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Elsa Houben, from left, Samia Hilmi, Babette Verbeek, Janaina Halloy and Lucie Laruelle pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Jeunes Meres’ at the 78th international film festival in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Lewis Joly/Invision/AP)Elsa Houben, from left, Samia Hilmi, Babette Verbeek, Janaina Halloy and Lucie Laruelle pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Jeunes Meres’ at the 78th international film festival in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Lewis Joly/Invision/AP)
Directors Jean-Pierre Dardenne, left, and Luc Dardenne pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Jeunes Meres’ at the 78th international film festival in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Lewis Joly/Invision/AP)Directors Jean-Pierre Dardenne, left, and Luc Dardenne pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Jeunes Meres’ at the 78th international film festival in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Lewis Joly/Invision/AP)Lucie Laruelle, from left, Janaina Halloy, Babette Verbeek, Samia Hilmi, and Elsa Houben pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Jeunes Meres’ at the 78th international film festival in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
Lucie Laruelle, from left, Janaina Halloy, Babette Verbeek, Samia Hilmi, and Elsa Houben pose for photographers at the photo call for the film ‘Jeunes Meres’ at the 78th international film festival in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
London (AP) — Naqi Rizvi loves the “absolute freedom” he feels on the tennis court. Winning titles is fun, too.
The 34-year-old, blind tennis champion is on a mission to not only raise awareness but also elevate the sport into the Paralympics in the future. The London resident, fully blind from the age of 7 because of congenital glaucoma, only took up the sport a decade ago and is now the No. 1-ranked men’s player in the world for his category.Anton Lazits hit a solo homer in the fourth for Columbia (30-18).
CATANIA, Italia (AP) — La activista climática Greta Thunberg y otros 11 activistas zarparon el domingo por la tarde hacia Gaza en un barco con el objetivo de “romper el asedio de Israel” al devastado territorio, dijeron los organizadores.El velero Madleen, operado por el grupo activista Freedom Flotilla Coalition, partió del puerto siciliano de Catania, en el sur de Italia.
Intentará llegar a las costas de la Franja de Gaza en un esfuerzo por llevar algo de ayuda y aumentar la “conciencia internacional” sobre la crisis humanitaria en curso, dijeron los activistas en una conferencia de prensa el domingo, antes de la partida.“Estamos haciendo esto porque, sin importar las probabilidades en nuestra contra, tenemos que seguir intentándolo”, afirmó Thunberg, rompiendo en lágrimas durante su discurso.