CINCINNATI, Aug 14 — Reigning champions Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka both secured their spots in the quarter-finals of the rain-disrupted ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open on Wednesday with straight-set victories.

WASHINGTON, Aug 14 — Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities are forcibly diverting international aid, excluding minority communities from assistance, and may be working with UN officials to solicit kickbacks, a US watchdog reported Tuesday.

MOSCOW, Aug 14 — Russia has announced partial restrictions on calls made through WhatsApp and Telegram, citing the need to combat criminal activities, state media reported Wednesday.‍

MADRID, Aug 13 — Real Madrid on Tuesday strongly criticised plans to hold a La Liga match between Barcelona and Villarreal in Miami, warning it could disrupt football’s competitive balance and pledging to petition global governing bodies to block the move.‍

WASHINGTON, Aug 13 — Homeless individuals in Washington, DC, could face fines or jail time if they refuse to comply with President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime and efforts to clear encampments in the US capital, the White House said yesterday.‍

HONG KONG, Aug 13 — For Hong Kong law student “C”, AI-generated pornography felt like a distant threat — until a classmate at her university created explicit images of her and several other women.‍