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LIV talisman Bryson DeChambeau's future is seen as critical to the survival of the series

LIV Golf files for bankruptcy protection

Pounding surf has created a sinkhole on one side of a multi-million dollar house in swanky Malibu that reports said belongs to Nicholas Cage

Surf and swells

Pounding waves open up sinkhole in swanky Malibu

Kylian Mbappe in action for Real Madrid during the Spanish side's 2-1 win over Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday

Real Madrid win Champions League opener as Haaland stars for Man City

A demonstrator stands next to a burning barricade during a protest over The Gambia's electricity crisis

'Barrow must go!'

Gambian leader vows power boost after violent blackout protests

The Falklands War in 1982 killed 649 Argentines and 255 British troops

Escalating claim

Argentina launches legal action against oil firms for Falklands drilling

Slovan Bratislava coach Yaya Toure speaking to reporters in Paris on Tuesday

'It feels a bit strange'

Yaya Toure hails 'new era' for African coaches ahead of Champions League bow

Thousands of migrants each year seek to reach Britain from France in search of a better life

Trial opens in France over deadliest Channel migrant crossing disaster

Lonnie G. Bunch III -- the first African American and first historian to serve as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution -- says he has 'very mixed emotions and heartfelt gratitude' over his impending retirement

Lonnie G. Bunch III

Smithsonian secretary to retire as Trump exerts control over institution

The surprise announcement came after Trump said that the United States 'should be able to have a deal with Canada,' citing his 'good relationship' with Carney

'It's going to be different'

McIlroy says 'we'll keep our heads down and play' in event of Trump golf visit

New Israeli settlements have appeared in the West Bank

'Ethnic cleansing'

UK, France, Canada to ban imports from Israeli settlements

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in parliament in Jerusalem on July 16, 2026

PM office denies

Netanyahu under fire over report UAE warned of October 7 attack

Im Zusammenhang mit den Sabotageversuchen an der Stromversorgung in mehreren Bundesländern ist der gesuchte Tatverdächtige festgenommen worden. Der 48-Jährige wurde im Umfeld des Kraftwerks Weisweiler gefasst, wie die Polizei in Köln mitteilte.

Police arrest 48-year-old after attempted sabotage of power supply

'We don't have the balance sheet of Microsoft,' Mistral chief Arthur Mensch said

Largest-ever European tech fundraising

France's Mistral sees value soar with 3 bn euro cash infusion

This image released by Houthi forces purportedly shows a ballistic missile strike on trucks carrying military equipment from Saudi Arabia to Yemen

Heaviest attack since conflict reignited

Houthis report Saudi reprisals after oil sites set ablaze in wave of strikes

Washington has been pushing for a fresh, three-way meeting between Moscow and Kyiv US President Donald Trump said on August 11, 2026, that his discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin led to the release from prison of former US Marine Robert Gilman. Gilman was sentenced in 2022 by a court in southwestern Russia to four and a half years in prison for assaulting a police officer. His sentence was later extended to 10 years for violence against prison staff.

As strikes resume

Putin and Trump discuss Ukraine in 'extremely frank' call

Pakistan captain Babar Azam

Pakistan's drastic squad upheaval 'news' to skipper Babar Azam

The thieves dropped a painting as they fled early on Tuesday

French impressionist master

French police hunt Renoir thieves after lightning museum heist

Ferran Torres scored the goal to give Spain the second World Cup in its history

World Cup final scorer Torres leads Ballon d'Or nominees

The film is critique of Silicon Vally tech titans, a theme Cruz said she found appealling

Florian Zeller's 'Bunker'

Spanish stars Cruz, Bardem play strained on-screen couple in new film

A Spanish police report leaked last week flagged 'total permissiveness' by Moroccan security forces during the rush

To quell doubts

Spain declassifies intelligence reports into Ceuta migrant rush

Joe Root enjoyed a successful start to his second spell as full-time England Test captain with an innings and 103-run win over Pakistan at Headingley

'Disrespectful'

England skipper Root says it's wrong to accuse Pakistan of lacking fight

US actor Owen Wilson stars in action-comedy 'Runner'

Buddy action thriller

Owen Wilson leaves tough action work to Alan Ritchson in 'Runner'

South Africa shed 345,000 jobs in the second quarter

Snapping two-year growth streak

South Africa economy shrinks ahead of local elections

Prince George follows in the footsteps of his father Prince William who also attended Eton

They grow up so fast

UK's Prince George starts at Eton College

Le Pen and Bardella have tried to distance themselves from the AfD

French far right keeps guarded silence over AfD Germany triumph

The August 26 glacial and mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border killed at least 1,398 people

Ongoing search operation

Nepal flood death toll rises as rescuers scour tunnels

People march to the cemetery in Kfar Rumman, Lebanon, as an Israeli drone flies overhead

Hundreds gathered

South Lebanon town buries its dead after Israeli strike

The devastating August 26 floods in Nepal wiped out villages and killed more than 1,300 people

At altitude of 5,200m

Nepal glacier saw exceptional heat before collapse caused deadly floods: researcher

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