by debut filmmaker Keane T.K. Wong, will world premiere as the opening film of the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival, which runs June 12-21. The film centers on Owen, a once-celebrated stage director who has spent more than a decade in creative paralysis. When…
