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By Frank Pingue AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) -Midway leader Brooks Koepka parred his opening hole to maintain a two-shot lead over Jon Rahm in early third-round action at the Masters on Saturday at chilly Augusta National where windy and rainy conditions are expected. After 39 golfers returned early to finish the second round, which was cut short on Friday by a storm that knocked three of the course’s pines trees over, […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Russia or pro-Russian elements are likely behind a leak of classified U.S. military documents that offer a partial snapshot of the war in Ukraine, three U.S. officials told Reuters, while the Justice Department said it was probing the leak. FIGHTING * A missile fired from Ukrainian-held territory was shot down over the Black Sea town of Feodosia in Russian-controlled Crimea, the Moscow-installed head of Crimea’s administration said […]

LONDON (Reuters) -Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane struck a late winner in a fiery 2-1 home victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday to boost his side’s hopes of a top-four finish. Son Heung-min’s 100th Premier League goal, a superb curler in the 10th minute, had given Spurs the lead against the run of play but Brighton levelled through Lewis Dunk in the 34th. Brighton were by far the better […]

FREIBURG, Germany (Reuters) -An unstoppable 25-metres strike from defender Matthijs de Ligt handed Bayern Munich a 1-0 victory over Freiburg on Saturday, keeping them two points clear at the top of the table with seven games remaining. The Bavarians, who face Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-final first leg next week, had been beaten at home by Freiburg 2-1 in the German Cup last eight on Tuesday. Desperate to […]

DUBAI (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of Iran and Azerbaijan discussed “problems and misunderstandings” between the two countries in two phone calls, Iranian state media reported on Saturday, days after Baku expelled four Iranian diplomats over “provocative actions”. The expulsions came amid a deterioration of ties, partly due to Baku’s improving relations with Tehran’s arch-enemy Israel. The dispute came to a head when Baku last week opened an embassy in […]

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Unknown assailants killed 44 people in two attacks in northern Burkina Faso overnight on Thursday, authorities said. The raids occurred in the villages of Kourakou and Tondobi in the Sahel region of the West African country, an area overrun by Islamist groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State that have carried out repeated attacks for years. It is not clear which group carried out Thursday’s attacks. Authorities […]

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi officials have arrived in Iran to discuss procedures for reopening Riyadh’s embassy in Tehran and consulate in Mashhad after China brokered a deal to restore relations between the two regional powers, the Saudi foreign ministry said on Saturday. After years of hostility that fueled conflicts across the Middle East, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to end their diplomatic rift and reopen their diplomatic missions in March. […]

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Two attacks in northern Burkina Faso killed 44 civilians overnight on Thursday, authorities said on Saturday. (Reporting by Thiam Ndiaga; Writing by Edward McAllister, Editing by Angus MacSwan) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

LONDON (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane struck a late winner in a fiery 2-1 home victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday to boost his side’s hopes of a top-four finish. Son Heung-min’s 100th Premier League goal, a superb curler in the 10th minute, had given Spurs the lead against the run of play but Brighton levelled through Lewis Dunk in the 34th. Brighton were by far the […]