German justice minister warns against travel to Russia

Germany’s Justice Minister Marco Buschmann has strongly warned against travelling to Russia following a major prisoner exchange between Russia, Belarus and several Western states last week. “Nobody has been safe in Russia for a long time,” Buschmann to…

France’s Kauli Vaast wins Olympic surfing gold

French surfer and Tahitian local Kauli Vaast clinched Olympic surfing gold on Tuesday. Vaast outscored Australia’s Jack Robinson, 17.67 to 7.83. Vaast surfed two long barrels, scoring 9.50 and 8.17, while Robinson was unable to execute a second scoring…

US’ Caroline Marks wins Olympic surfing gold

US surfer Caroline Marks is the gold medallist in women’s surfing after defeating Brazil’s Tatiana Weston-Webb in the final. Marks won gold despite failing to find a big second score to go with her 7.50, totalling 10.50. Weston-Webb came agonizingly cl…