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Merger of the PGA Tour, LIV Golf, and the DP World Tour: ‘The arrangement delivers peace today, but trouble lurks ahead’

The idea of the major golf tours amicably collaborating with the breakaway LIV circuit was so far-fetched that reading the email felt like reading an April Fools’ Day parody. Following extraordinary squabbles, mudslinging, lawsuits, and shattered friendships, the PGA and…

Summer strikes have been declared by Heathrow security workers.

Heathrow airport security employees will take part in a new wave of strikes this summer, potentially affecting passengers at the UK’s largest airport. Around 2,000 officers from the Unite union will go on strike for 31 days between June 24…

Tens of millions are subject to air quality advisories as fires burn in Canada

As severe wildfires rage throughout Canada, tens of millions of people in North America have woken up to hazardous air quality conditions. Large portions of Ontario and Quebec were covered in smoke, and most of the northeastern US was enveloped…

Pope Francis, 86, will undergo stomach surgery.

On Wednesday afternoon, Pope Francis will have abdominal surgery at Rome’s Gemelli hospital. According to the Vatican, he would be in the hospital for “several days” to recover from the hernia surgery. According to Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni, the hernia…

Opium poppy plantations have been destroyed as part of the Taliban’s war on drugs.

Abdul strikes the heads of poppies as hard as he can while holding an AK-47 assault rifle on his left shoulder and a long stick in his right hand. The stalks and sap from the poppy bulb both flutter in…

ByteDance is accused of assisting China in spying on Hong Kong activists on TikTok.

ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok, has been accused of providing Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members access to the data of Hong Kong civil rights activists and demonstrators. Former ByteDance executive Yintao Yu claims in a US court filing that…

After leaving Real Madrid, Karim Benzema has agreed to join Saudi champions Al-Ittihad.

Winner of the Ballon d’Or After leaving Real Madrid, Karim Benzema has agreed to a three-year contract with Saudi Arabian champions Al-Ittihad. Benzema, 35, won 25 trophies in 14 years with Madrid, including five Champions Leagues and four La Liga…

Declan Rice: West Ham skipper may leave Europe as a hero

The brave bunch of teenage West Ham fans flying from London to Prague via Manchester for the Europa Conference League final chose only one song to sing on their flight to the Czech Republic. It’s a song that will be…

Results from the 2023 French Open: Carlos Alcaraz vs. Novak Djokovic in the semifinals

Carlos Alcaraz, the top seed, defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas to get to the French Open semifinals, where he will play Novak Djokovic. 20-year-old Spaniard Alcaraz defeated Greek fifth seed, winning 6-2 6-1 7-6 (7-5) against him. Djokovic of Serbia overcame a…

Players are “shocked and furious” by the PGA Tour, LIV Golf, and DP World Tour merging.

The announcement of a merger between the PGA and DP World Tour and LIV Golf has angered professional golfers. The unexpected arrangement with Saudi Arabian-backed LIV was not disclosed to the players in advance; they learned about it on Tuesday…