Author: Deutsche Presse-Agentur - Dpa

The world’s oldest man has died at the age of 112 in England. John Tinniswood was born in Liverpool on August 26, 1912 and became the world’s oldest living man in April. He died on Monday at his care home in Southport “surrounded by music and love,” his family said in a statement on Tuesday. The family said: “John always liked to say thank you. So, on his behalf, thanks to all those who cared for him over the years, including his carers at the Hollies care home, his GPs, district nurses, occupational therapist and other [National Health Service] staff.”…

Jannik Sinner sealed a stellar season by leading Italy to a second consecutive Davis Cup title on Sunday. The world No. 1 clinched the decisive win in Malaga, beating Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (7-2), 6-2, securing a 2-0 victory for the defending champions over the Netherlands. Earlier, Matteo Berrettini played his part with a commanding 6-4, 6-2 win over Botic van de Zandschulp, following his dramatic victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis in Italy’s semifinal triumph over Australia. With the Davis Cup added to his 2024 trophy haul, Sinner now boasts the Australian Open, US Open, ATP Finals and three Masters 1000 titles.…

Jannik Sinner sealed a stellar season by leading Italy to a second consecutive Davis Cup title on Sunday. The world No. 1 clinched the decisive win in Malaga, beating Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (7-2), 6-2, securing a 2-0 victory for the defending champions over the Netherlands. Earlier, Matteo Berrettini played his part with a commanding 6-4, 6-2 win over Botic van de Zandschulp, following his dramatic victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis in Italy’s semifinal triumph over Australia. With the Davis Cup added to his 2024 trophy haul, Sinner now boasts the Australian Open, US Open, ATP Finals, and three Masters 1000 titles.…

Jannik Sinner sealed a stellar season by leading Italy to a second consecutive Davis Cup title on Sunday. The world No. 1 clinched the decisive win in Malaga, beating Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (7-2), 6-2, securing a 2-0 victory for the defending champions over the Netherlands. Earlier, Matteo Berrettini played his part with a commanding 6-4, 6-2 win over Botic van de Zandschulp, following his dramatic victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis in Italy’s semifinal triumph over Australia. With the Davis Cup added to his 2024 trophy haul, Sinner now boasts the Australian Open, US Open, ATP Finals and three Masters 1000 titles.…

Around 51,100 girls and women were killed by relatives or intimate partners worldwide last year, according to a United Nations study released on Monday. However, the overall extent of the crime is even greater, the report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the organization UN Women stressed. This is because there is insufficient data available on homicides outside the private sphere. The study focussed on femicides, or the deliberate killing in which the female gender of the victim is a motive. In 2023, Africa had the highest rate of femicides in which the victim and perpetrator…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could face arrest if he travels to Germany, according to the country’s top diplomat. “The German government abides by the law, because nobody is above the law,” Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Monday on the sidelines of a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Fiuggi, Italy. On Thursday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and the recently dismissed Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. State parties to the ICC, which includes Germany, are obliged to execute arrest warrants issued by the…

Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) are meeting in Italy on Monday. The two-day conference will take place in the small town of Fiuggi, about 80 kilometres outside of Rome, and is the last scheduled meeting of the G7 foreign ministers this year. The wars in the Middle East and Ukraine are likely to be among the main topics, along with the implications of Donald Trump’s re-election as US president for the international order. A recent arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes in the Gaza war…

Germany has made mistakes in its effort to support Ukraine, including sending badly needed weapons “too late” to the country after Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Sunday. Germany has “always been too late” with its weapons deliveries, Habeck told the German public broadcaster ARD’s talk show “Miosga.” He lamented the delayed shipments of Leopard tanks and said this strategy is now repeating itself over the delivery of the Taurus cruise missiles, which Chancellor Olaf Scholz staunchly opposes. Habeck supports sending Kiev the Taurus systems but noted that caution and a cool head are…

Moscow is accusing US President Joe Biden’s outgoing administration of undermining the plans of President-elect Donald Trump to resolve the Ukraine conflict. “During the election campaign, Trump talked about wanting to make peace in some way and was leading everyone down a peaceful path,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian television. “And now they are doing everything they can to escalate the situation in such a way that peace agreements are doomed to failure,” Peskov said on the political news show. Trump, set to take office on January 20, has said he would move to quickly end Russia’s war with…

Sirens sounded across Israel and multiple people were injured on Sunday in rocket strikes from Lebanon, the Israeli military said, as the Lebanese Army recorded another fatality from an Israeli attack. It said roughly 165 rockets were fired by the Iran-aligned Hezbollah movement, forcing civilians to shelter across central and northern Israel, including in Tel Aviv. According to the military, around 30 missiles were fired at the coastal city of Haifa and the western Galilee region within minutes, some of which were intercepted. Several people were reportedly injured in the attacks. The attacks came one day after an Israeli airstrike…