Early Sunday morning, Israeli air strikes targeted a residential neighborhood in Damascus, killing at least five people and wounding 15. The rare, targeted strike damaged several buildings in the densely populated district close to Omayyad square, and was the first of its kind since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011. The attack has been widely condemned by the international community, with the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calling for an immediate de-escalation of the situation.
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Fourteen-year-old Sky Brown has made history by becoming Britain's first skateboarding world champion. She achieved this feat at the Skateboarding World Championships in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, where she scored 90.83 in her third run to secure victory. Brown is Great Britain's youngest Olympic medalist ever, and has now added world gold to the bronze medals she won at the 2019 World Championships and Tokyo Olympics.
The U.S. and its European allies are sending armor to Ukraine in order to support the country's efforts to resist Russian invaders. This includes 31 M1 Abrams tanks from the U.S., German-made Leopard 2 tanks from Germany and other European states, Challenger 2 tanks from Britain, and AMX-10 armored fighting vehicles from France. This move is a sign of confidence in Ukrainians’ ability to recapture territory from the Russian troops, and is intended to hit Russia’s troops hard in a ground offensive.
Jeremy Clarkson, a British TV presenter, has issued a second apology for a sexist and misogynistic column he wrote about Meghan Markle. He has sent an email to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex expressing his "profound" apology, and the apology is seen as a sign of the couple's growing influence. The apology is yet to be accepted by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Prince Harry’s memoir Spare, which was released on Tuesday, has caused a stir in the United Kingdom. The tell-all account of life in Britain’s royal…
Vivienne Westwood, the British fashion maverick and punk icon, has died at 81. Westwood, who was born in Derbyshire, England, was a key figure in…