Poland inaugurates EU Council presidency with opening gala
Poland has held a celebratory gala in Warsaw to mark the beginning of its second ever presidency of the Council of the European Union.
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Czech Republic hammer Italy, book United Cup semi-final with US
SYDNEY : The Czech Republic ended Italy's quest to claim a third straight team competition title on Friday, thumping them 2-0 to reach the semi-finals of the United Cup and book a meeting with former champions the United States.
German officials call for illegal firework ban after five deaths and riots
German officials have called for restrictions on illegal fireworks as well as harsher sentences for rioters attacking emergency workers after five people were killed, and dozens of civilians and police officers were injured across Germany on New Year's Eve.
Ski jumping-Polish ski jumper Stekala comes out as gay
Polish ski jumper Andrzej Stekala has publicly come out as gay, sharing an emotional message in which he mourned the loss of his partner, who passed away in November.
Battling Swiatek takes Poland into United Cup semis
SYDNEY : Poland returned to the semi-finals of the United Cup mixed team tournament for a third successive year after hard-fought singles victories in Sydney handed them an unassailable 2-0 lead over Britain on Thursday.
Alexander Zverev Injured As Holders Germany Crash Out Of United Cup, USA Advance
Elena Rybakina's Kazakhstan dumped defending champions Germany out of the United Cup on Wednesday with Alexander Zverev sidelined by an arm injury barely a week away from the Australian Open, while top seeds USA beat China to reach the semi-finals. In Sydney, women's world number two Iga Swiatek led Poland into the last eight by winning a rematch of her 2023 French Open final against the Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova. Britain also progressed to the quarter-finals with Katie Boulter's dominant 6-2, 6-1 victory over Australia's Olivia Gadecki enough to guarantee they won their group.
Alexander Zverev Injured As Holders Germany Crash At United Cup
Elena Rybakina's Kazakhstan dumped defending champions Germany out of the United Cup on Wednesday with world number two Alexander Zverev sidelined by an arm injury barely a week away from the Australian Open. The upset in Perth sent the Kazakhs into the semi-finals of the 18-nation tournament. In Sydney women's world number two Iga Swiatek led Poland into the last eight by winning a rematch of her 2023 French Open final against the Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova. Britain also progressed to the quarter-finals with Katie Boulter's dominant 6-2, 6-1 victory over Australia's Olivia Gadecki enough to guarantee they won their group.
From Germany to Romania: the elections that will define Europe in 2025
If 2024 was a year marked by elections around the world - featuring Donald Trump’s return to power in the US, the consolidation of right-wing parties in the EU elections, a political shift in the UK from the Conservatives to Labour, and the re-election of Narendra Modi in India - 2025 promises to bring its own set of surprises in Europe.