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A Dutch court weighs a lawsuit against arms sales to Israel

Nov. 22, 2024 09:37 AM EST

THE HAGUE (AP) — Pro-Palestinian activists told a Dutch court on Friday that the Netherlands is violating international law by selling weapons to Israel, a day day after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes....

UK and France open bribery and corruption probe into French defense firm Thales

Nov. 21, 2024 13:11 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — British and French authorities have opened a probe into France-based defense group Thales for suspected bribery and corruption. In a statement Thursday, Britain's Serious Fraud Office said it hoped the joint probe with France's Parquet National Financier will further...

Rafael Nadal's legacy is a relentlessness that inspired Carlos Alcaraz and plenty of others

Nov. 20, 2024 11:42 AM EST

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Not surprisingly, Rafael Nadal couldn’t take a step around the grounds of the Davis Cup Final 8 in recent days without hearing requests for a handshake or a selfie. And that was just from the other professional tennis players, to speak nothing of the fans. ...

An emotional Rafael Nadal retires at the Davis Cup after he loses and Spain is eliminated

Nov. 20, 2024 07:59 AM EST

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal bit his lower lip and his reddened eyes welled with tears as he stood alongside his Davis Cup teammates for Spain's national anthem Tuesday before what he — and everyone — knew might be the last match of his career. Hours after Nadal's 6-4, 6-4...

Rafael Nadal heads into retirement after a career marked by big trophies, rivalries and injuries

Nov. 19, 2024 18:22 PM EST

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal's remarkable tennis career came to end on Tuesday and he heads into retirement after Spain lost to the Netherlands in the quarterfinals at the Davis Cup Final 8. The 38-year-old Nadal played on tour for more than two decades and collected 22 Grand...

Rafael Nadal heads into retirement after Spain is eliminated by the Netherlands in the Davis Cup

Nov. 19, 2024 18:05 PM EST
MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal heads into retirement after Spain is eliminated by the Netherlands in the Davis Cup.

Rafael Nadal could be headed to retirement after losing opening match at the Davis Cup

Nov. 19, 2024 13:36 PM EST

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal lost 6-4, 6-4 to Botic van de Zandschulp in the Davis Cup on Tuesday in what may have been the last match of the Spaniard's career. The 22-time Grand Slam champion is retiring from professional tennis after the team event in Malaga, and Nadal will...

Rafael Nadal will play for Spain against the Netherlands on Tuesday at the Davis Cup, his last event before retirement

Nov. 19, 2024 10:14 AM EST
MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal will play for Spain against the Netherlands on Tuesday at the Davis Cup, his last event before retirement.

Roger Federer tells friend and rival Rafael Nadal that he made him enjoy tennis more

Nov. 19, 2024 08:28 AM EST

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Roger Federer says Rafael Nadal made him enjoy tennis “even more” during a rivalry that spanned 40 matches over 15 years. Writing on social media Tuesday, hours before the start of the Davis Cup Final 8, Nadal's last event before heading into retirement,...

Olav Thon, billionaire Norwegian real estate developer, dead at 101

Nov. 16, 2024 10:15 AM EST

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Olav Thon, a billionaire entrepreneur recognizable for his bright red cap who went from selling leather and fox hides in his youth to build one of Norway's biggest real estate empires, has died, his company said Saturday. He was 101. “It is with great sadness...