The pair faced off in the final of the men’s 200m freestyle at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, with Dean, from London, sealing victory in a time of 1:44.2, edging out Alloa’s Scott, who finished just four-hundredths of a second behind him. Scotland’s First Minister made it clear whose success she was more impressed by, tweeting:
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Parliament in Tunisia has now been suspended for 30 days. Mr Saied’s actions have been labelled a coup by many of the country’s main parties, but he has denied those claims. The European Union has urged caution in the country – calling on political actors to “respect the constitution” and avoid violence. In a telephone
The bloc has repeatedly told Turkey it cannot reopen Varosha, an abandoned southern quarter of the Cypriot city Famagusta under the control of the Turkish military. Both the EU and Turkey have suffered worsening relations over Varosha as well as drilling rights, maritime borders in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Cyprus issue. Ibrahim Kalın, Turkish
The scientists at a military institute in China are developing hypersonic vehicle-mounted laser guns, according to a report in Newsweek. Chinese space experts at the Space Engineering University claim their laser guns will cut air resistance and enable their missiles to strike energy targets even faster than before by clearing a “teardrop-shaped” path for the
The new silo complex is being constructed around 240 miles from another silo development spotted a few weeks ago near the city of Yumen. Commenting on the images, Matt Korda and Hans Kristensen, researchers at the Federation of American Scientists, told the New York Times the sites represent “the most significant expansion of the Chinese
