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Simon Cambers at Wimbledon
Aryna Sabalenka may wish it to be otherwise but there was no getting away from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Elina Svitolina and Venus Wiliams – who will play each other in round one – made it clear that even if Russian and Belarusian players are allowed to play in this year’s Championships, the topic is far from closed.… Read the rest
Fourth night of demonstrations sees 45,000 police deployed as authorities claim the situation is calmer
More than 470 people in France were arrested during a fourth night of unrest triggered by the fatal police shooting of a teenager, but officials claimed that the situation was calmer than on the previous night.
Violence spreads to cities across France as officer involved in shooting says he didn’t intend to kill driver
More than 400 people have been arrested across France, officials said, as unrest spread to major cities during a third night of riots triggered by the deadly police shooting of a teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent during a traffic stop.
Around 2,000 police deployed in and around Paris, amid growing anger at shooting of 17-year-old in Nanterre during traffic stop
Police have arrested at least 77 people in Paris and the surrounding suburbs, according to local reports, during a second night of protests, as unrest spread across France following the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old boy during a traffic stop.
German Chancellor says uprising shows ‘cracks’ in autocracy in Moscow, after Vladimir Putin greeted crowds of fans in unusual tour of southern city
Graham Russell and agencies
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said the failed Wagner mutiny last weekend has weakened Vladimir Putin’s authority, as the Russian president sought to repair the damage to his standing by meeting military staff at the Kremlin and greeting crowds on a rare public walkabout.… Read the rest