#BREAKING Naomi Osaka says she is withdrawing from French Open
#UPDATE Naomi Osaka said she was withdrawing from the French Open following the bitter fall-out from her decision to boycott all media activity at the Grand Slam event.
The Japanese star had already been fined $15,000 and threatened with disqualification u.afp.com/U7o8
#BREAKING French tennis chief 'sorry and sad' over Naomi Osaka's withdrawal from Roland Garros
#UPDATE Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open following the bitter fall-out from her decision to boycott all media activity, revealing she has "suffered long bouts of depression" and will now "take some time away from the court" u.afp.com/U73F
Japanese fans and public figures have rallied in support of tennis star Naomi Osaka, offering sympathy after she withdrew from the French Open and opened up about her battles with depression
#BREAKING Russian senators adopt 'extremist' bill that would bar critics from polls
#UPDATE The upper house of Russia's parliament has overwhelmingly backed legislation that is expected to be used to ban allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny from running in elections
#UPDATE Russia's upper house on Wednesday overwhelmingly backed legislation expected to be used to ban allies of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny from running in elections, the latest move in a crackdown on the opposition u.afp.com/U7Ps
#BREAKING Aussie softball team lands in Japan, first Olympic team
#UPDATE Australia's softball team became the first athletes to land in Japan for the Olympics, in a major milestone for the pandemic-postponed Games which continue to face controversy u.afp.com/U73t
VIDEO: Australian softball team arrives at Narita airport outside Tokyo along with their support staff, becoming the first athletes to land in Japan for the #Olympics, in a major milestone for the pandemic-postponed Games which continue to face controversy
#BREAKING Thirty-nine dead in two attacks in eastern DR Congo: monitors
#UPDATE At least 39 people have been killed in two new attacks in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, monitors said Monday, as a local official blamed a notorious group linked to the Islamic State group u.afp.com/UhtT#DRCongo#Ituri
#BREAKING Toll from twin DR Congo attacks rises to at least 50: monitors
#BREAKING Second volcano erupts near DR Congo's Goma city: govt
#UPDATE A second volcano erupted Saturday near the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, a week after Mount Nyiragongo roared back into life, causing devastation and sparking an exodus
📸 Flames spew from the Nyiragongo volcano near the Congo on May 22
#UPDATE A second volcano erupted Saturday near the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, a week after Mount Nyiragongo roared back into life, causing devastation and sparking an exodus u.afp.com/UhbW
#BREAKING Three French police wounded as suspect in knife attack detained
#UPDATE Three French gendarmes were wounded in an operation that resulted in the arrest of the suspect in a stabbing attack on a policewoman that left her badly injured
📸 Police guard the site where a colleague was stabbed in La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, western France
#UPDATE French police on Friday detained a man suspected of badly wounding a policewoman in a stabbing in the west of France, with the security forces on edge after a spate of attacks on their ranks in the last months u.afp.com/Uh8A
#BREAKING Juventus sack coach Pirlo after one season: statement
#UPDATE Juventus have sacked coach Andrea Pirlo after a single season in charge, the deposed Italian champions said in a statement on Friday
#UPDATE Juventus released a statement headlined "Good Luck, Andrea Pirlo" after a season in which Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates lost the Serie A title to Inter Milan and were eliminated in the last 16 of the Champions League u.afp.com/Uh7G