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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced the closure of Germany's Goethe-Institut cultural centres. The move follows Germany's decision to close the Russian House in Berlin, itself a response to a drone incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport that Germany attributed to Russia.Carlos Alcaraz beat Jaime Faria 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 in 2 hours 39 minutes to reach the second round of the US Open. The defending champion and world number three will next face Yibing Wu, ranked 113th, after returning from a right wrist injury that kept him out of competition for more than four months.Spain's national police described the July 30-31 entry of tens of thousands of migrants into Ceuta as planned rather than spontaneous, with Moroccan security forces showing total permissiveness. Police identified coordinators who encouraged migrants toward Spain, though only 10 percent attempted to stay, suggesting the entry was not migration-motivated.A court in Valletta acquitted Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech of complicity in the 2017 car-bomb killing of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia after a jury voted 8-1 in his favor on both charges. Fenech had spent more than five years in preventive detention after his arrest in November 2019 before being released on bail in February 2025.Emmanuel Macron visited the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum in London on Wednesday alongside King Charles III and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham. The nearly thousand-year-old work will remain on display in London for 10 months. The tapestry depicts the Battle of Hastings in 1066, when William, Duke of Normandy, defeated the Anglo-Saxon army of King Harold.The Liechtenstein Landtag voted by narrow majority on Wednesday to approve a citizen initiative to legalize abortion, which had gathered a significant number of signatures. Prince Aloïs, the regent, opposes the initiative and holds a veto right over it.U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez wants elections to be held, but the country is not yet prepared for them. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said he hopes elections can take place soon.Activist hedge fund Elliott Management has acquired a stake in Deutsche Telekom and is opposing the German telecoms company's merger with T-Mobile US. Elliott is pushing Deutsche Telekom to pursue shareholder value measures including stock buybacks.Following extensive military operations that resulted in at least 19 Iranian deaths, President Trump indicated the US could launch further attacks whenever it chose. He stated the strikes had destroyed considerably more than Iranian radar systems.Sara Netanyahu, the prime minister's wife, said in a media interview that Yair Golan, leader of The Democrats party, must have had prior warning of the Hamas attack. Benjamin Netanyahu made similar claims in an Instagram post, saying military officers deliberately withheld information from him, with the October 27 election less than two months away.Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced the closure of Germany's Goethe-Institut cultural centres. The move follows Germany's decision to close the Russian House in Berlin, itself a response to a drone incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport that Germany attributed to Russia.Carlos Alcaraz beat Jaime Faria 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 in 2 hours 39 minutes to reach the second round of the US Open. The defending champion and world number three will next face Yibing Wu, ranked 113th, after returning from a right wrist injury that kept him out of competition for more than four months.Spain's national police described the July 30-31 entry of tens of thousands of migrants into Ceuta as planned rather than spontaneous, with Moroccan security forces showing total permissiveness. Police identified coordinators who encouraged migrants toward Spain, though only 10 percent attempted to stay, suggesting the entry was not migration-motivated.A court in Valletta acquitted Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech of complicity in the 2017 car-bomb killing of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia after a jury voted 8-1 in his favor on both charges. Fenech had spent more than five years in preventive detention after his arrest in November 2019 before being released on bail in February 2025.Emmanuel Macron visited the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum in London on Wednesday alongside King Charles III and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham. The nearly thousand-year-old work will remain on display in London for 10 months. The tapestry depicts the Battle of Hastings in 1066, when William, Duke of Normandy, defeated the Anglo-Saxon army of King Harold.The Liechtenstein Landtag voted by narrow majority on Wednesday to approve a citizen initiative to legalize abortion, which had gathered a significant number of signatures. Prince Aloïs, the regent, opposes the initiative and holds a veto right over it.U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez wants elections to be held, but the country is not yet prepared for them. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said he hopes elections can take place soon.Activist hedge fund Elliott Management has acquired a stake in Deutsche Telekom and is opposing the German telecoms company's merger with T-Mobile US. Elliott is pushing Deutsche Telekom to pursue shareholder value measures including stock buybacks.Following extensive military operations that resulted in at least 19 Iranian deaths, President Trump indicated the US could launch further attacks whenever it chose. He stated the strikes had destroyed considerably more than Iranian radar systems.Sara Netanyahu, the prime minister's wife, said in a media interview that Yair Golan, leader of The Democrats party, must have had prior warning of the Hamas attack. Benjamin Netanyahu made similar claims in an Instagram post, saying military officers deliberately withheld information from him, with the October 27 election less than two months away.
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Lucky loser Bu upsets seeded Jodar in rain-delayed U.S. Open opener

Bu Yunchaokete, a Chinese player who entered the U.S. Open as a lucky loser after Thanasi Kokkinakis withdrew, defeated Spanish 12th seed Rafael Jodar 6-2 6-1 6-1 in the first round on Wednesday. The match was delayed a day by rain and included another hour-long rain delay during play, with Jodar struggling to find rhythm and committing numerous unforced errors.

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