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Pavel Graudyn has claimed Moscow’s first individual men’s saber world title since 2015 Russian fencer Pavel Graudyn has won gold at the World Championships in Hong Kong, securing the country’s first medal since its athletes returned to competition under the national flag and anthem. The 19-year-old defeated South Korea’s Do Gyeong-dong 15:7 in the men’s individual saber final on Monday, having earlier knocked out top-seeded French favorite Sebastien Patrice. The victory marked Russia’s first world title in the discipline since 2015. The International Fencing Federation lifted all restrictions on Russian and Belarusian athletes in June, allowing them to compete with national symbols at the championships, which run from July 22 to July 30. Russian fencers had previously been allowed to participate only under neutral status after being excluded from international events following the ...

The US president, however, threatened a return to “strong military action” if diplomacy with Tehran collapses The US and Iran are engaged in “very friendly” negotiations, US President Donald Trump has said, warning he could order a return to hostilities if diplomacy fails. Iran, meanwhile, denied having any direct talks with the US but confirmed consultation with Oman, which has often acted as a mediator between the two. Trump made the remarks on Monday, telling reporters, “I think there’s a good chance that something could happen, and if it does, good, if it doesn’t, we go back to doing what we were doing two days ago.” Speaking at a campaign rally in Michigan later the same day, Trump also noted, referring to Iran: “You can’t bribe them. You’ve got to beat them, and we’ll beat the hell out of them… Right now, there are very friendly neg...

The blockbuster IPO has made CXMT mainland China’s most valuable listed company China’s largest memory-chip maker, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), has become the mainland’s most valuable listed company after its shares jumped more than five fold on their market debut. The company raised 57.9 billion yuan ($8.6 billion) in Asia’s biggest IPO of the year on Monday. Its shares surged 466% in Shanghai trading, leaving it with a market capitalization of around 3.3 trillion yuan. Founded in 2016, CXMT has emerged as China’s leading producer of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips, used in smartphones, personal computers, servers, AI systems, and military equipment. The company now accounts for roughly 8% of the global DRAM market, making it the world’s fourth-largest manufacturer behind Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron. The US has been trying for years to hold ba...

Disapproval of the Ukrainian leader has surged amid anger over Kiev’s glorification of collaborators Three-quarters of Poles have expressed a negative attitude toward Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky, according to a recent poll. The disapproval comes amid an ongoing scandal over Kiev’s veneration of Nazi collaborators involved in the mass killing of Poles during World War II. Zelensky sparked outrage in Poland in May by giving an elite commando unit a “heroes of UPA” award referring to the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, which carried out an ethnic cleansing campaign targeting mostly Polish Catholic residents of what is now Western Ukraine, which resulted in over 100,000 deaths. He and other top officials declared that “no one will ever dictate to Ukrainians which heroes to honor.” In the survey, conducted earlier this month among 1,000 Polish adults, 75.8% of respondents said they vie...

The suspect armed with two large kitchen knives ended up detained by an off-duty police officer after the rampage Three women have been stabbed in an knife attack in the northwestern part of France’s capital. The rampage was cut short by an off-duty police officer, who subdued the attacker and took him into custody. The incident took place near the Porte de Clichy metro station on Monday afternoon. Footage circulating online shows the 31-year-old suspect randomly attacking female passersby with two large kitchen knives. French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said the attacker was confronted by a police officer, who managed to detain him. The three victims, aged 19, 24, and 36, were hospitalized, with two in critical condition, he added. Read more Gangland France: Can the authorities do anything about the migrant mafia? ...