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On Tuesday, January 23rd, Novak Djokovic, the world’s top-ranked tennis player, advanced to the semifinals of the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park by defeating American player Taylor Fritz with scores of 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. This victory places the Serbian player as the first man to reach the semifinals in this year’s tournament. The match kicked off with …

Coco Gauff, the US Open champion, successfully advanced to her first Australian Open semi-final after a tough battle with unseeded Ukrainian player Marta Kostyuk on Tuesday. Playing as the fourth seed, the American triumphed in a challenging match under the hot conditions of Rod Laver Arena, securing a 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (3/7), 6-2 victory in a lengthy three hours and …

A study in The Astrophysical Journal suggests that a mid-sized black hole or a pulsar within one of the brightest globular clusters in our Milky Way galaxy may be the source of enigmatic radio signals. This potential discovery of a black hole emitting radio signals is unprecedented. The signal was detected during observations of the 47 Tucanae cluster, using the …

France has expressed its desire to prevent any escalation of tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border. This sentiment was reiterated by the French Ministry of the Armed Forces during a visit to Tel Aviv on Monday, which included meetings with various political figures, such as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Sébastien Lecornu, in an interview with AFP, emphasized that no party …

Hezbollah launched an attack against Israeli troops and positions on Tuesday, while Israeli forces responded with airstrikes and artillery fire on Lebanese border villages. The attack by Hezbollah, which included targeting the Israeli army’s northern command center, was a response to what they described as “recent assassinations and repeated attacks on civilians” in Lebanon and Syria. Hezbollah stated it fired …

According to a senior Egyptian official, Israel has offered a two-month ceasefire as part of a deal for the exchange of Israeli hostages held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. This proposal includes allowing Yehya Sinwar and other top Hamas leaders in Gaza to move to different countries. However, the official, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition …

On Tuesday, the United Kingdom reiterated its commitment to impeding the capabilities of Yemen’s Houthi rebels to threaten Red Sea shipping, following recent joint airstrikes with the United States on the Iran-supported group. British Foreign Minister David Cameron, addressing broadcasters, emphasized the ongoing efforts to degrade the Houthis’ abilities to conduct such attacks, underscoring that their actions are met with …

Israel has reportedly offered a truce to Hamas, spanning up to two months, as a part of a hostage release agreement, as per a report from Axios. This information, obtained from unnamed Israeli officials, suggests that the deal would be executed in several phases. Initially, it would involve freeing women, men over 60, and those with critical medical conditions from …