DES BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) — A capsule look at players on Team Europe for the Solheim Cup, which starts Friday at Bernardus Golf:
Age: 32.
Country: France.
World ranking: 34.
Worldwide wins: 11.
Majors: 2023 Evian Championship.
Solheim Cup appearances: 4.
Solheim Cup record: 7-6-1.
Chip shots: Has seen both sides of the Solheim Cup by going undefeated (4-0-0) in her debut in 2019 and losing all three of her matches in 2023 in Spain. Won the ShopRite LPGA this year.
Age: 36.
Country: Spain.
World ranking: 60.
Worldwide wins: 11.
Majors: None.
Solheim Cup appearances: 7.
Solheim Cup record: 12-11-1.
Chip shots: Tied with Charley Hull for most Solheim Cup appearances on the team. Biggest moment was beating Nelly Korda in her native Spain to assure Europe of retaining the cup in 2023.
Age: 27.
Country: Sweden.
World ranking: 61.
Worldwide wins: 9.
Majors: None.
Solheim Cup appearances: 2.
Solheim Cup record: 3-6-0.
Chip shots: Talented Swede has been wildly inconsistent this year, missing the cut in four majors and finishing out of the top 60 in the other. Lost all four of her matches in 2024.
Age: 27.
Country: Germany.
World ranking: 20.
Worldwide wins: 2.
Majors: None.
Solheim Cup appearances: 1.
Solheim Cup record: 1-1-1.
Chip shots: The German has been coming into her own in recent years. Silver medalist at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, and holed a 45-foot birdie putt to force a playoff that she lost in the Women's British Open.
Age: 30.
Country: England.
World ranking: 8.
Worldwide wins: 8.
Majors: None.
Solheim Cup appearances: 7.
Solheim Cup record: 15-9-3.
Chip shots: The spark of the European team and one of the biggest characters in women's golf. Her aggressive nature can pay dividends in a Solheim Cup.
Age: 31.
Country: Denmark.
World ranking: 68.
Worldwide wins: 2.
Majors: None.
Solheim Cup appearances: 1.
Solheim Cup record: 1-1-1.
Chip shots: Has not won in four years and making her first Solheim Cup appearance in five years.
Age: 31.
Country: Ireland.
World ranking: 78.
Worldwide wins: 3.
Majors: None.
Solheim Cup appearances: 3.
Solheim Cup record: 8-3-1.
Chip shots: Europe's toughest match-play better in 2021, she has been in a slump during the last two winless years. She played only two matches in the last Solheim Cup.
Age: 21.
Country: France.
World ranking: 89.
Worldwide wins: 1.
Majors: None.
Solheim Cup appearances: Rookie.
Solheim Cup record: 0-0-0.
Chip shots: Won the season finale on the Ladies European Tour last season. One of four Europeans playing in the Solheim Cup for the first time.
Age: 23.
Country: Spain.
World ranking: 93.
Worldwide wins: None.
Majors: None.
Solheim Cup appearances: Rookie.
Solheim Cup record: 0-0-0.
Chip shots: In her second full year on tour, she reached No. 1 in the women's world amateur ranking in 2024 before leaving Mississippi State to turn pro.
Age: 24.
Country: England.
World ranking: 105.
Worldwide wins: 3.
Majors: None.
Solheim Cup appearances: Rookie.
Solheim Cup record: 0-0-0.
Chip shots: Won three times on the Ladies European Tour last year. Has recorded only two top 10s on the LPGA Tour this year.
Age: 27.
Country: Sweden.
World ranking: 28.
Worldwide wins: 7.
Majors: 2025 U.S. Women’s Open.
Solheim Cup appearances: 2.
Solheim Cup record: 3-3-2.
Chip shots: Biggest of her seven worldwide titles was holding off Nelly Korda to win the U.S. Women's Open last year. That was her last win.
Age: 22.
Country: England.
World ranking: 7.
Worldwide wins: 3.
Majors: None.
Solheim Cup appearances: Rookie.
Solheim Cup record: 0-0-0.
Chip shots: Dynamic start to her career by winning Women's Irish Open as an amateur and Women's Scottish Open as a pro. She won't be looked upon as a rookie in her Solheim Cup debut.
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Charley Hull, of England, hits off the 13th tee during the first round of the LPGA FM Championship golf tournament in Norton, Mass., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Lottie Woad hits off the 14th tee during the first round of the LPGA FM Championship golf tournament in Norton, Mass., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Lebanon ’s Health Ministry says Israeli airstrikes on a southern village have killed 12 people, including two children.
Meanwhile, Iran-backed Houthi rebels claim to have shot down a Saudi reconnaissance plane. And seven crew members of a Saudi-owned tanker struck last week on the strait appear to remain unaccounted for.
Here’s a look at the latest news in the Middle East. Full coverage can be found here.
Israel carried out airstrikes early Monday on the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Rumman, killing at least 12 people, including a paramedic, four women and two children, the Health Ministry said.
The strikes came during a new round of escalation between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah. Israel's military said it struck several Hezbollah militants it accused of transferring weapons to Kfar Rumman.
The military also said it was reviewing the claim that “several uninvolved civilians were harmed” in overnight strikes across southern Lebanon, which it said were in response to Hezbollah militants launching explosive drones against soldiers in the area of the Ali Taher ridge.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels downed a Saudi armed reconnaissance aircraft on Monday in the northern part of Yemen, Houthi military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree said in a statement.
The aircraft was detected in Jawf province’s airspace, according to Saree, who said the aircraft belonged to neighboring Saudi Arabia and was seeking to carry out “hostile actions.”
The Associated Press couldn’t independently verify that claim. There was no immediate Saudi comment.
Saree added that over the past 24 hours, a total of three reconnaissance drones belonging to Saudi Arabia were downed, including one that was spotted Monday morning in Bayda province.
The Yemeni government armed forces said in a post on X that they targeted Houthi gatherings in Dahle province and launched 13 airstrikes targeting Houthi positions and a missile launch base in Bayda province. Other airstrikes targeted Houthi fronts in Marib province. The Houthi military didn’t address those claims.
The U.N. special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, called the Houthis’ expansion of fighting across several front lines “extremely alarming” and warned of its broader impact on Yemenis.
A senior official with the United Arab Emirates says “no single state” should control the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran said it plans to announce a new “exclusion zone” near the waterway aimed at vessels intending to transit.
“Our energy exports will not be held hostage, nor will our trade and economic activity,” Anwar Gargash, a diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, said at a forum of world leaders in Abu Dhabi.
Gargash said Iran should face consequences for threatening oil tankers and commercial vessels in the strait with mines, drones or missiles. “Using an international waterway as an instrument of coercion is unacceptable,” he added.
The UAE, a close U.S. ally, has repeatedly come under Iranian missile and drone fire throughout the war. Rebuilding trust between Iran and the Gulf countries could take decades, Gargash warned, because by targeting its neighbors, Tehran has “demolished” any presumption of good faith.
Oman said it had evacuated 16 crew members from a Saudi-owned tanker attacked last week in the Strait of Hormuz. The Sidr tanker was attacked by Iran off Oman, and Saudi Arabia earlier said two Filipino seafarers were killed.
Oman’s Maritime Security Center said on X that 16 of the 25 crew members were rescued. It didn’t give details on the remaining seven.
If the seven are confirmed dead, that would make the attack the deadliest on a commercial vessel since the war began on Feb. 28.
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank community of Hajja mourned the death of Omar al-Toubasi, who was killed in a confrontation with Israeli settlers.
Israel’s military said in a statement that soldiers were sent to Hajja on Sunday to disperse a confrontation and fired toward Palestinians allegedly throwing stones at soldiers after warning shots. “Hits were identified,” the military said.
“The army came and made matters worse,” witness Mohammed al-Batta said, adding that settlers had started the confrontation by beating a local man. He said soldiers “started using tear gas and sound bombs at the residents. Gunfire broke out from the two sides.” He said several others were injured.
Attacks on settlers in the West Bank have surged since the war in Gaza began with the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, according to the United Nations humanitarian office.
The top diplomat overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, Nickolay Mladenov, called for the implementation of President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war there, including the withdrawal of Israel’s military and the disarming of Hamas.
He also warned that rising violence in the occupied West Bank could obstruct a two-state solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
“Because with everything that is happening in the West Bank — and with more than 50% of Gaza now under the control of the Israeli army and less than 50% under the control of Hamas — there is no credible pathway forward to a political resolution of the conflict,” Mladenov said at the Hili Forum, a gathering of world leaders in the United Arab Emirates.
Kosovo has formalized its commitment to the International Stabilization Force for Gaza, according to the U.S.-created Board of Peace overseeing the fragile ceasefire.
The force would deploy to areas of the Palestinian territory administered by an incoming technocratic committee. While there was no information about the number of troops Kosovo would provide, a Board of Peace official said it is expected to contribute about 25 personnel. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the numbers have not yet been finalized.
The statement says Kosovo security personnel have deployed at ISF headquarters for months, working on logistics, operations to clear unexploded weapons and civil affairs.
Overall committed troops to the force remain far short of the expected 20,000. Uganda, Morocco, Kazakhstan and Albania also have made commitments.
— Matthew Lee in Washington
This report will be updated throughout the day as new developments emerge.
Mourners carry the body of Palestinian Omar al-Toubasi who was killed during clashes with Israeli army soldiers last night, during his funeral in the West Bank village Hajja, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Rescue workers search for victims under the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern village of Kfar Rumman, Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
A boy rides a bicycle past gulls gathered along the shore of the Strait of Hormuz in Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
People watch rescue workers use excavators as they search for victims under the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern village of Kfar Rumman, Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
