At least 71 people were killed in the deadly Israeli attack on Evin Prison in Tehran, including children and women. Just one day prior to the end of the 12-day fighting, an Israeli-initiated ceasefire struck the prison, which is known for houseing political prisoners.
The 2025 Championships will begin in Wimbledon on Monday, with record-breaking temperatures.
The record set in 2001, 29.3C, is expected to be broken.
Wimbledon has a heat rule for all singles matches in order to help ensure players are safe.
Wimbledon determines whether the heat rule should be upheld using the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) scale.
A heat stress monitor measures the heat index of the WBGT, which combines air temperature, humidity, and surface temperature.
Players will be allowed to take 10-minute breaks during a match if the WBGT is 30.1% or higher.
Even if matches have already begun when the WBGT exceeds 30. 1C, the heat rule applies to all singles competitions. For it to be enforced, just one player needs to request the 10-minute break.
The 10-minute break will be taken at the end of the third set for best-of-five-set matches in men’s singles. This is done at the end of the second set in best-of-three-sets matches.
Players are permitted to leave the court during breaks, but they are not permitted to go for coaching or medical care.
At 14:00 BST and 17:00 BST, WBGT readings at Wimbledon are taken 30 minutes before the start of play.
A best-of-three-sets match that has already finished one set will not be affected by a move that is carried over to the following day with the heat rule in place. Any best-of-five-sets matches that have won two sets will not be considered for this.
On Monday, it is anticipated to be 33C or 34C at Wimbledon.
It will easily be the Championships’ hottest opening day, breaking the previous record of 29.3C set in 2001.
On Tuesday, expect high temperatures in the low 30s once more.
The players and spectators will experience a heat index, or “feels like temperature,” that is closer to 37C, even though 33C or 34C is the maximum air temperature.
On the court, where airflow is more constrained, it might feel hotter.
However, we don’t anticipate the highest temperature ever recorded to occur during the Wimbledon fortnight, which was 35.7C on July 1, 2015.
The remainder of the week will be cooler, with some rain forecast for Wednesday and possibly the weekend.
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More than a billion people in the Global South wake up in the morning not in office buildings but on the road. They transport objects. food delivery transport passengers Our economies are affected by them. And by doing so, they unintentionally contribute to climate change, one of the biggest issues facing humanity today.
Mobility is a problem with the climate. However, if we use the appropriate tools and inclusive thinking in our approach, it may turn out to be one of the most lucrative economic opportunities in the world.
Nearly 25% of energy-related CO2 emissions are generated globally by the transportation sector, and this figure is even higher in many of the fastest-growing cities in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. However, two- and three-wheelers, informal taxis, and aging trucks used for business and daily survival account for the majority of this pollution.
Internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles dominate mobility in cities like Lagos, Kampala, and Dhaka. They are inexpensive to purchase but expensive to operate, especially as incomes are squeezed by inflation and fuel prices. They also cause high levels of nitrogen oxides, which are harmful to air quality and health.
The fact that mobility is only getting more and more needed makes this even more urgent. By 2050, Africa’s population is expected to double. Urbanization is gaining steam. The industry is flourishing. We run the risk of putting billions of dollars into a dirty, ineffective system if we don’t consider how mobility functions and who it serves.
Electric vehicles, public buses, and charging stations are frequently the subject of the global EV debate. However, electrifying informal and small-scale transportation, particularly in emerging markets, offers the real chance for impact.
We at MAX have discovered that there are three advantages to electrifying the vehicles of gig workers, delivery riders, and rural transporters:
1. Environmental: Less air pollution, Less pollution, and Quirkier Cities
2. Lower operating costs, higher driver’s income, and new green jobs
3. Social: Improved access to markets, healthcare, and education in underserved areas
Take, for instance, Nigeria. Since the introduction of our electric mobility platform, MAX users have avoided an additional 8,874 tonnes of CO2 emissions. We’ve created over 55, 000 jobs thanks to our inclusive financing model, which also gives drivers up to 60% more than their gas counterparts.
That is transformative, not just green.
The issue isn’t just that people don’t want cleaner automobiles. They simply cannot afford them, they claim.
Vehicle financing is essentially absent in the majority of low-income markets. Commercial lending rates can exceed 25%. Credit access is constrained. Additionally, subsidies are created where they are in the formal economy. In order to accurately reflect the realities of the people we serve, we created a model at MAX:
Pay-as-you-earn car subscriptions that don’t require credit history
bundled services like digital tools, maintenance, and insurance
Instead of relying on data to support this model, we design for the poor’s resilience rather than relying on them to demonstrate their creditworthiness.
Additionally, it’s not just MAX. When the right technology and the right funding are combined, businesses like Ampersand in Rwanda, BasiGo in Kenya, and SMV Green in India are demonstrating that micro-mobility electrification is both economically viable and environmentally essential.
Despite this advancement, the majority of climate finance still goes to large-scale infrastructure projects and corporate fleets. The informal mobility sector, which is used by billions every day, is largely overlooked.
We need: To truly scale clean mobility:
Low-income operators can use blended finance to reduce the risk of early-stage EV deployment.
Locally assembled components such as electric motorcycles, tricycles, and other local products are subject to import duty exemptions and tax incentives.
Public-private partnerships that place a premium on inclusive transportation rather than just prestigious projects
Encourage decentralization of energy to power the charging infrastructure in rural and peri-urban areas
Climate justice is about who benefits from the solutions, not just who bears the brunt of global warming.
a world where:
Using a solar-charged electric tricycle, a farmer in Kano can deliver produce.
Freetown delivery driver makes more money because her EV is less expensive to run.
a young Accra business owner never breaks into a bank branch.
And it all occurs without releasing even one tonne of carbon into the atmosphere.
This is not a hypothetical situation. It’s already occurring, but not quickly enough.
In climate discussions, we can’t afford to use mobility as a footnote. It has both a ready solution and a root cause. Mobility can become the engine of equity instead of the engine of emissions with the right innovation, capital, and policy frameworks.
We don’t just build electric vehicles at MAX. One ride at a time, we’re improving access, inclusion, and economic dignity.
We make a call to:
1. Co-creating scalable financing options for micro-EV operators in the informal economy with DFIs and impact investors.
2. governments to implement fast-track import policies and targeted subsidies in their national climate and infrastructure plans to enable micro-mobility electrification.
We’ve demonstrated that the right financing strategy will enable the future, not just today.
The road ahead is electric as well as open. Who has the guts to accelerate, exactly?
On Monday, jurors will begin to consider whether Sean “Diddy” Combs incorporated his celebrity, wealth, and business empire into a decades-long criminal ring that forced women to perform in escorts-fueled sex acts.
The dozen New Yorkers charged with deciding the music mogul’s future plans began scouring thousands of phone, financial, and other records for the accounts of 34 people who testified against him over the course of seven difficult, and occasionally agonizing, weeks.
If found guilty of five federal counts, including racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation for prostitution, Combs, 55, could spend up to life in prison.
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The producer and entrepreneur, who was once one of the most powerful figures in the music business, refutes the accusations.
His lawyer vying for his client’s credibility on Friday, challenging the claims that he had a long-term relationship with two of his accusers, who had claimed they were looking for money.
Prosecutors tore into the defense in their final argument, contending that Combs’ team had “contorted the facts endlessly.”
Prosecutor Maurene Comey testified to jurors that Combs had already committed his most serious offenses because he was “so far past the line” that he was unable to see it.
She testified to the judge, “He was untouchable in his mind.” The defendant “never imagined that the women he abused would have the guts to confess their abuse.”
She said, “That ends in this courtroom.” The defendant is not a deity, the statement read.
Attorney for the prosecution, Marc Agnifilo, scoffed at the depiction of a violent, domineering man who promoted “a climate of fear.”
According to Agnifilo, Combs is a “self-made, successful Black entrepreneur” who had “complicated” but mutual romantic relationships.
Combs has acknowledged that he occasionally beats his partners, but the defense contends that his acts of domestic violence do not constitute sex trafficking or racketeering.
Witnesses Casandra Ventura and Jane, both of whom gave gripping accounts of abuse, threats, and coercive sex, were crucial to the prosecution’s case.
The defense disputed their accounts in their closing arguments, sometimes even mocking them, insisting that the women were adults making the right decisions for them.
Prosecutors Comey refuted that theory when they spoke for the government on Friday, claiming that the women had been “manipulated” into engaging in “brazen” sex trafficking.
Ventura and Jane both claimed to have been subjected to emotional manipulation and threats because they felt compelled to comply with Combs’ sexual demands.
Jurors were shown a large number of phone records throughout the trial, including those that Agnifilo claimed had implied consent to receive from both women.
However, the prosecution argued that those messages do not accurately represent the entire picture and made reference to forensic psychologist testimony that explained how victims become victims of abuse.
The prosecution’s contention that Combs was the leader of a criminal organization with senior employees who “existed to serve his needs” and used them as tools for crimes like forced labor, kidnapping, bribery, witness tampering, and arson are central to their case.
Agnifilo did point out that neither of those individuals were identified as co-conspirators nor that they had testified against Combs.
Many witnesses received immunity orders so they could speak without having to defend their own identities.
Jurors must find that Combs’ involvement in at least two of the eight crimes that make up the racketeering charge must be proved beyond a shadow of a doubt by prosecutors in order to convict him of racketeering.
Judge Arun Subramanian will explain how the law applies to the evidence to them on Monday.
The eight men and four women will then begin deliberating.
Uefa has delayed making a decision regarding Crystal Palace’s ability to compete in the Europa League next season.
Due to Uefa’s multi-club ownership regulations, which prevent teams with the same ownership from competing in the same European competition, the Eagles’ position, which was earned by winning the FA Cup last year, has been threatened.
In an effort to advance their cause, co-owner John Textor, who also co-owns French club Lyon, has agreed to sell his 44% stake in Palace.
On Monday, it was anticipated that Palace’s participation would be decided.
The French football authorities, however, last week deducted Lyon because of their lack of money. They were then demoted to Ligue 2.
The club has agreed to give up its Europa League spot if the decision is reversed, but the club is appealing.
Therefore, Uefa did not intend to decide whether Palace should play. It is now up to the appeal’s outcome.
Lyon’s appeal is not known for how long, with Uefa stating that more details will be revealed in due course.
Due to the ownership of the Irish Premier Division club Drogheda United, which also owns Danish outfit Silkeborg, Uefa kicked off the conference league in June.
In the event that Palace is given a spot in the competition, they will advance to the group stage, which will begin in September. On August 29th, the group phase draw will be held.
Woody Johnson, the owner of the New York Jets, is reportedly selling Textor’s stake in Palace.
The 59-year-old American left his position as Lyon’s leader on Monday after making the decision to step down from the club’s 77% ownership.
Textor’s Eagle Football Group announced £422 million in debt at Lyon in October.
More than a month after Steve McNamara’s departure as head coach, the Catalan Dragons have announced the firing of him.
The former England coach’s final game under his belt was a 40-0 Super League defeat suffered by St Helens on May 15, 2004, when Joel Tomkins had interim leadership in each of their previous five games.
However, Les Dracs had not officially confirmed McNamara’s resignation until Monday.
The Dragons and Catalans have decided to end their relationship with their head coach Steve McNamara after eight years, and he has already accepted his position, according to the club.
With a 32-0 victory over Huddersfield on Saturday, the French side snapped a seven-game losing streak and is now five points clear of the play-off spots.