1+ hour, 42+ min ago  (343+ words) Published'May 25, 2026, 05: 43 AM PARIS, May 24 - Novak Djokovic began his latest bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title by crossing a milestone and a tricky hurdle with a 5-7 7-5 6-1 6-4 French Open first-round victory over local hope Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard on Sunday. The Serb…...

5+ hour, 42+ min ago  (574+ words) Published'May 25, 2026, 01: 43 AM PARIS, May 24 - Highlights of the first day at the French Open on Sunday (times GMT): 1730 RADUCANU FALLS TO SIERRA Britain's Emma Raducanu, the 2021 U. S. Open champion, was sent packing by Argentine Solana Sierra 6-0 7-6(4). 1548 ANDREEVA CRUSHES FERRO Russian eighth seed…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago  (405+ words) Published'May 25, 2026, 05: 23 AM Updated'May 25, 2026, 05: 33 AM RABAT, May 24 - South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns drew 1-1 at Royal Armed Forces of Morocco on Sunday to claim the African Champions League title 2-1 on aggregate thanks to Teboho Mokoena's thunderous strike. The Moroccans took the lead after…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago  (507+ words) Reference checks should be handled carefully to protect a candidate's current employment. ST ILLUSTRATION: MANNY FRANCISCO Published'May 25, 2026, 05: 00 AM Updated'May 25, 2026, 05: 29 AM It is understandable that a candidate may feel uneasy if a prospective employer asks to contact the current boss for…...

36+ min ago  (420+ words) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has denounced what he called Hezbollah's "reckless call to overthrow Lebanon's democratically elected government. Published'May 25, 2026, 05: 46 AM Updated'May 25, 2026, 06: 50 AM NEW DELHI - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Hezbollah in a statement on May 24 of…...

2+ hour, 26+ min ago  (194+ words) Published'May 25, 2026, 05: 00 AM I agree with former president Halimah Yacob that the Standard Chartered chief executive's description of retrenched workers as "lower-value human capital" is disturbing'(Stan Chart CEO reassures staff after backlash over "lower-value human' remark, May 20). To many business…...

9+ hour, 34+ min ago  (584+ words) Published'May 24, 2026, 08: 14 PM Updated'May 24, 2026, 09: 51 PM MONGBWALU, Democratic Republic of Congo " Unlike other residents of Mongbwalu, a town at the heart of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) latest devastating Ebola outbreak, Ms Laureine Sakiya believes that the blood-letting virus exists…...

1+ hour, 48+ min ago  (754+ words) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says a deal will align with US President Donald Trump's goal of preventing Iran from having a nuclear weapon. Published'May 24, 2026, 06: 28 PM Updated'May 25, 2026, 05: 37 AM TEHRAN " US President Donald Trump tempered expectations of a Middle East…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago  (491+ words) An aerial view of water being sprayed onto an overheated tank at GKN Aerospace on May 23. Published'May 25, 2026, 06: 20 AM NEW YORK - Experts trying to prevent a tank of hazardous chemicals from exploding in Southern California found a "potential crack" in the…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago  (325+ words) Published'May 25, 2026, 05: 49 AM May 24 - What promised to be a successful season for AC Milan ended in total disappointment on Sunday as a 2-1 home Serie A defeat by Cagliari meant they missed out on the top four, condemning them to a second…...