Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
Trump, Putin in ‘robust’ first meeting at protest-marred G20 summit
HAMBURG (AFP) – US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin engaged in a very robust exchange over claims Moscow meddled in Americas elections, during their first face-to-face talks Friday at a fractious G20 summit marred by violent street protests.From the outset of the blockbuster encounter, the US property tycoon fired...
Protest chaos mars G20 summit ahead of Trump-Putin power meet
HAMBURG (AFP) – Far-left protesters wrought chaos in Hamburg Friday ahead of US President Donald Trumps first face-to-face talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin at a G20 summit facing divisions among western nations and tensions over North Korea.US First Lady Melania Trump was blocked at her residence as demonstrators torched cars,...
Tennis: Mattek-Sands horror injury puts Djokovic, Federer in shadow
LONDON (AFP) – Colourful US star Bethanie Mattek-Sands suffered an horrific knee injury at Wimbledon on Thursday which left her screaming in pain, pleading for help and officials accused of freezing in her desperate moment of need.The distressing drama on Court 17, where the 32-year-old lay stricken for at least 20 minutes, pushed the title...
Tennis: Title favourite Pliskova crashes out of Wimbledon
LONDON (AFP) – Wimbledon title favourite Karolina Pliskova crashed to a shock second round defeat against world number 108 Magdalena Rybarikova on Thursday.Rybarikova battled back from a set down to win 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 on Centre Court, earning the Slovakian a last 32 clash with Ukraines Lesia Tsurenko.Pliskova reached the US Open last year...
Protests turn violent for Trump’s maiden G20
HAMBURG (AFP) – Demonstrations turned violent late Thursday ahead of a tricky first G20 summit for US President Donald Trump, as German police clashed with a hard core of masked anti-capitalist activists hurling bottles and stones.What should have been a peaceful march by around 12,000 people in Hamburg protesting against globalisation was...
Trump, Putin in first showdown at fractious G20
HAMBURG (AFP) – US President Donald Trump meets Russian leader Vladimir Putin for the first time Friday, in an eagerly awaited encounter at a G20 summit marked by the growing divide between America and its Western allies.On the eve of a face-off that carries consequences for world crises including the wars in Syria and Ukraine, Trump set...
Trump blasts Russia, warns future of the West at stake
WARSAW (AFP) – US President Donald Trump warned that the future of the West was at risk and lashed out at Russia and North Korea on Thursday at the start of a high-stakes trip to Europe.In key US ally Poland on the first leg of the trip, he accused Russia of destabilising action in Ukraine and warned North Korea it faced consequences after...
Tennis: Murray, Nadal through, heartbreak for Kvitova
LONDON (AFP) – Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams breezed into the third round at Wimbledon on Wednesday, while fellow former champion Petra Kvitova tumbled out.Williams, Kei Nishikori and Johanna Konta had to grind their way into the last 32, while new mum Victoria Azarenka continued her comeback bid for Grand Slam glory.Dustin...
Tennis: Federer, Djokovic get free passes at injury-hit Wimbledon
LONDON (AFP) – Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic barely had to break sweat to make winning starts at Wimbledon as their injury-hit opponents retired hurt amid a plague of withdrawals that blighted the first round on Tuesday.Federer is chasing a record eighth Wimbledon title and he was already well on top at the start of his 19th All England...
Tennis: Five matches to watch at Wimbledon – Day 2
LONDON (AFP) – Five matches to watch at Wimbledon on Tuesday:Federer begins record bidRoger Federer has his sights set on a record eighth Wimbledon title as the Swiss star starts his 19th All England Club campaign against Alexandr Dolgopolov on Centre Court. Having unexpectedly won the Australian Open in January before taking the clay-court...
