“We see around the world that there is a risk of backlash as we make gains on [women’s] rights and opportunities,” said USAID Senior Coordinator Jamille Bigio.

Who still dares to protest the war in Russia? Women. They hold up signs, lay flowers, hide messages in books and write to political prisoners. DER SPIEGEL spent months following three of them.

“Kokk’s coach told my parents, ‘That’s not the way to go’,” he said. Alexei Popyrin of Australia plays a forehand against Fabian Marozsan of Hungary during their Red Bull Bassline ...

Dylan Alcott has backed top-ranked Aussies Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin to “go deep” in their home grand slam – but he says one particular player looms as their biggest threat.