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Serena Williams makes winning return at Queen’s with confident doubles victory

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Serena Williams makes winning return at Queen’s with confident doubles victory

Serena Williams walked back into professional tennis after nearly four years away and immediately reminded the sport what she still carries: presence, power, and a competitive edge that hasn’t dimmed with time. At 44, the 23‑time Grand Slam singles champion made a winning comeback in the doubles event at Queen’s, partnering 17‑year‑old Canadian Victoria Mboko to defeat third seeds Nicole Melichar‑Martinez and Erin Routliffe 7‑6 (7‑2) 6‑2. It was Williams’ first professional match since the 2022 US Open, and her first ever appearance at the historic Queen’s Club. The reception matched the moment. A standing ovation greeted her as she stepped…

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Basque police brutally beat Palestine activists after they return from Israeli prison

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Basque police brutally beat Palestine activists after they return from Israeli prison

It might have looked like a scene from a prison in so-called ‘Israel’, but the appalling scenes actually unfolded at Bilbao airport. It wasn’t Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) beating peaceful Basque activists, but rather their own police force, the Ertzaintza, who smashed them with batons as they lay helpless on the ground. More shockingly still, the activists had only just returned from captivity in ‘Israeli’ dungeons. They were participants in the heroic Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), which sought to bring aid to Palestinians starved by Zionists’ grotesque restriction of aid to Gaza. As GSF explain: When a family member, waiting anxiously…

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