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Amanda Anisimova, the eighth seed in the women’s final on Saturday, defeated American eighth seed Aryna Sabalenka, 6-3, 7-6 (3), retaining her US Open title, further establishing her status as the contemporary queen of hardcourt.

Since 2022, the Belarusian hasn’t missed a hardcourt major final. With her most recent success, she becomes the first woman to win consecutive US Opens, joining Serena Williams, who won three straight titles from 2012 to 2014.

Due to Sabalenka’s constant complacency, the match between her and her closest-hitting, biggest-serving women boiled down to unforced errors.

Sabalenka, who fell to her knees after winning the match with an unreturnable serve, jumped up and down with her coaches in the stands in a moment of pure joy, thanked everyone who came here and flew in.

“I want you in my box, and I’m going to get to many more finals,” the statement read.

Anisimova, who was only playing in her second major final, struggled to hold onto the momentum despite having partisan supporters at the famed Arthur Ashe Stadium.

“It’s been a fantastic summer,” he said. It’s great to lose to two other women in a row, but it’s also very difficult, said 24-year-old Anisimova, who was left in tears once more after receiving a 6-0, 6-0 loss in the Wimbledon final two months ago.

“It’s not enough for my dreams to come true today.”

Sabalenka starts things off right.

In the first game, Sabalenka, 27, saved three break points, but Anisimova gave up the opening break when she shot past the baseline in the second half.

In the third game, Anisimova took her first step by winning a 12-shot rally with a forehand winner beyond Sabalenka’s reach. In the fifth minute, the American took a break from her rival, who had hit one beyond the baseline.

The frustrated Belarusian sprinted along the baseline in frustration and seized on her opportunity to break with Anisimova, breaking her in the sixth game and turning in the eighth with a second break point from the baseline.

Sabalenka finished the first set with an unreturnable serve and whizzed past her opponent to convert on a break point in the third game of the second set.

Anisimova fought back, leveling the score with a backhand winner of her own in the sixth, sending the crowd into a frenzied rage. However, the American party abruptly ended when their home hope scored the winning goal at break point.

In the tenth game, Anisimova watched Sabalenka flubbed a smash to help her regain control. In the tiebreak, Sabalenka sprinted to victory in spite of her own strength.

On Sunday, September 7, 2018, this is how things are going.

Fighting

• Late on Saturday, Russian forces launched another large-scale drone attack on Ukraine, according to the Kyiv Independent, citing officials. Explosions were audible in cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Dnipro.
• One person was killed and several others were hurt by a Russian attack in the Ukrainian town of Putyvl, according to regional governor Oleh Hryhorov. Among those injured was a nine-year-old child.
• At least 15 people were also hurt by a separate Russian drone attack in Zaporizhia in the southeast, according to Ivan Fedorov, the head of the military in the region, which is partially occupied by Russia.
• Authorities in Chernihiv, Ukraine, reported that a Russian drone dropped leaflets in the form of 100 Hryvnia bills to offer residents real money in exchange for coordinates to help Russia defeat Ukrainian forces.
• No significant harm or an increase in radiation levels were caused by Ukrainian drones hitting the roof of the training facility for the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, according to the Ukraine-based government’s undersecretary. According to the statement, the strike occurred from a reactor unit about 300 meters (984 feet).

Weapons

diplomacy and politics

• Officials from both countries were present at the burial of Poles who were killed by Ukrainian nationalist fighters during World War II, easing a remarkably difficult relationship between the two allies.
• In an alleged sabotage ploy committed in December of 2024, a Georgian captain of a ship that is thought to belong to Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” has denied intentionally dragging an anchor. In a Finnish court, Captain Davit Vadacthkoria and two senior Eagle S&nbsp officers are accused of “aggravated criminal mischief and aggravated interference with communications” in a Finnish court.

Sanctions

• According to Belgian Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Prevot, securing Russian central bank assets from the 27-nation bloc could seriously harm Europe’s economy. After the Ukrainian invasion of 2022, the EU had frozen some 200 billion euros ($234.4 billion) of its central bank assets, the majority of which are held by Belgium’s Euroclear, a world-leading deposit company.

After a protracted legal battle on the sidelines of a long-running legal battle, Mexico announced on Saturday that it had complied with Mexico’s request to return Jesus Munoz-Gutierrez, one of eight men who had been deported from the US to South Sudan on July 5.

Munoz-Gutierrez was later repatriated following a “smooth and orderly” transition that included a transfer to Mexican Ambassador Alejandro Estivill Castro.

South Sudan thanked Mexico for its assistance, and stated that it had been assured that Munoz-Gutierrez would not face “torture, inhumane or degrading treatment, or undue prosecution upon his return.”

During his time in the capital, Juba, he was reportedly treated with “full respect for his human dignity and fundamental rights.”

According to the statement, “the repatriation was carried out in full accordance with applicable international law, bilateral agreements, and established diplomatic protocols.”

“Felt kidnapped,” the phrase.

Munoz-Gutierrez claimed in a statement to journalists in Juba that he “felt kidnapped” by the US while living in South Sudan.

He claimed that while I was in South Sudan, they treated me well. “I wasn’t planning to travel there.” They were supposed to return me to Mexico after I finished my time in the United States. Instead, I was sent to South Sudan by mistake.

Munoz-Gutierrez was given a life sentence in prison, according to the US Department of Homeland Security.

According to Apuk Ayuel Mayen, a foreign ministry spokeswoman, South Sudan is considering repatriating the six deportees who are still being held in its custody.

If deported, is it clear who has legal representation. One of eight people came from South Sudan.

The Trump administration’s increasing deportation of people to third countries is in violation of international law and the fundamental rights of migrants, claim rights groups.

Although the US Supreme Court in June authorized the government to resume swiftly removing immigrants from their homes, the deportations have faced opposition from US courts.

Uganda, Eswatini, and Rwanda are just a few examples of African countries where Americans have deported people. In July, Eswatini received five men with criminal histories.

In an attack on a village in northeastern Borno State where residents had recently returned after years of displacement, at least 55 people were killed by fighters.

Residents of Darul Jama, which is close to the Cameroon border, reported that the raid took place on Friday night when Boko Haram-related fighters rode motorcycles, shooting indiscriminately and setting homes on fire.

Different theories exist regarding the number of deaths. A government-aligned militia commander, Bagana Ibrahim, reported to the AFP that six soldiers were among the 55 people killed.

According to the traditional Darul Jama leader, who requested anonymity, more bodies had been found by Saturday morning and more people were still missing in the surrounding bush.

They “killed men and left women behind,” they said, “and went house to house.” More than 20 homes and 10 buses were destroyed, he told the agency, adding that almost every house was affected.

In recent months, Nigeria’s military has increased operations in Borno State in an effort to contain militias and ISIL (ISIS) affiliates in West Africa Province (ISWAP).

According to AFP, a Boko Haram commander named Ali Ngulde is reportedly in charge of the area, claiming to be his leader.

The military had been warned for three days about Boko Haram gathering close to the village, according to resident Babagana Mala, who fled with soldiers to Bama town, which is 46 kilometers (29 miles) away, but no reinforcements were sent.

He claimed that they had taken the soldiers’ lives and fled to Bama with him.

Many of the victims were known to have recently been moved from the Bama government secondary school displacement camp, which the government shut down this year.

Hajja Fati, a mother of five who lost her brother in the attack, claimed, “The government told us we would be safe here.” We are now burying our country once more.

The attack raises questions about Nigeria’s recent efforts to relocate people to rural areas and close camps.

Since 2009, Boko Haram has been fighting bloody hell to establish a caliphate in northeastern Nigeria, killing about 40 000 people and forcing more than two million people to flee their homes.

In 2016, ISWAP left the group.

The majority of the passengers were saved when the boat overturned on Saturday in the Multan district, according to the disaster management authority.

More than 4,100 villages have been affected by the flooding from the Ravi, Sutlej, and Chenab rivers, and Punjab Relief Commissioner Nabil Javed announced figures on Saturday.

After more than 1.5 million animals were relocated, authorities established 423 relief camps, 512 medical facilities, and 432 veterinary posts to safeguard both residents and animals.

According to data from the UN, nearly 900 people have died as a result of Pakistan’s monsoon floods since June.

According to Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder, Multan’s Kamal Hyder reported that entire villages in the area have been deserted as a result of the floods.

People are attempting to save their lives by putting their belongings back together, he said. The majority of people do not have protection. There are lost tens of thousands of acres of standing crops. All mango orchards are submerged.

According to Hyder, the monsoon season would typically have ended by September, but the Meteorological Department was anticipating a 10-th monsoon spell in the near future.

According to a recent study, Pakistan, one of the nations most vulnerable to climate change, has seen increased monsoon rains this year due to global warming. In recent months, flash floods and landslides have erupted in the mountainous north and northwest due to downpours and cloudbursts.

Punjab, the nation’s top wheat producer, is a significant component of Pakistan’s agricultural sector. It produces 150 million tonnes of wheat annually.

In Pakistan’s east and south, huge swathes of crops were destroyed by flooding in 2022, prompting the prime minister to warn that the nation was in a food crisis.