MIRRA ANDREEVA WINS FRENCH OPEN AT 19, BECOMES YOUNGEST WOMEN’S CHAMPION SINCE MONICA SELES . (PHOTO).

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 Mirra Andreeva wins French Open at 19, becomes youngest women’s champion since Monica Seles   Russian tennis star Mirra Andreeva completed a breakout run at the French Open on Saturday, defeating Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 to capture her first Grand Slam title at age 19. Andreeva, who was already regarded as a prodigy after emerging on the WTA Tour as a teenager, became the youngest women’s singles champion since Monica Seles, who was 18 when she won her third straight French Open in 1992. Ranked eighth in the world, she controlled the final in Paris, taking command after dropping just a few early games. The match shifted decisively when Andreeva won nine consecutive games to seize control, eventually closing out the victory with a backhand winner on match point before falling to her knees in celebration on the clay. She finished with 25 winners compared to Chwalinska’s 10 and committed fewer unforced errors in a match played under windy conditions at Cour...

DRC ARMY WITHDRAWS HEAVY WEAPONS FROM UVIRA AMID RISING REBEL THREAT. (PHOTO).


 DRC Army Withdraws Heavy Weapons from Uvira Amid Rising Rebel Threat


The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) armed forces have begun withdrawing heavy weapons from Uvira as fears grow that the strategic eastern city could soon fall to AFC/M23 rebels if ongoing peace talks collapse.


According to reports, Congolese troops and their allies are transporting military equipment to Burundi’s Mudubugu Military Camp through the Kavimvira-Gatumba border crossing. The relocation follows the government’s devastating loss of Goma in late January, where rebels seized a significant cache of military assets including drones, tanks, mortars, and even a fighter jet.


A defense attachĂ© based in Burundi, speaking on condition of anonymity, described the operation as a “strategic withdrawal” aimed at safeguarding critical assets. However, he warned that the move could effectively hand Uvira to the rebels, granting them control of all three major eastern DRC cities: Goma, Bukavu, and Uvira.


Despite having numerical superiority and backing from FDLR militias, Burundian forces, European and American mercenaries, and Wazalendo coalitions, the Congolese army has struggled to contain the rebel advance.

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