Alexandra Eala pulled off one of Wimbledon’s biggest upsets, defeating world No. 1 Iga Swiatek 6-4, 7-5 in a performance that left Centre Court speechless. The 19-year-old Filipino dedicated her historic win to “all the girls with ruffled socks and chubby cheeks.”
The WMO warned Friday that strengthening El Niño conditions are dramatically raising the risk of extreme weather events worldwide. Scientists give a 90% probability the event will intensify through early 2024.
Europe’s window to build a credible military deterrent may be closing faster than its leaders acknowledge. Security analysts warn that a narrow timeline — potentially expiring by 2028 — demands urgent action on defense spending and political will.
Nearly 200 families are sleeping inside a baseball stadium on Venezuela’s central coast after the June 24 earthquakes destroyed or damaged more than 1,100 homes. The Playa Grande shelter has become a symbol of the slow-moving crisis still gripping the country’s coastal communities.
Thousands marched across South Africa on Tuesday demanding the removal of undocumented migrants, but the day organizers had billed as a deadline passed with far less violence than feared. Around 47 arrests were made nationally as police kept a heavy presence in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Pretoria.
An explosion struck a residential building in Monaco on Thursday, injuring three people. The principality’s head of government told AFP the blast was “very likely an attack.”
Armed group clashes displaced more than 2,600 people in Haiti’s Artibonite department last week, deepening a humanitarian emergency that now affects hundreds of thousands across the country. From Lebanon to Gaza and DR Congo, this week’s global crisis update paints a troubling picture of compounding emergencies and stretched aid systems.
Europe’s five most powerful leaders met this week to prove the continent can meaningfully shoulder Ukraine’s security burden without Washington. Concrete pledges topped €21 billion, but the gap between promises and battlefield deliveries remains a stubborn problem.
From a landmark EU energy vote to fresh tensions on the global stage, this Friday morning is packed with stories that matter. Here’s everything you need to know before noon.
UN Special Representative Valentine Rugwabiza told the Security Council that the Central African Republic has made real peace progress — but warned it could unravel fast. Border instability tied to Sudan’s war is among the biggest threats.
