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LONDON (AP) — Carlos Acosta, the Cuban-born ballet star, has danced “The Nutcracker” countless times in his glittering career. Now he’s giving the ballet a twist by putting the culture and music of his homeland at the heart of the holiday classic. Acosta is choreographing and directing his new show, “Nutcracker in Havana,” which reimagines the traditional story by setting …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ha habido mucho misterio alrededor de la salud de Rafael Nadal debido a que el tenista español solamente ha jugado 12 partidos oficiales desde el Abierto de Estados Unidos de 2022. El ganador de 22 títulos de torneos de Grand Slam jugó un partido no oficial el domingo, perdiendo frente al también español Carlos Alcaraz 3-6, …

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked a top Cabinet minister arriving in Washington on Sunday for talks with U.S. officials, according to an Israeli official, signaling widening cracks within the country’s leadership nearly five months into its war with Hamas. The trip by Benny Gantz, a centrist political rival who joined Netanyahu’s wartime Cabinet following Hamas’ …