"CCP's (Chinese Communist Party) territorial aggression is also apparent on its Indian border where China has attempted to seize control of the Line of Actual Control by force," US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien said in a remark on China early this week in Utah.
Images from Day 5 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris.
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a functional commission of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The 54-member ECOSOC, holding the first plenary meeting of its 2021 session in the General Assembly Hall on Monday, held elections for two seats in the Asia-Pacific States category with Afghanistan, India and China in the fray.
Images from Day 1 of the US Open in New York, on Monday.
The new service will travel through 18 countries and each bus will accommodate 20 passengers.
Sixteen-year-old Coco Gauff said her game is the "best it's ever been," as she aims to build on her Grand Slam success as the US Open kicks off on Monday.
These 8 images that prove that we truely live in a wonderfully weird world even during COVID-19.
Serena Williams said on Saturday the COVID-19 outbreak has not only given her a much needed stretch of downtime with her family, it has also turned her into a bit of a "neurotic" and "a recluse" given her past health scares.
Serena Williams will return to the court for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic when she competes at the inaugural edition of the Top Seed Open in Lexington, Kentucky beginning August 10, the WTA said on Thursday.
Latvia has erected a six-metre-high sculpture "Medics to the World" which shows a female medic who has just come out of the treatment room and is getting ready for her next shift.
All you must know about soccer's return to action after coronavirus
Professional soccer leagues around Europe are gearing up for a return to action following the novel coronavirus stoppage, but some are more advanced than others.
'Instead of fighting over whatever will be left of the present world, the permanent members of the UN security council should have raised a little finger to arrest the death and devastation around us,' notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
The president said the European Union has "failed to take the same precautions" as his administration had implemented to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
Coming into the do-or-die match, Rohan Bopanna and Leander Paes, with a combined age of 86, won 6-3, 6-7(9), 7-5 after two hours and 21 minutes against Pavic and Skugor, ranked 15 and 32 respectively.
The world is weird and we have the images to prove it!
The United States survived a fright from little Latvia on Saturday before winning 3-2 in a Fed Cup qualifier as Serena Williams suffered her first career singles loss in the team event. Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, Slovakia, Germany, Russia and Belarus also moved through to the inaugural 12-nation showdown in Budapest.
Spain are the first nation to join exempted France, Australia, Czech Republic and hosts Hungary in the revamped finals taking place in April.
Paes and Lativia's Ostapenko lost to the British-American pair 2-6, 5-7 in a second round
Leander Paes reached the mixed doubles second round with partner Jelena Ostapenko while Rohan Bopanna progressed to the quarterfinals
Images from Day 4 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday
Images from Day 2 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday
It will be Prajnesh's fifth straight appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran, who was the lone Indian left in the Australian Open qualifiers, lost in the final of the qualifying event on Friday.
Sumit Nagal, seeded 21st in the qualifiers, was shown the door by Mohamed Safwat of Egypt
A round-up of Saturday's qualifying matches for the Euro 2020 Finals.
American teenage sensation Coco Gauff became the youngest player to win a WTA title in 15 years as she beat former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in the Linz Open final on Sunday.
American teenage sensation Coco Gauff progressed to her maiden WTA final as she eased past Germany's Andrea Petkovic 6-4, 6-4 at the Linz Open on Saturday. The 15-year-old Gauff became the youngest player to reach a WTA final since Czech Republic's Nicole Vaidisova won the Tashkent Open in 2004, also aged 15.
A round-up of Thursday night's matches from the Euro 2020 qualifiers.
Serge Gnabry continued his impressive scoring run for Germany, netting in second-half stoppage time for his ninth goal in his 10th international, completing Germany's eighth consecutive win over Northern Ireland.
A round-up of Friday's Euro 2020 qualifying matches.
Barty survived a first-round scare at the US Open on Monday
The Scot lost 6-4, 6-4 to Richard Gasquet in his first singles match since January before saying he had turned down a wild card into the men's draw at the year's final Grand Slam.
Big-serving Isner reaches Montreal second round
Konta, Sharapova fall at Rogers Cup in Toronto
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
Iran's seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker was allegedly due to a collision with an Iranian fishing boat, Iran's official news agency IRNA said.
IMAGES from the 2020 Euro Qualifiers played on Monday
List of French Open women's singles champions:
A summary of the Euro 2020 qualification matches played on Friday.
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