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Carlos Alcaraz secured a 6-2, 7-5 win over Taylor Fritz, giving Team Europe a 13-11 victory over Team World in the Laver Cup’s final session on Sunday. Alcaraz, a four-time Grand Slam champion, dominated the first set and held off U.S. Open finalist Fritz to seal Team Europe’s fifth Laver Cup title. “It’s been an incredible experience. We came together …

Vinicius Junior played a pivotal role in Real Madrid’s 4-1 comeback victory over Espanyol on Saturday, bringing them within a point of La Liga leaders Barcelona. Starting on the bench, the Brazilian assisted Rodrygo Goes for a goal and then scored one himself after Espanyol had taken the lead through a Thibaut Courtois own goal early in the second half. …

Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has instructed its members to cease using communication devices after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah in Lebanon exploded in attacks last week, two senior Iranian security officials told Reuters. One official revealed that the IRGC is now conducting a large-scale inspection of all devices, not limited to communication equipment, as concerns …

Mount Everest, standing at an elevation of 8,849 meters above sea level, is widely recognized as the tallest mountain on Earth—but only when measuring height above sea level. However, when mountains are measured from their base to their peak, Mauna Kea holds the title as the tallest. Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island, rises only 4,205 meters …

A recent study published in *The Lancet* warns that antibiotic-resistant infections could result in nearly 40 million deaths by 2050. The researchers found that drug-resistant infections already cause more than one million deaths annually between 1990 and 2021. This figure is expected to rise to nearly two million deaths each year by 2050, potentially leading to 40 million fatalities over …

Israel’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant, updated his U.S. counterpart, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, on Sunday about the Israeli military’s ongoing operations against Hezbollah. This came after the exchange of the most intense fire between Israel and the Iran-backed group since the Gaza war began. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, Gallant shared that he provided Austin with …

China has issued an advisory on Monday urging its citizens in Lebanon and Israel to either evacuate or relocate to safer areas as tensions between Israel and Hezbollah continue to escalate. In a statement shared on the social media platform WeChat, the Consular Department of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommended that Chinese nationals in Lebanon take commercial flights to …

Israel’s defense minister has stated that actions against Hezbollah will persist until northern Israeli residents can safely return to their homes, affirming, “We will do whatever is necessary to achieve this.” During a visit to the Israeli Air Force’s command and control center, Yoav Gallant mentioned that Hezbollah has begun to experience the strength of the Israeli military, noting, “Hezbollah …