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4 min agoFulham manager Alvaro Arbeloa lost his first three Premier League matches in charge, including a 3-2 home defeat to Crystal Palace on Saturday. Arbeloa said the difficult month would not define the season, pointing to his team's attacking play and work ethic despite conceding seven league goals.33 min agoCoco Gauff advanced to the fourth round at the US Open. Taylor Fritz, Amanda Anisimova and Madison Keys were knocked out of the tournament.48 min agoUS Central Command said it hit three Iranian crude oil carriers. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threatened to destroy and sink Iran's oil tankers if Tehran fires on American naval vessels, saying Iran's fleet is undefended and lacks air and naval forces to resist.1 h agoMount Anak Krakatau erupted, sending ash into airspace near Jakarta and forcing Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to suspend flights. More than 20,000 passengers were stranded as a result.1 h agoAn English man in his 40s died after jumping from a ferry between Cambrils and Salou on Friday, while a 78-year-old French man drowned while swimming at Lloret de Mar the following day. A third man died at Colera beach, bringing the drowning toll on Catalan beaches to 25 since the official swimming season began on June 15.1 h agoThe fourth seed defeated Cristina Bucsa of Spain with a 6-3, 6-4 victory Saturday at Flushing Meadows. Gauff has now made the second week of the tournament in five consecutive years.2 h agoHezbollah militants launched two explosive drones at IDF forces in southern Lebanon on Sunday morning. IDF soldiers downed one drone with no casualties, then struck targets in the area including a facility in Arab Salim after ordering residents to evacuate. The IDF simultaneously announced a surprise drill to test readiness for multi-front scenarios.2 h agoOn Sunday, the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt holds elections that could make the Alternative for Germany the first far-right party to hold power at a state level since World War Two. The vote is being closely watched across Europe.2 h agoHezbollah launched two drones at Israeli soldiers operating in a security zone in southern Lebanon. Israeli forces shot down one drone and reported no casualties, then conducted airstrikes on areas in Nabatiyeh district in response.3 h agoIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles at two US Navy ships, CENTCOM said. Central Command told the IRGC: 'If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost.'4 min agoFulham manager Alvaro Arbeloa lost his first three Premier League matches in charge, including a 3-2 home defeat to Crystal Palace on Saturday. Arbeloa said the difficult month would not define the season, pointing to his team's attacking play and work ethic despite conceding seven league goals.33 min agoCoco Gauff advanced to the fourth round at the US Open. Taylor Fritz, Amanda Anisimova and Madison Keys were knocked out of the tournament.48 min agoUS Central Command said it hit three Iranian crude oil carriers. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threatened to destroy and sink Iran's oil tankers if Tehran fires on American naval vessels, saying Iran's fleet is undefended and lacks air and naval forces to resist.1 h agoMount Anak Krakatau erupted, sending ash into airspace near Jakarta and forcing Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to suspend flights. More than 20,000 passengers were stranded as a result.1 h agoAn English man in his 40s died after jumping from a ferry between Cambrils and Salou on Friday, while a 78-year-old French man drowned while swimming at Lloret de Mar the following day. A third man died at Colera beach, bringing the drowning toll on Catalan beaches to 25 since the official swimming season began on June 15.1 h agoThe fourth seed defeated Cristina Bucsa of Spain with a 6-3, 6-4 victory Saturday at Flushing Meadows. Gauff has now made the second week of the tournament in five consecutive years.2 h agoHezbollah militants launched two explosive drones at IDF forces in southern Lebanon on Sunday morning. IDF soldiers downed one drone with no casualties, then struck targets in the area including a facility in Arab Salim after ordering residents to evacuate. The IDF simultaneously announced a surprise drill to test readiness for multi-front scenarios.2 h agoOn Sunday, the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt holds elections that could make the Alternative for Germany the first far-right party to hold power at a state level since World War Two. The vote is being closely watched across Europe.2 h agoHezbollah launched two drones at Israeli soldiers operating in a security zone in southern Lebanon. Israeli forces shot down one drone and reported no casualties, then conducted airstrikes on areas in Nabatiyeh district in response.3 h agoIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles at two US Navy ships, CENTCOM said. Central Command told the IRGC: 'If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost.'

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Germany bounces back to beat Japan at women's basketball worlds

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