Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from his China Open semi-final against Novak Djokovic in Beijing after hitting a rebounding ball into the crowd, striking a spectator in the face or eye. The incident occurred while Medvedev was trailing 7-5, 5-3, advancing Djokovic to the final against Alex de Minaur.
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Sky News – World Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called a snap election for November 29, with reports linking the move to mounting public anger over Spain's housing crisis. Sánchez had previously insisted he would serve his full term until 2027. The decision also follows challenges to his authority including a migration crisis and corruption scandals involving his inner circle.
Kicking off the 2026 Nobel prizes in is the award for physiology or medicine. This year the prize went to three scientists for their work investigating the mysteries of the brain. Karl Deisseroth of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Stanford University, Peter Hegemann of the Humboldt University of Berlin and Georg Nagel of the University of Würzburg have been awarded the prize “for their discoveries concerning…
Sky News – UK Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking action over search warrants issued ahead of his arrest in February.
BBC News – UK Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, has filed a High Court claim against Thames Valley Police to quash search warrants used in searches of his homes. The legal challenge follows his February 19 arrest on suspicion of misconduct in office over links to Jeffrey Epstein. A private hearing is expected on Thursday.
NYTimes – World Brazil's 2026 presidential election will go to a runoff on 25 October after incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing challenger Senator Flávio Bolsonaro both failed to win a majority in the first round. Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro and an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, said he was pleased to have led, while Lula expressed disappointment at the closer-than-expected result.
The FBI arrested Wanying Zhang, also known as Heather, at Los Angeles International Airport as she was departing for China, accusing her of acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government by surveilling the son and family of Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te at the behest of Chinese officials. Lai condemned the alleged operation as a "barbaric" act and criticized China for disregarding human rights and suppressing personal freedoms.
BBC Sport Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from his China Open semi-final against Novak Djokovic in Beijing after hitting a rebounding ball into the crowd, striking a spectator in the face or eye. The incident occurred while Medvedev was trailing 7-5, 5-3, advancing Djokovic to the final against Alex de Minaur.
BBC News – World A Gulfstream G100 medical transport plane carrying six people from Bermuda to Boston crashed off the coast of Massachusetts early Saturday. The US Coast Guard found debris near Nantucket and suspended its search for survivors on Sunday; all six are presumed dead.
NPR – US Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican U.S. House speaker, died Saturday of natural causes at his home while receiving hospice care, a coroner said Monday. He was 84. Hastert represented Illinois in Congress for two decades and served as speaker from 1999 to 2007. He was later imprisoned in a hush-money case tied to sexual abuse allegations.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called a snap election for November 29, with reports linking the move to mounting public anger over Spain's housing crisis. Sánchez had previously insisted he would serve his full term until 2027. The decision also follows challenges to his authority including a migration crisis and corruption scandals involving his inner circle.
