Super Bowl champion Jerome Bettis has message for Jaxson Dart, Abdul Carter after Trump rally controversy

Super Bowl champion and Pittsburgh Steelers legend Jerome Bettis weighed in on the rampantJaxson Dartand Abdul Carter discourse.

Dart introduced PresidentDonald Trumpbefore his speech in Suffern, New York, on Friday, and New York Giants teammate Abdul Carter took issue with it. Bettis said that they don’t have to agree on their political opinions but have to find a way to work together.

"You don't have to agree. And that's the one thing. I mean, you don't agree with your teammate, but you got to find a way to work with them and I think that's what happens," Bettis told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.

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Bettis said Dart and Carter need to find common ground.

"I think politics, it's always there. It's never really in the forefront in terms of sports or a locker room. So, I don't think that's ever an issue. But what you have to do is find common ground. I think that's what team sports is all about," Bettis said.

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"People coming from different walks of life are all coming together for one common goal. And in order for you to all support that goal, you have to find common ground with each other."

It appeared Carter and Dart found some common ground as they appeared tosquash any potential riftwhen Carter posted to X in a since-deleted tweet that they were "good."

"Me and JD6 are good! We spoke earlier as Men," Carter wrote. "Y'all can keep y'all narratives."

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Dart, 23, set the stage for Trump’s speech with a chant before welcoming the president onto the stage.

"Big Blue Nation, it’s a pleasure to be here. I got to start this off with a ‘Go Big Blue,’" Dart said, and then led the chant for a few moments before proceeding to introduce Trump.

"What an honor, what a privilege it is to be here, and without further ado, I’m grateful, I’m honored, I'm pleasured to introduce the 45th and 47th president of the United States America, President Donald J. Trump."

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Trump and Dart then shook hands on the stage before the 23-year-old departed.

Carter began the firestorm by reposting a video of Dart introducing Trump on X and captioning the tweet, "Thought this s--- was AI, what we doing man." He has since deleted the tweet.

Bettis played from 1993-2005, and he said politics were not an issue during his time in the NFL. He did note that political climate has changed drastically in the last 20 years since his retirement.

"No, it never did (cause an issue). But you have to understand that the landscape of politics right now is very divisive. And so I think it was much different 20 years ago than it is now. Now everyone's picking sides and this and that and now you hate the other guy's side. And that was never the case in politics 20 years ago. Hey, you respected the guys decision and his politics was his politics and now it's a much different dynamic that politics weighs on people nowadays," Bettis said.

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Bettis will be playing in the American Century Tournament from July 10-12 at EdgewoodGolfCourse in Lake Tahoe.

The tournament has raised more than $8 million for regional and national charities. American Century Investments donates 40% of its profits to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and activates fundraising at the tournament to drive direct donations to Stowers each year.

Bettis has been a longtime competitor in the tournament since retiring in 2006. He said it has been "incredible" to see the event grow over the years.

The Pro Football Hall of Famer said he is still trying to round in the form for the tournament. Bettis said he is trying a new swing and is wondering how it will hold up.

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Bettis said his favorite part of the tournament is interacting with the athletes and having fun with the guys.

"I think the favorite part is really getting to chop it up with the athletes because obviously being retired, you don't get the chance to do that anymore. And so, when you do get a chance to kind of rib guys and have fun with guys like that locker room experience again, it's really fun and exhilarating," Bettis said.

The tournament will be broadcast on NBC and Peacock.

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Oil surges after Iran and US trade air strikes

By Nicole Jao and Sam Li

BEIJING, May 28 (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped more than 2% on Thursday after Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they targeted a ‌U.S. airbase in response to a U.S. attack in the port city ‌of Bandar Abbas.

Brent crude futures rose $2.34, or 2.48%, to $96.63 a barrel by 0701 GMT, while the more active ​August contract gained $2.24 or 2.43%, to $94.49. The July contract is set to expire on Friday.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures were up $2.26, or 2.55%, at $90.94.

Both benchmarks slipped more than 5% to touch their lowest in a month in the previous session on the possibility of a U.S.-Iran ‌deal to end their war ⁠and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Thursday it targeted a U.S. airbase after what it described ⁠as an early morning U.S. attack near Bandar Abbas airport, Tasnim news agency reported.

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It warned that any repeat of what they called aggression would draw a "more decisive" response.

The U.S. military launched ​new strikes ​in Iran targeting a military site that officials ​believed posed a threat to U.S. ‌forces and commercial maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official told Reuters.

"The rise in oil prices highlights the fragility of the current 'no peace, no war' situation between the United States and Iran," said Simon-Peter Massabni, head of business development at XS.com.

"While the market holds onto hopes that the conflict is nearing an end, the increasing ‌frequency of skirmishes between the two sides, coupled ​with Donald Trump's evident frustration, suggests that this conflict ​may continue. As a result, the ​Strait of Hormuz is likely to remain closed," he added.

In the ‌U.S., crude oil stockpiles fell by 2.8 ​million barrels last week, ​the sixth straight week of declines, according to American Petroleum Institute data. [API/S]

Official inventory data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration are due on Thursday, a day ​later than usual due to ‌the Memorial Day holiday on Monday. [EIA/S][ENERGYUSA][ENERGYAPI]

(Reporting by Nicole Jao in New York, ​Sam Li in Beijing and Florence Tan in Singapore; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman; ​Shri Navaratnam, Stephen Coates and Emelia Sithole-Matarise)

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Fire at girls school in Kenya kills unknown number of people, police say

Gilgil, Kenya — A fire at a school for girls in central Kenya has caused an unknown number of deaths, according to police, who said search teams have been deployed.

French news agency AFP cites a police source as saying 16 girls were killed at 73 injured.

Broadcaster Citizen Television quoted county police official Masoud Mwinyi as telling distraught parents outside the school it is a "distressing and saddening situation," according to the Reuters news service.

Authorities were trying to account for all the students at Utumishi Girls School in the Gilgil area.

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The fire broke out early Thursday morning in the boarding school's accommodation section. The cause hasn't been determined.

School fires are common in Kenyan boarding schools, with some caused by arson and others by electrical faults.

Kenya's deadliest recent school fire occurred in 2001 when 67 students died in a dormitory fire in Machakos County.

In 2024, 21 students burned to death in a school fire in central Kenya. President William Ruto declared three days of mourning.

In 2017, 10 students died in a school fire in the capital Nairobi. A student was charged with murder.

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Osaka sparkles in golden French Open outfit

Another Grand Slam, another iconic outfit delivered by Naomi Osaka.

The Japanese player continued her tradition of jaw-dropping looks at the majors with an outfit that sparkled like "the Eiffel Tower at night" at the French Open.

Osaka arrived on Court Suzanne Lenglen with a black corset and cascading pleated skirt that swept dramatically over the red clay.

Underneath the moody ensemble, Osaka wore a glittering gold tennis dress, with the sequins reflecting the scorching Paris sun.

The four-time Grand Slam champion also shone on court as she beat Germany's Laura Siegemund 6-3 7-6 (7-3) to reach the second round.

Asked about her inspiration for the outfit, the 28-year-old said: "Funny enough, you know the Eiffel Tower at night when its sparkly? I think I look like that a little bit."

Watching Osaka's entrance live on TNT Sports, top seed Aryna Sabalenka said: "This is sparkling. I love it. I love that she is expressing herself and feels confident.

"That's the beauty of the fashion world, there's space for anything and I love that she's bringing it on court."

Osaka joked afterwards that she had worried she would not be allowed to play in the dress.

"When I first saw it, I felt like I look like the Eiffel Tower at night time when it's bright," she said.

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"Then I actually got a little worried because when the sun hits the dress, it reflects a lot, so I was a little scared the umpire was going to kick me off the court.

"I got two back-up, normal dresses - thankfully I didn't have to wear them."

The outer black pieces were designed by Kevin Germanier, who is known for his sustainable approach to fashion, while the gold dress was custom made by Nike.

"Sometimes people say athletes are in show business or entertainers or whatever," Osaka said.

"For me, Grand Slam walk-ons are the only time that I possibly feel like I'm an entertainer."

At the Australian Open in January, Osaka made a statement entrance in ajellyfish-inspired outfitwhich she dedicated to her two-year-old daughter Shai.

Former British number one Annabel Croft said a lot of players "would not be able to live up to the expectation" of walking out in custom made outfits like Osaka's.

"If you out there in an extraordinary outfit, you've got to live up to that and have the confidence to play in it and give the crowd the tennis as well as the outfit," she said on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra.

"Naomi can handle it. She really loves it and she's not fazed by it."

Since the birth of her daughter in 2023, Osaka has re-established herself in the world's top 20 and she reached the semi-finals at the US Open in September.

The former world number one will face Croatia's Donna Vekic in the next round.

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Jason Kelce concerned NFL is 'getting away' from great football tradition

Jason Kelce has voiced concern that the NFL is moving away from its traditional Sunday identity.

The schedule for theupcoming seasonlooks markedly different from previous years, with only Tuesday left free of fixtures as games are now spread across the other six days of the week. The expanded slate of standalone matchups has drawn significant attention from fans and observers alike. Among those raising concerns is the former Philadelphia Eagles center who has criticized the change as part of a broader shift he believes is moving the league away from its traditional structure.

On a recent episode of theNew Heightspodcast, Kelce said he feels the NFL is drifting away from making Sunday the central day of the football calendar. "Sunday is the day of football," Kelce said. "Outside of going to church in the morning, if you're still religious and do that, Sunday is where so many games happen and and that's what you grow up and you gear your entire week around watching football on Sunday." Meanwhile,Taylor Swift brutally snubbed live on ESPN after a public outing with Travis Kelce.

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Continuing his discussion about football Sundays, Kelce added: "It's an institution at this point, the NFL playing games on Sunday. With every day that we keep adding in there, we're getting away from that just a little bit. And I worry that I think the game got big.

"One of the reasons it got so popular and big was because all of the games, it was an event. Sunday is the NFL and everybody set their week apart to tune in to their games that were happening on Sunday and you're watching kind of all of them."

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Kelce added that he is concerned the league is moving away from that tradition as it continues to expand the schedule beyond the sport’s traditional game days.

The NFL is set to open the 2026 season on Wednesday, Sept. 9, departing from its traditional Thursday kickoff, with the usual opener instead shifting to Australia as theLos Angeles Ramsface theSan Francisco 49ersin an NFC West matchup. Kelce also pointed to a broader trend, noting that the league has scheduled games on the night before Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day itself, Christmas Eve and Christmas, further expanding the footprint of regular-season fixtures.

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However, Kelce’s concerns were not universally shared. His brotherTravis Kelce, offered a contrasting viewpoint during the discussion. "I think it's awesome," Travis said. "I honestly do. As somebody who's played on Christmas, who's played on Christmas Eve, who's played on Thanksgiving Eve, Thanksgiving, who's played in a lot of like awkward short week moments, I think it's fun.

"And I don't think it's, you know, as taxing as it may seem because it's the NFL. You're living out your dream. If there's a chance to play on a f------ primetime game, which all these one-off games are that aren't on Sunday, I'm f------ getting so excited for those opportunities because those are the opportunities you really get to show yourself."

It comes afterTravis Kelce gave a 10-word reason for refusing to sign the autograph of a young Chiefs fan.

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China willing to work with Czech government to improve ties

HONG KONG, May 27 (Reuters) - China is willing to work with the Czech Republic to improve ties and revive a traditional ‌friendship, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Czech counterpart Petr Macinka, state ‌broadcaster CCTV said on Wednesday.

Like most nations, the Czech Republic formally recognises only Beijing and ​not Taiwan, which is claimed by China, but it has grown closer to the semiconductor powerhouse in recent years, and has seen growing investment from it.

Both sides should "strengthen dialogue and cooperation, enhance political mutual trust and gradually ‌expand practical cooperation in areas ⁠such as economy, trade and tourism," Wang said, according to CCTV, to take ties in the correct direction.

Taiwan is ⁠an internal issue for China, Wang added, saying he hoped the Czech government would "practice the One-China principle ... and promote China-Czech relations back on a healthy development ​track."

China ​has been critical of ties between Prague ​and Taipei. It sees the ‌democratically-governed island as having no right to state-to-state relations, a view the government in Taipei strongly rejects.

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Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung visited Prague last week and spoke at a forum there.

Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil is leading a business delegation on a visit next week to Taiwan, where he ‌is set to meet President Lai Ching-te.

Relations ​were also strained last year after Czech ​President Petr Pavel met the ​Dalai Lama in India in July. A group from ‌the Czech parliament also travelled to ​Dharamshala in December and ​met the Tibetan spiritual leader.

In March, China said it strongly opposed the Czech Senate passing a draft resolution on the Dalai Lama's ​succession, saying it "grossly interfered" ‌with internal affairs.

(Reporting by the Beijing newsroom, Additional reporting by ​Ben Blanchard in Taipei and Jan Lopatka in Prague; Writing by ​Farah Master; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

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Samsung workers approve pay deal but management still has trying times ahead

By Hyunjoo Jin

Samsunga union suspends planned strike after reaching tentative pay deal

SEOUL, May 27 (Reuters) - Unionised workers at Samsung Electronics have approved a highly contentious deal on bonus pay - one that averts a massive strike but also exacerbates deep disparities in fortunes among employees at the tech conglomerate.

Two unions for ‌the world's largest memory chip maker said on Wednesday that 74% of the 62,616 workers who cast their votes had backed the ‌agreement.

The government-mediated agreement, forged after a bitter five-month dispute, has sparked both wide relief and alarm across South Korea.

On the one hand, Samsung accounts for roughly a quarter of the country's ​exports and if the deal had not been ratified, an 18-day strike by 48,000 workers would have been set in motion, damaging the economy and denting global chip supplies.

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But at the same time, the deal marks only the second time that a major South Korean company has agreed in writing to reward some employees with a fixed percentage of operating profit - flying in the face of normal practice that calls for bonuses to ‌be calculated after corporate taxes are paid.

In Samsung's case, ⁠10.5% of its semiconductor operating profit will go towards special bonuses for chip workers.

That's sparked concern from South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, business groups and academics. Chief among their worries is that some unions that are making ⁠similar demands will harden their stances and more could follow suit.

A shareholder group, composed of individual shareholders, has also threatened to sue. Among their arguments, they say that such an arrangement is unlawful because it was not passed at a shareholders' meeting.

The deal reduces the amount of money available to be distributed to shareholders and "potentially ​invites ​legal scrutiny under the Commercial Act regarding the fiduciary duty to shareholders," said Seo ​Ji-yong, a professor of business administration at Sangmyung University.

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Samsung management is expected to have its hands full dealing with the discontent that the deal has sowed.

"Finding ways to bridge internal labor divides will be Samsung's biggest task," said Korea University law professor Park Ji-soon.

Forged under much pressure to narrow the gap with sky-high bonuses at rival chipmaker SK Hynix, the deal mainly benefits workers in the company's memory chip division, which has seen profits soar due to the colossal investments globally in AI. Some of those workers are set to receive bonuses of around $416,000 this year.

Workers in Samsung's other chip units will receive less ‌but still substantial bonuses, while employees in its consumer electronics divisions are set to ​receive very little by comparison.

"The atmosphere is pretty gloomy and many of us have lost ​motivation," said one chip foundry worker at Samsung's sprawling chip campus ​in Pyeongtaek, declining to be identified.

"It really is an ironic situation — being depressed despite receiving more money."

It also remains ‌to be seen if a court will grant a Samsung ​union representing consumer electronics workers their request ​to block the vote. They were excluded from the vote after their union left the negotiating team due to disagreements.

That could possibly lead to a new vote, though the deal appears to have far more backers than detractors.

Shares in Samsung ended 3% higher and have ​climbed 11% since the wage agreement was struck last ‌week. That performance, however, still lags the stellar 29% gain over the same period for SK Hynix, which, benefiting from the ​investor frenzy over AI, joined Samsung and Micron on Wednesday in having a market value of over $1 trillion.

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(Reporting by ​Hyunjoo Jin and Heejin Kim; Editing by Ed Davies and Edwina Gibbs)

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Chelsea defender Baltimore signs new contract until 2030

Chelsea defender Sandy Baltimore has signed a new contract with Chelsea that will keep her at the club until 2030.

The France international joined Chelsea from Paris Saint-Germain before the 2024-25 season and quickly became a key player.

Baltimore played an important role as Chelsea secured an unbeaten domestic treble in her debut season, making 29 appearances in all competitions while scoring nine goals and six assists.

Speaking after the signing, Baltimore said:

"Chelsea is one of the biggest clubs. We have a top quality team, and I want to compete with the best players in the world every day, that's why I chose to stay here.

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"I want to keep improving and try to win every trophy possible."

The 26-year-old reached 50 appearances for Chelsea during the 2025-26 season, coming off the bench in a win against Tottenham Hotspur in February.

Baltimore is known for her pace, technical ability and attacking contributions from the left side.

At international level, Baltimore progressed through the France youth system and helped her country win the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, scoring in the final against Germany.

She has 55 caps for France women's national team and has scored 11 goals.

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King of New York: Jalen Brunson has led the Knicks back to the NBA Finals. And he's not done yet

CLEVELAND — There would be no late-game heroics on Monday night. No pivoting, feinting and head-and-shoulder-shimmying his way into a fraction of a sliver of space — just enough to unfurl a feathery off-balance floater.

No hunting his preferred quarry in the pick-and-roll without compunction or remorse, again and again, to carry his team out of a fourth-quarter deficit. No pulled-from-your-wildest-childhood-dreams fadeaway jumpers over two outstretched hands with the clock draining down to zero.

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Jalen Brunson wasn’t on the court to deliver in crunch time on Monday night — he watched the entire fourth quarter from the bench, actually — because there was no crunch time for him to dominate in Game 4 in Cleveland,which the Knicks won by 37. Just like there wasn’t in Game 4 in Philadelphia,which the Knicks won by 30. Or in Game 6 in Atlanta,which the Knicks won by 51.

There was no crunch time for him to dominate because when the 2025-26 New York Knicks see an opening to exploit, they don’t hesitate to hammer it, and when they have the opportunity to go for the throat, they seize it. They behave that way because attitude reflects leadership, and because Jalen Brunson — measured and unassuming with the media, king of the anodyne quote — is a stone-cold killer between those four lines.

This team follows his lead. He has now led the Knicksfarther than anybody has in this millennium: to the NBA Finals. And he’s not done yet.

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Teenager in hospital after moped machete attack

A 16-year-old boy is in hospital after a “horrific” machete attack, police have said.

The teenager was walking in the area of Duncan Edwards Close, Dudley, when he was approached by two young men on a moped just before 2pm on Saturday, West Midlands Police said.

The men then attacked the boy and fled, leaving him with serious injuries to his chest and face, according to the force.

He was taken to hospital and underwent surgery. Police said on Sunday that he was in a serious but stable condition.

CCTV and mobile phone footage have been recovered by detectives, who have appealed for witnesses to come forward.

Det Insp Joe Davenport, from the force’s major crime unit, said: “This was a horrific attack in the middle of the day and it could easily have resulted in this boy losing his life.

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“We’ve been working tirelessly since then to understand exactly what happened, and who was responsible, and I’d urge anyone with information to get in touch with us as soon as possible.”

Rise in knife offenders being spared jail

Last week, it emerged that the number of convicted knife offenders being spared jailhad hit a 10-year high.

Ministry of Justice figures showed that nearly seven in 10 offenders avoided prison in 2025 – the lowest rate since 2015 – and received suspended jail sentences or community punishments instead.

Only 6,581 knife offenders were handed immediate custody, down 6.1 per cent on 2024’s figure of 7,006.

Police forces have started to reverse the rise in knife crime, which is down 10 per cent year-on-year after offences returned to pre-Covid levels.

However, the Tories said the failure to lock up offenders could undermine the battle to reduce knife crime.

Nick Timothy, the shadow justice secretary, said: “The fact that only a third of knife criminals are now receiving an immediate custodial sentence shows Labour have simply given up in the fight against knife crime.”

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French Open day two order of play and schedule with Swiatek and Rybakina in action

Four-time championIga Swiatekbegins herFrench Opencampaign on Monday as first-round action continues on another busy day in Paris.

The Polish third seed takes on Australian wildcard Emerson Jones first on Court Philippe-Chatrier, with second seed Elena Rybakina following against Slovenia’s Veronika Erjavec.

Fan favouriteGael Monfilsis slated to start his last Roland-Garros before retirement in the night session on Chatrier, where he has been drawn against compatriot Hugo Gaston, while former champion Stan Wawrinka also begins his final Roland-Garros against Dutch lucky loser Jesper de Jong.

Elsewhere, 2024 finalistJasmine Paoliniopens against Dayana Yastremska, Italian Open championElina Svitolinabegins her campaign against Anna Bondar. There’s British interest too as qualifier Toby Samuel has a tough first-round tie against eighth seed Alex de Minaur, while British No 2 Katie Boulter takes on American wildcard Akasha Urhobo.

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French Open day two order of play

all times BST

Court Philippe-Chatrier - 11am

• Emerson Jones v Iga Swiatek (3)

• Veronika Erjavec v Elena Rybakina (2)

• Ugo Humbert(32) v Adrian Mannarino

Court Philippe-Chatrier - from 7.15pm

• Hugo Gaston v Gael Monfils

Court Suzanne-Lenglen - 10am

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• Arthur Rinderknech (22) v Jurij Rodionov

• Elina Svitolina (7) v Anna Bondar

• Sarah Rakotomanga v Amanda Anisimova (6)

• Daniel Merida Aguilar v Ben Shelton (5)

Court Simonne-Mathieu - 10am

• Jasmine Paolini (13) v Dayana Yastremska

• Stan Wawrinka v Jesper de Jong

• Casper Ruud (15) v Roman Safiullin

• Anastasia Zakharova v Karolina Muchova (10)

Court 14 - 10am

• Alex de Minaur (8) v Toby Samuel

• Tatjana Maria v Elise Mertens (23)

• Kaitlin Quevedo v Leolia Jeanjean

• Flavio Cobolli (10) v Andrea Pellegrino

Court 4 - 10am

• Liudmila Samsonova (20) v Jil Teichmann

• Julia Grabher v Rebecca Sramkova

• Mariano Navone v Jenson Brooksby

• Francisco Cerundolo (25) v Botic Van De Zandschulp

Court 5 - 10am

• Susan Bandecchi v Cristina Bucsa (31)

• Petra Marcinko v Eva Lys

• Emilio Nava v Camilo Ugo Carabelli

• Yibing Wu v Marcos Giron

Court 6 - 10am

• Pablo Carreno Busta v Jiri Lehecka(12)

• Thanasi Kokkinakis v Terence Atmane

• Jelena Ostapenko (29) v Ella Seidal

• Diana Shnaider (25) v Renata Zarazua

Court 7 - 10am

• Maja Chwalinska v Qinwen Zheng

• Eliot Spizzirri v Frances Tiafoe (19)

• Ignacio Buse v Andrey Rublev (11)

• Alycia Parks v Leylah Fernandez (24)

Court 8 - 10am

• Luca Van Assche v Patrick Kypson

• Jaume Munar v Hubert Hurkacz

• Akasha Urhobo v Katie Boulter

• Camila Osorio v Ekaterina Alexandrova (14)

Court 9 - 10am

• Daria Kasatkina v Zeynep Sonmez

• Roberto Bautista Agut v Brandon Nakashima (31)

• Panna Udvardy v Viktorija Golubic

• Raphael Collignon v Aleksandar Vukic

Court 12 - 10am

• Alexander Shevchenko v Alex Michelsen

• Aleksandar Kovacevic v Rafael Jodar (27)

• Talia Gibson v Yulia Putintseva

• Kamilla Rakhimova v Jaqueline Cristian

Court 13 - 10am

• Marton Fucsovics v Matteo Berrettini

• Maya Joint v Anastasia Potapova (28)

• Rinky Hijikata v Tommy Paul (24)

• Hanyu Guo v McCartney Kessler

French Open schedule

The tournament main draw gets underway on Sunday 24 May. Finals weekend is across Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June.

• 24–26 May — 1st Round

• 27–28 May — 2nd Round

• 29–30 May — 3rd Round

• 31 May – 1 June — Round of 16

• 2–3 June — Quarterfinals

• 4 June — Women’s Semifinals

• 5 June — Men’s Semifinals

• 6 June — Women’s Singles Final & Men’s Doubles Final

• 7 June — Men’s Singles Final & Women’s Doubles Final

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Drone attacks raise fears as Colombians vote to elect a new president

JAMUNDI, Colombia (AP) — Gladys Marín only has to cross the street to reach a school where polling stations will open Sunday in her small town inColombia. But she's still not sure she'll make the short walk, because fears for her safety could outweigh the chance to vote for the country’s next president.

Colombia Election Violence

Her home in the southwestern village of Potrerito sits less than 100 meters (320 feet) from the police station, which has becomea frequent target for drone-dropped explosives. Authorities blame the attacks on a rebel faction that rejected a peace agreementsigned a decade agowith the Colombian government.

"You have to stay alert to what is happening, because we live very close to the police station,” Marín said from her porch in this town about 470 kilometers from the capital, Bogotá.

Colombiawill elect a new president and vice president on May 31 in what has been cast as a referendum onPresident Gustavo Petro’spolicies, most notably his controversial“total peace”initiative to negotiate with the country’s remaining rebel groups.

By most accounts, violence tied to armed groups has worsened under Petro's watch.

According to Colombia's Electoral Observation Mission, 386 municipalities, or about a third of the country, are vulnerable toviolence from illegal armed groups, and data from the Ideas for Peace Foundation think tank indicates that roughly 27,000 people remain under arms nationwide.

Drone attacks change the landscape of violence

In Robles, a neighboring town in the Jamundi municipality, the streets leading to the police station are blocked by improvised barricades. The police are entrenched in sentry posts, using shelters made of sandbags and black fabric to scan the sky for any approaching drones.

“You pass by the police station with this sense of dread, looking up, hoping you won’t run into a nasty surprise,” said Eucaris Zamora, who had to vacate her home after a cylinder bomb struck it in October, leaving the building partially destroyed.

Guillermo Londoño, a security official in the region of Valle del Cauca, where Jamundi is located, said illegal armed groups in the area have sought to maximize damage through simultaneous, “swarm-style”drone strikes, marking a shift from previous tactics, where attackers would launch attacks with a single drone, reload it, and then resume their assault.

Drones modified to drop explosives have altered the dynamics of Colombia’s armed conflict since 2024, posting one of the greatest threats to civilians and security forces alike, particularly along the Venezuelan border, in northern Bolivar province and in southwestern coastal areas.

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Colombia's Defense Ministry reported that drone attacks hit 333 targets in 2025, up from 61 such incidents recorded in 2024. Meanwhile, the army has recorded 107 drone attacks so far this year, which have claimed the lives of two soldiers.

The problem with Petro's ‘total peace’ plan

Officials here believe their region has become a casualty of Petro's “total peace” strategy, aimed at putting an end to one of the world’s longest-running conflicts.

Petro acknowledges that the initiative has failed to achieve its hoped-for outcome of disarming illegal networks, and his approach of being open to talk to every group has hardened up a notch. He has frozen negotiations with some groups due to their continuing violence, though he has kept dialogue open with other organizations.

A clear divide has emerged between candidates. On one side are those who favor continuing dialogue with illegal groups, such as Sen. Iván Cepeda, of Petro’s political movement. On the other are those who say they would dismantle such efforts and prioritize military pressure, such as Sen. Paloma Valencia, of the opposition Democratic Center, and Abelardo de la Espriella, a self-described admirer ofSalvadoran President Nayib Bukelewho has vowed to crack down on illegal armed groups.

Elizabeth Dickinson, a senior analyst at the International Crisis Group, believes the violence could worsen if a hawkish candidate is elected.

“Right-wing candidates propose a ‘hard-line’ response that could exacerbate the violence, because the armed groups will respond to pressure from security forces with terror-style attacks, as they lack the means to respond symmetrically, army-to-army,” Dickinson said.

In December, gunmen sowed terror in the small southern town of Buenos Aires, launching an attack on the police station that left several officers injured and reduced a local bank and nearby homes to rubble.

Among the wreckage was the home of 89-year-old Celimo Enrique Aguilar.

“I haven’t lost faith that, someday, one might be able to live in peace,” he said.

Follow AP’s coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean athttps://apnews.com/hub/latin-america

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Myanmar military steps up fight for rare earth area and border routes

May 25 (Reuters) - Myanmar's military has launched renewed offensives into several border regions, including a frontier area with critical rare earth deposits and other vital trade routes, a month after a new administration took formal control of the war-torn country.

New military chief Ye Win Oo, who took ‌office in March after his long-time predecessor stepped down to become president, is making an aggressive push to reclaim strategic border strongholds from ethnic ‌armies that have gained strength in recent years, spokesmen for rebel groups and analysts told Reuters.

The military's recent offensives have focused on Kachin State, a region rich in heavy rare-earth elements that abuts China, as ​well as Chin State on the Indian border and a key trade corridor in Karen State, next to Thailand.

At a meeting last week, Ye Win Oo told soldiers that the military had secured Falam town in Chin State and an arterial route between Mandalay and Myitkyina in Kachin State, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported.

"The military's strategic rationale is that they need to regain control over the primary communication and trade routes in Myanmar," said Myanmar analyst Sai Kyi Zin Soe.

"We can see that the military ‌is trying desperately to recapture towns that host border trade ⁠gates."

An official from Myanmar's presidential office, reached via phone, declined to comment.

Reuters could not independently verify the details of military offensives and their early successes across parts of Myanmar, where media access remains restricted.

The offensives come after former junta chief-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing last ⁠month asked rebel groups opposed to the military to enter into peace talks within 100 days - a proposal that many ethnic armies immediately rejected.

Myanmar's ongoing conflict was sparked in 2021, when the military staged a coup that ousted the democratically elected civilian government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

The takeover triggered a nationwide uprising that escalated into an armed resistance, ​with ​multiple ethnic armies and rebel groups pushing the military out of several regions.

BORDER GATEWAYS

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The military is ​seeking to drive deeper into northern Kachin State, with an eye ‌to retake mining belts along the Chinese border that produce roughly half of the world's heavy rare earths, which are essential for wind turbines and electric vehicles.

Naw Bu, spokesperson for the Kachin Independence Army that took control of the area in October 2024, said the armed group has prepared their defences, particularly around the Chipwi and Pangwa township areas.

"We will welcome them with the barrels of our guns," he said.

Simultaneously, the military has launched an intensified offensive on the western front in Chin State, bordering India, which could disrupt a key cross-border logistics route that supports opposition groups inside Myanmar.

Resistance fighters have undertaken strategic retreats from Falam and Tonzong towns in the state, ‌as the military uses heavy aerial bombings to recover lost territory, said Salai Van, a spokesperson ​for the Chin National Front.

Illicit Iranian deliveries of jet fuel have previously powered an expansive bombing campaign ​by the Myanmar military, which struck more than 1,000 civilian locations in ​a 15-month period, Reuters has reported.

The war machine does not yet appear to have been slowed down by fuel shortages triggered by ‌the conflict in Iran, although the country's farmers and other civilians ​have been hard hit by the global ​energy crisis.

The military has also launched an offensive to control the Myawaddy-Kawkareik highway near Thailand, a key trade route around which fighting has raged on since the Karen National Union ethnic army pushed into the border town of Myawaddy in 2024.

The KNU is among those that Min Aung Hlaing specifically mentioned as ​part of his attempt to bring opposition groups to the ‌table by July 31.

"The military has repeatedly and continuously violated pledges along the path to peace and paid no heed to agreements," said ​Saw Taw Nee, a spokesperson for the KNU.

"Therefore, it goes without saying that there is a complete absence of trust. Whatever they attempt, it ​is bound to fail."

(Reporting by Reuters Staff; Editing by Devjyot Ghoshal and Lincoln Feast.)

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Why Man Utd's trip to Brighton matters

In one sense, Manchester United's trip to Brighton is of little consequence.

United will finish third no matter what the result, Michael Carrick has been confirmed as the permanent boss and clearance for Casemiro to leave early shows the campaign is at an end.

Yet, it is not quite as simple as that.

Firstly, there is definitely something on the game for Brighton, who could qualify for the Champions League for the first time in their history, Europe for only the second time, or miss out completely. Carrick has already mentioned the "respect" he must pay to the situation.

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Secondly, Brighton have been a thorn in United's side for a number of years. They have beaten United in seven out of their last 10 meetings and earlier this season, knocked them out of the FA Cup. If there is any team they are due a victory against, it is them.

Beyond that, it is a chance for fringe players and younger players to show they are worth a place in United's future plans.

Recruitment is going to be of huge significance at Old Trafford this summer. This is a chance for players like Shea Lacey to confirm their value in a squad that will try to compete on four fronts. Is this a final opportunity for Manuel Ugarte to show he is worth persevering with?

There is never really a meaningless game for Manchester United. A last day trip to the Amex is certainly not that.

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Why Man Utd's trip to Brighton matters

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