Iran declares European armies to be terrorist groups / US government's social media checks could cut revenue by 15 billion USD / Jacques Tilly on trial over a carnival float / Žiga Šeško wins juniour tournament at the Australian Open
Victory for Domen Prevc in Willingen, Nika Prevc 3rd in women's competition - Žiga Šeško wins Australian Open Junior title - Israel partially reopens Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt - President Pirc Musar to meet counterpart in Berlin tomorrow; more US-Russian-Ukrainian talks to be held in Abu Dhabi.
All eyes next week will be on the Australian Open. And not because it’s one of the four tennis Grand Slam tournaments of the season, but because it will be played in front of thousands of fans. Organizers say up to 30,000 fans will be allowed to watch the matches live every day. It will be the first major international sporting event with such big crowds since the start of the pandemic. Photo: Reuters
The news headlines on Sunday, 12th January 2025: - Voting closes in 2nd round run-off presidential election in Croatia - Death toll due to LA fires rises to 16 - fires being fanned by strong winds - Israeli security delegation arrives in Qatar for ceasefire talks - Slovenian tennis player Veronika Erjavec loses in 1st round of Australian Open.
On Tuesday, Slovenian tennis player Dalila Jakupović, 28, started the Australia Open qualifying tournament in Melbourne. However, she had to be helped off court due to uncontrollable coughing and breathing difficulties.
