Ukraine boasts vast reserves of ilmenite — a key element used to produce titanium — in the heavy mineral sands that stretch for miles along the country’s embattled east.

Ekaterina Alexandrova, ranked 30th in the world, collected her fifth WTA Tour title with a hard-fought 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 win over Dayana Yastremska in the Linz final on Sunday. The 30-year-old Russian ...

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Photo Source: TTV In her two previous finals at Linz, losses to Camila Giorgi in 2018 and Jelena Ostapenko in 2024, Ekaterina Alexandrova had only managed a cumulative nine games. On Sunday ...

On Saturday, Karolina Muchova (No. 19 in the world) takes on Ekaterina Alexandrova (No. 30) in the semifinals at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz. Muchova has -250 odds to earn a spot in the final over ...

Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Western officials and anti-corruption groups have warned that a dispute between Ukraine’s defence minister ...

According to the extensive Stockholm International Peace Research Institute arms transfer database, Syrian acquisitions in this period included more T-62 tanks, newer MiG-23 Flogger fighters ...

Madison Keys’ breakthrough at the 2025 Australian Open cemented her place among the sport’s elite. With consecutive wins over World No.2 Iga Swiatek and World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka, she captured her ...

The State Department said in a statement that arms sales and transfers are viewed as “important US foreign policy tools with potential long-term implications for regional and global security”.

She upset 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-6(4) 7-6(2) in her opening match, and then beat her hard-hitting friend Amanda Anisimova 6-3 7-5 to tee up a meeting with Swiatek on Rod Laver Arena.