But it sure is hard to just talk about tennis with all the drama surrounding it. In a match that lived up to all expectations, going from gripping, quality tennis to farcical, unadulterated mayhem, Kyrgios dug deep into the soul of Stefanos Tsitsipas and eventually emerged victorious, defeating Tsitsipas 6-7 (2), 6 – 4, 6-3 7-6 (7) to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon. After a week of talk of empty seats and low attendances around the stadium, this was certainly not such an example....

Norwegen hat den zweiten Spieltag der Frauen-Fußballmeisterschaft mit einem 4:1-Erfolg gegen Nordirland klar gewonnen. Die Skandinavier überzeugten mit einem vielseitigen Angriffsspiel und kontrollierten das Spiel über die gesamten 90 Minuten. Für den Außenseiter Nordirland war das Spiel trotz der Niederlage ein Erfolg. Das einzige Tor von Julie Nelson war das erste Tor des Landes bei der EURO. So lief das Spiel Vor 9.146 Zuschauern in St. Mary’s Stadium, Norwegen, drehte nach einem frechen Start aus Nordirland schnell die Hitze auf....

What he says: “It’s the most important decision I’ve made in my public career,” McConnell said in Kentucky on Wednesday, according to Bloomberg. The senator also described the Supreme Court’s opinion as “a huge step in the right direction”. McConnell said the refusal to consider Merrick Garland’s candidacy led President Trump to put Judge Neil Gorsos on the bench, the first of three Trump nominees to give the Supreme Court a 6-3 Conservative majority....

Another four people, including a child, died when a missile hit a community center, while a third missile landed in a field. At least 38 people were injured, responders said. “We don’t expect to find anyone alive, but there is a chance,” first deputy interior minister Yevhenii Yenin said on Friday, speaking from the scene of the attacks. Images from the scene showed the residential building torn apart and debris strewn across the ground....

So, if you are lucky enough to live in the same apartment or flat for almost four years, your rent (from now on) can only increase by 1.2 percent – the current rent increase directive for 2022. That is about to change, the provincial government announced on Wednesday, when the rent increase ceiling more than doubled early next year to 2.5%. But hey, it could have been worse: According to the Ford government, the ceiling would have been set at 5....

Four people were arrested on Thursday after a procession was led into the city of Ottawa by former army reservist James Topp. He had been charged in February after speaking out against vaccine mandates. After Topp delivered remarks, police said they responded to a situation and arrested the four people over incidents they said included assaulting officers. Kyle Benning has more details and how the city is preparing for further convoy protests, and the hundreds of thousands coming to enjoy the Canada Day festivities....

The deal would send center Daniel Theis, wing Aaron Nesmith and a 2023 first-round pick to Indiana, Wojnarowski reports (via Twitter). Nik Stauskas, Malik Fitts and Juwan Morgan are also headed to the Pacers in the trade, Wojnarowski adds (via Twitter). The Celtics wanted to get a “real playmaking guard,” explains Wojnarowski (via Twitter), and they were able to do so without including any of their core players in the package....

Au lendemain du discours – chahuté – d’Élisabeth Borne à l’Assemblée nationale, Pap Ndiaye renvoie dos à dos LFI et le RN. “Quand on écoutait (mercredi) Mme Panot pour La France insoumise ou Mme Le Pen pour le Front national, la véhémence de leurs propos, (…) on voit que se dessine un arc démocratique qui ne comprend que très difficilement ces ailes d’extrême droite et d’extrême gauche”, a estimé le ministre de l’Éducation nationale, invité ce jeudi matin de France Inter....

The hospital says it has “no choice” after the outbreak placed “another burden on the fragile state of our staff”. The hospital issued a statement saying Perth’s emergency department would close at 7am on Saturday and remain closed until Thursday. They say the department will then gradually reopen as staffing levels stabilize and will then be open from 7am to 7pm The hospital says the remaining staff will move to the Smiths Falls emergency department to support the expected increase in patients during the closure....

Eslakhian was known to police and the shooting was targeted but unrelated to the ongoing gang conflict in the Lower Mainland, IHIT said in a written statement. Police responded to reports of a shooting around 1:00 am. on June 30 near Davies Avenue and Raleigh Street. The victim was found dead at the scene. IHIT said it is putting together a timeline of Eslahian’s movements and wants to talk to people about his activities before the shooting....

ROME — In a historic first, Pope Francis announced his intention to include two women on the commission that will advise him on choosing bishops, in an interview published Wednesday. In the interview with Reuters, conducted on July 2 at his residence, Francis said that “he is open to giving [women] an opportunity”, including the laity, to take more top positions in the administration, as a recent reform of the Vatican Curia has allowed....

• À lire aussi : Havre de Québec : on peut se baigner dans le bassin Louise cet été Le quai derrière l’Espace 400e a été entièrement repensé au coût de 2,6 M$. Des aménagements amovibles permettent d’accéder au bain du port qui comprend un bassin ludique de 650 mètres carrés et cinq couloirs de 50 mètres comme dans les bassins olympiques. A proximité, un bar, une terrasse et des espaces avec mobilier urbain sont à votre disposition....

What he says: In a meeting with parliamentary leaders, Putin claimed that Western support for Ukraine would only prolong the war. Putin, who launched the war in February and has taken maximalist positions on any peace deal, said “the West wants to fight us to the last Ukrainian” because it wants to weaken Russia and “impose its version of the world class”. State of play: Russia appears to be preparing for the next phase of its offensive on Ukraine’s eastern border as it completes its capture of Luhansk, one of the two administrative regions of the greater Donbass region....

They spoke at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. His Majesty is in the Scottish capital for Holyrood Week and attended the Key Ceremony on Monday. Before meeting with the monarch, Sturgeon said she had done “the responsible thing” as she sought a new vote to secede from the United Kingdom. He also questioned whether the right to call a new referendum belonged to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom....

“The irony of putting someone on a suicide watch when they’re not suicidal is that it actually causes more harm,” Bonjean said. Kelly’s lawyers later filed suit and sought a temporary restraining order. The complaint names Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) and its top officials as well as the United States government as defendants. According to the lawsuit, Kelly’s attorneys called the detention center after his sentencing to inquire about his condition, and employees repeatedly hung up on them, “laughing and being extremely unprofessional....

Comment ATLANTA — Democrat Raphael G. Warnock on Tuesday was expected to win re-election to represent Georgia in the Senate, defeating Republican Herschel Walker in a tight runoff and expanding his party’s slim majority in the House. It was a hard-fought victory for Democrats in an increasingly purple state that was central to the party’s gains last election cycle and is expected to be a key battleground in 2024. The turnout for Walker, 60, a former football star in Georgia, it wasn’t enough to offset a strong performance in the Atlanta area by Warnock, 53, a pastor at a historic city church....

Rising house prices in the UK slowed this month as a weakening economy, cost of living and rising interest rates cooled the market. Lender Nationwide reports that prices rose 0.3% this month, a significant slowdown in house price inflation of 0.9% in May – but it is still the 11th monthly increase in a row. This led to the annual rise in house prices in the UK to 10.7% in June, from 11....

Joe Skipper | Reuters Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is planning a private fundraiser in Utah later this month that is expected to attract some of the nation’s wealthiest Republican donors as he signals a possible 2024 presidential run. DeSantis is set to head to Utah the week of July 18 for the private gathering, according to people familiar with the matter. Many asked not to be named because the campaign is trying to keep the private event from drawing too much public attention....