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Bulgaria's Prime Minister Rumen Radev said he did not yet know the type of drone, or where it came from, but stated it was carrying a 'significant' amount of explosives

Near Romanian border

Ukraine denies targeting Bulgaria as drone explodes near pipeline

A new species of tree frog that feeds on insects in coffee groves has been found in Costa Rica

New species of tree frog

Nocturnal 'coffee frog' discovered in Costa Rica

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic (R) shakes hands with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky during their meeting at the Palace of Serbia, in Belgrade on August 8, 2026.

'Slap in the face for Russians'

Ukraine warns of tough winter as Russia strikes kill 4 in Kyiv region

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has come under fire from UEFA for his private investment plan

A week of scathing criticism

Infantino denies allegations of affair, favouritism while at UEFA: report

Pitso Mosimane has been chosen for a second stint as South Africa coach

National football association announced

Mosimane set to succeed Broos as South Africa coach

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Rumen Radev said he did not yet know the type of drone, or where it came from, but stated it was carrying a 'significant' amount of explosives

Drone enters Bulgaria, explodes near pipeline at Romanian border

De Gardaséi ass eng vun de beléiftste Vakanzendestinatiounen an Italien.

Due to forest fires

More than 200 people evacuated from Lake Garda

The safety measures follows a spike in injuries involving devices like e-scooters

After significant rise in injuries

Paris orders e-scooter users to wear helmets, reflective gear

Experts weigh in

Why is state involvement in cyberattacks so difficult to prove?

People paid hommage to Oleksiy Yukov, a search-and-rescue volunteer who helped retrieve thousands of bodies at the front

Killed stepping on a mine

Kyiv mourns recovery volunteer, whose life 'intertwined with the fallen'

Todd Blanche has already been serving as the top US law enforcement officer in an acting capacity

Politicising justice department?

US Senate confirms Trump's ex-lawyer as attorney general

Exiled Tibetans marked the Dalai Lama's 91st birthday at a school in Kathmandu in July

'Worrying development'

Tibet conference in Nepal pushed online

World number two Elena Rybakina, the reigning Australian Open champion, defeated American Ann Li to reach the fourth round of the WTA Toronto Masters hardcourt tournament

Women's Masters

Rybakina advances while Andreeva exits at Toronto

The right-wing millionaire lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella won the presidential runoff by less than a percentage point

Taste for spectacle

Abelardo de la Espriella, Colombian president and flamboyant millionaire

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella made his first speech as leader in a military garrison

Closer ties with US

Colombia's new president vows to 'defeat narco-terrorists'

US' single largest emission source?

Amazon behind massive private gas plant for new data centers

Defending champion Ben Shelton of United States defeated Zizou Bergs of Belgium to reach the fourth round of the ATP Montreal Masters hardcourt tournament

Fourth round reached

Defending champion Shelton storms to Montreal win

India's protests triggered by exam irregularities have left behind a youth movement with millions of followers online

India's 'cockroach' protest movement keeps heat on Modi

Settler attacks and economic conditions are increasingly driving Palestinian Christians to emigrate from the occupied West Bank

Growing uncertainty

Exodus: West Bank hardships drive out Palestinian Christians

Yabloko, now led by Nikolay Rybakov, last won a seat in Russia's lower house of parliament in 2003

'We simply want to live'

Russia's only anti-war party eyes support boost at elections

Wildfires like this blaze on Vancouver Island in 2025 are an increasing threat in Canada, where plaintiffs in a lawsuit argue the window for climate action is closing

'We're going to have to live with this'

Canada tries to adapt to a future of wildfires

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino, who maintains friendships with several right-wing leaders, attended De la Espriella’s inauguration

Trouble at FIFA

Call for Infantino to resign comes amid wave of support

'Football is joy,' embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino told children in Cali, Colombia

FIFA chief Infantino gets backing of South American football

Argentine football star Diego Maradona died in November 2020 at the age of 60 while recovering at a rented home from surgery for a brain clot

Maradona's 'Hand of God' ball heads to US auction

World number two Elena Rybakina, the reigning Australian Open champion, defeated American Ann Li to reach the fourth round of the WTA Toronto Masters hardcourt tournament

Women's masters

Rybakina advances while Andreeva exits at Toronto

iPhone-maker Apple is suing OpenAI over allegations of stolen trade secrets

Partners and rivals

Apple and OpenAI escalate legal battle over devices

Stormers' South African lock Connor Evans gets hold of the ball against New Zealand flanker Simon Parker

'We know we need to be better'

All Blacks need to improve says coach after opening win against Stormers

A job fair in Los Angeles in July, when the US economy shed 23,000 jobs

Dollar drops, stocks climb as weak US jobs data eases rate fears

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