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Jack Draper to face Carlos Alcaraz at Indian Wells in first Masters 1000 semi-final

  • British No 1 defeats Ben Shelton 6-4 7-5 at BNP Paribas Open
  • Draper meets two-time defending champion in last four in Indian Wells

Jack Draper has booked his place in an ATP Masters 1000 semi-final for the first time after defeating American Ben Shelton in straight sets at the BNP Paribas Open.

The British No 1 edged ahead in the race between two of the rising stars of men’s tennis with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Shelton, who was also out to reach the last four of a Masters event for the first time. Draper will next face two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz after the No 2 seed overcame Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo 6-3, 7-6 (4) in their quarter-final in Indian Wells on Thursday.

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© Photograph: Frey/TPN/Getty Images

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Rodrigo Duterte to make first appearance at ICC hearing in the Hague

The court will lay out allegations against the former Philippines president of crimes against humanity over his deadly war on drugs

Rodrigo Duterte is expected to make his first appearance at the international criminal court (ICC) on Friday, as the former Philippines president faces crimes against humanity charges over his deadly “war on drugs”.

The court said in a statement late on Thursday that it “considers it appropriate” for Duterte to appear Friday at 2pm local time (1pm GMT).

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© Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP

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Greenland’s likely new prime minister rejects Trump takeover efforts

‘We don’t want to be Americans. We don’t want to be Danes. We want to be Greenlanders,’ says Jens-Frederik Nielsen

Greenland’s probable new prime minister has rejected Donald Trump’s effort to take control of the island, saying Greenlanders must be allowed to decide their own future as it moves toward independence from Denmark.

Jens-Frederik Nielsen, whose centre-right Democrats won a surprise victory in this week’s legislative elections and now must form a coalition government, pushed back on Thursday against Trump’s repeated claims that the US will annex the island.

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© Photograph: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP

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Mothers demand justice as London case over Brazil dam collapse concludes

Nineteen people died in the Mariana disaster, prompting a claim of up to £36bn claim against the mining firm BHP

With tears in their eyes, mothers of children who died in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster – the 2015 Mariana dam collapse – demanded justice for their loved ones as submissions in their London lawsuit came to an end on Thursday.

Nineteen people were killed when the Mariana dam in south-eastern Brazil collapsed and unleashed a wave of toxic sludge, leaving thousands homeless, flooding forests and polluting the Doce River.

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© Photograph: Marissa Davison/Reuters

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Canadians who visit US for more than 30 days will be fingerprinted

New requirement hardens enforcement of existing law that hasn’t been applied consistently to Canadians entering the United States

Canadians who visit the US for more than 30 days will be required to register with authorities and have their fingerprints taken, as the Trump administration tightens migration rules amid soaring tensions between the North American neighbors.

The new requirement, effective from 11 April, will harden enforcement of an existing law, which states that all foreign nationals 14 years old or older who plan to stay in the US for 30 days or more must register with the authorities.

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© Photograph: Jason Redmond/AFP/Getty Images

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California braces for powerful atmospheric river as study finds storms are getting worse

Authorities are preparing for flooding and debris flows after recent wildfires have stripped vegetation from hillsides

California is bracing for a powerful atmospheric river storm that is expected to drench large swaths of the state with rain and bring several feet of snow to the mountains.

Much of northern California was under a winter storm warning because of the gusty winds and heavy snow in the forecast that the National Weather Service (NWS) said would lead to “difficult to impossible travel conditions”.

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© Photograph: Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images

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Svitolina grateful for Indian Wells support after Trump-Zelenskyy clash

  • Ukrainian upsets local hope Jessica Pegula 5-7 6-1 6-2
  • Will play Russia’s Mirra Andreeva in quarter-finals

Elina Svitolina said she had received an outpouring of support from Americans after the US President Donald Trump’s extraordinary clash with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House last month.

Svitolina thanked Americans for their “unwavering support” and “compassion” in a social media post on Sunday after beating Danielle Collins in the third round of Indian Wells.

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© Photograph: Robert Prange/Getty Images

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