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Trump meets Putin at G20
Jul07

Trump meets Putin at G20

HAMBURG: 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 the tone...

Tennis: Mattek-Sands horror injury puts Djokovic, Federer in shadow
Jul07

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
Jul07

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
Jul07

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
Jul07

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
Jul07

Trump blasts Russia, warns future of the West at stake

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”...

Clashes at G20 protest as Merkel seeks consensus
Jul07

Clashes at G20 protest as Merkel seeks consensus

HAMBURG: Protesters threw bottles and torched cars, injuring seven police officers, before a G20 summit in Hamburg on Thursday, tarnishing the start of a meeting Chancellor Angela Merkel hopes will cement her role as a stateswoman as she seeks re-election in September.Merkel, who is campaigning for a fourth term, can ill afford images of chaos...

Trump blasts Russia, warns future of the West at stake
Jul06

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
Jul06

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...

Merkel, Turkey’s Erdogan to hold talks on sidelines of G20
Jul05

Merkel, Turkey’s Erdogan to hold talks on sidelines of G20

File PhotoBERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold talks with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of a summit of G20 leading economies starting on Friday in the German port of Hamburg, her spokesperson said on Wednesday.Relations between the NATO partners have soured in the last few months. On Tuesday, Turkey condemned as...