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Michigan lost its second straight exhibition in Lithuania, falling 82-77 to the reserve national team while missing key players. The Wolverines, led by Elliot Cadeau's 19 points, rallied to tie late but couldn't finish.
A Freedom of Information request has revealed that more than 65 artworks, including a portrait photograph of Benjamin Disraeli and an engraving of William Wilberforce, have been misplaced from the UK Parliament since 2024. Parliamentary authorities say the works are part of a working collection and none have been written off, with five already found.
One Nation MP David Farley said the party's migration target would not be 'too different' from Labor's, adding 100,000 workers to the party's 130,000 net overseas migration figure. Leader Pauline Hanson quickly corrected him, but the confusion drew criticism from Labor and the Coalition.
CBS Sports' John Gonzalez ranked the Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray as the second-best duo in the NBA, behind the San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle or Dylan Harper. The ranking highlights their prime years and recent achievements, while also noting the Nuggets' offseason moves and Jokic's comments on Peyton Watson's departure.
Serena Williams will return to the US Open for the first time since 2022, teaming up with Carlos Alcaraz in the mixed doubles after receiving a wild card. The two-time defending men's champion Alcaraz is also making his comeback from a wrist injury, with the event scheduled for August 25-26.
Six armed pirates hijacked an oil products tanker off Yemen and steered it toward Somalia, a Somali maritime security official said, in the sixth commercial vessel seized since April in a resurgence of piracy in the region. The Eritrean-flagged Sibu 1 was carrying 20 crew members, and had been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury last year over alleged ties to an Iranian 'shadow fleet.'
Victor Wembanyama has been appointed captain of the French national basketball team for the upcoming FIBA World Cup qualifying window, taking over from Rudy Gobert. The 22-year-old returns to the squad for the first time since the Paris Olympics, with coach Frédéric Fauthoux calling him the 'undisputed leader' of his generation.
Serbia has requested and received firefighting assistance from both the European Union and Russia as wildfires burn in the Deliblatska Pescara nature reserve and elsewhere. EU helicopters and crews are joining Serbian teams, while a Russian Il-76 water-bombing aircraft has been operating since mid-August. The blazes have also forced evacuations and road closures across the region.
Serbia has again asked the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals to release convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic on health grounds, warning that the 84-year-old could die at any moment. The court previously rejected the request, saying he receives proper medical care, while victims' groups call the release efforts 'provocations.'
Alex Eala's run at the Cincinnati Open ended with a three-set loss to Amanda Anisimova, denying the Filipino star a 10th career win over a top-10 opponent. Eala now turns her attention to the US Open, where she will play singles and partner with Felix Auger-Aliassime in mixed doubles.
A New York Times investigation alleges Russia used training camps, vote-buying, cyberattacks, and priests to undermine Moldova’s pro-EU government. The report details coordinated efforts, including GRU oversight and millions in payments, ahead of the September 2025 election. Moldova’s president denounced the operation, while the Kremlin denied involvement.