Berliner Tageblatt - News from Berlin, Europe and the whole world

Tennis legends Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will write probably the final page in their epic sporting rivalry Monday at the Paris Olympics, where British diver Tom Daley grabbed his fifth medal in five Games.

France was on Monday probing the possible involvement of ultra-left movements in attacks that paralysed the rail network at the start of the Olympic Games, as new sabotage acts affected fibre optic cables in several areas.

From literary heroes D'Artagnan to Cyrano de Bergerac, French authors have treated readers round the globe to the cut and thrust of swordplay -- and centuries later it has lost nothing in its art in a spectacular fencing show at the Paris Games.

Major stock markets mostly advanced Monday as investors looked ahead to key interest-rate decisions this week in the United States and elsewhere.

Noah Lyles says he is relishing the chance to perform before a packed stadium at the Paris Olympics three years after running in eerie silence at the pandemic-hit Tokyo Games.

Britain's Tom Daley was dethroned as Olympic champion on Monday but took an emotional silver medal with partner Noah Williams in the men's synchronised 10m platform behind China's Lian Junjie and Yang Hao.

Many nations expressed doubts Monday about the transparency of Venezuela's election after Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner, while his traditional allies congratulated the long-time leader.

Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton are back as a race-winning force, Max Verstappen and Red Bull face a fight to keep their titles and Fernando Alonso may be ageing, but he is not finished yet.

Regan Smith seized a narrow edge over Kaylee McKeown in their fierce battle for the Olympic backstroke gold medals Monday, as Summer McIntosh launched her bid for 400m medley gold.

Iran striker Sardar Azmoun has left Bayer Leverkusen for Dubai club Shabab Al-Ahli on a three-year deal, the German club announced Monday.

Britain's Tom Daley was dethroned as Olympic champion on Monday but took silver with partner Noah Williams in the men's synchronised 10m platform behind China's Lian Junjie and Yang Hao.

Ethiopia said Monday it is easing foreign exchange curbs as part of a broader economic reform package, as the deeply-indebted nation awaits a multi-billion dollar bailout from international lenders.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hailed China as an "important interlocutor" in managing global tensions Monday as she met President Xi Jinping.

Ukraine on Monday urged the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross to investigate an attack on a prison in Russian-occupied Ukraine that killed dozens two years ago.

Hundreds of people are living submerged in floodwater in the suburbs of Hanoi, a week after torrential rains in northern Vietnam caused rivers to overflow their banks.

French climber Benjamin Vedrines summited Pakistan's K2 in record time on Sunday, his team told AFP, reaching the top of the world's second-highest mountain in just under 11 hours.

French authorities have arrested an activist belonging to an ultra-left movement at a site belonging to national rail operator SNCF, days after sabotage attacks paralysed the network at the start of the Olympic Games, a police source said Monday.

United States coach Emma Hayes described her team as "devastating" in their 4-1 win over Germany in the women's Olympic football tournament on Sunday and urged them to build on an impressive display as they head towards the knockout rounds.

Ethiopia's central bank announced on Monday that it was easing curbs on its foreign exchange regime, a move which saw the value of the local currency slide by about 30 percent.

Steve Kerr says Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum will have an important role to play in the USA's pursuit of a fifth straight Olympic gold despite not playing in Sunday's opening win over Serbia.

Ethiopia's central bank announced on Monday that it was easing curbs on its foreign exchange regime, a move which saw the value of the local currency slide by about 30 percent.

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will do battle once more when they meet at the Paris Olympics on Monday while Australia's Ariarne Titmus is hotly tipped to win her second swimming gold of the Games.

Indonesia President Joko Widodo said Monday "everything was still in progress" during a visit to the country's planned new capital, the flagship of his two terms in office but plagued by delays.

An Indian soldier died fighting with Russian forces in Ukraine, one of his relatives said Monday, the fifth confirmed death so far of an Indian citizen in the conflict.

The foreign ministers of the United States, Japan, Australia and India on Monday expressed "serious concern" over the situation in the South China Sea in a veiled rebuke to Beijing.

Nicolas Maduro was declared the winner of Venezuela's presidential election on Sunday but the opposition and key regional neighbours immediately rejected the official results.

Bangladeshi students called new street protests for Monday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government ignored an ultimatum to release their leaders and apologise for those killed in deadly unrest.

Yoshihito Nishioka captured his third career ATP title early Monday morning, outlasting Australia's Jordan Thompson and a rain delay of nearly six hours to win the Atlanta Open final.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro won re-election with 51.2 percent of votes cast Sunday, the electoral council announced, after a campaign tainted by claims of opposition intimidation and fears of fraud.

North Korea deployed military helicopters to bring thousands of people stranded in a flood-hit zone to safety, state media reported Monday.

Olympic organisers cancelled a second day of triathlon training in the River Seine planned for Monday after weekend downpours in Paris polluted the waterway, but said they were "confident" the medal events would be held this week.

Nigerian striker Willy Agada scored the deciding goal in the 76th minute to give Sporting Kansas City a 2-1 victory Sunday over visiting Chicago in the Leagues Cup.