The Philadelphia 76ers selected Alabama guard Labaron Philon Jr. with the 22nd overall pick of the 2026 NBA draft Tuesday night. Philon is the first pick of the Mike Gansey era after he replaced Daryl Morey as the team’s president of basketball operations. Philon averaged 22.0 points, 5.0 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game for the Crimson Tide as a sophomore, shooting just over 50 percent from the field and 39.9 percent from three-point range on 6.2 long-range attempts per game.

Giorgia Meloni: “I was genuinely surprised, and when I said I was surprised, I was being completely sincere. “I’ve obviously read the various interpretations that have been circulating—some involving alleged viral videos in which my behavior may have appeared somewhat assertive, regardless of the finger-pointing issue. “I’ve also read theories suggesting that this may have been an attempt to divert attention away from the progress of negotiations with Iran and instead shift focus onto difficulties within NATO. “As you’ve seen, in recent hours the issue has expanded beyond Italy and now involves other countries as well. “I don’t know whether...

A former U.S. Marine reservist and seven others were sentenced Tuesday to decades in prison over a shooting last year that wounded a police officer during a demonstration at a Texas immigration detention center. Prosecutors called the crime an act of terrorism and said the eight were linked to the leftist militant group antifa. The defendants’ attorneys denied any antifa ties and family members expressed shock and anger over the stiff sentences. Benjamin Song, the Marine reservist who was convicted of opening fire during the July 4 demonstration outside the Prairieland Detention Center near Dallas, was sentenced to 100 years...

During Fox Sports’ coverage of Croatia’s 1-0 win over Panama in Toronto, colleague handed Swedish former footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic a framed ‘Employee of the Month’ gag award live on air, just weeks into his role on the 2026 World Cup desk. The 44-year-old Swede, who joined Thierry Henry, Alexi Lalas, and host Rebecca Lowe after retiring in 2023, reposted the clip with his classic line: ‘Thank you Fox. I’m just being Zlatan.’ Ante Budimir’s 54th-minute header secured the victory for Croatia, keeping their Group L hopes alive, but Zlatan’s moment stole the show.

A Thai woman appeared in a Myanmar court on Tuesday in her trial on an immigration-related charge linked to allegations that she killed her ex-husband, a U.S. diplomat, according to an attorney familiar with her case. Pavinee Supasirivisan is also charged with murder for the May killing of the diplomat, whose identity has not been released, but is first standing trial on a charge of violating Myanmar’s immigration code, which applies to any foreign national who commits a crime there. Three prosecution witnesses, including immigration officers, testified during the hearing at Kamayut Township Court, the second in her trial, according...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday barred a former Louisiana inmate from suing prison officials who cut off his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs. The justices condemned what happened to the former inmate, Damon Landor. But they ruled that a federal law designed to protect the religious rights of inmates does not permit lawsuits for money damages against individuals even when rights are violated. The high court, in a 6-3 decision, agreed with lower courts that without exception had ruled that the law, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, can’t be used to hold those who...

North Korea has commissioned a 5,000-ton destroyer that leader Kim Jong Un touts as a symbol of the country’s growing naval and nuclear capabilities, state media reported Wednesday, as Pyongyang seeks to expand its ability to project military power at sea. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said Kim told a commissioning ceremony Tuesday at the western port of Nampo that warships such as the Choe Hyon show that the nuclear armament of his navy is progressing as planned. KCNA said the Choe Hyon was formally placed into service with North Korea’s navy after the ceremony and will be...

Niger has formally left the International Criminal Court, accusing the judicial body in The Hague of selective justice. The west African country submitted a letter to the United Nations on Monday, triggering the withdrawal process from the court’s foundational treaty, the Rome Statute. “While the court had raised great hopes among peoples who cherish peace and justice, it has been misused and exploited,” the letter said. Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced last year that they would leave the court. A coup ousted Niger’s democratically elected government in 2023, since when a military junta has abandoned longtime partners and has...

Magyar Peter: “V4 is back! “It was an honour to host the Prime Ministers of Poland, Czechia, and Slovakia in Gödöllő at Grassalkovich Castle. “The Visegrád Group is stronger than ever!”