British hard-right leader Nigel Farage sought to play down a fresh donations scandal sparked by an undercover sting operation that overshadowed his Reform UK party's annual conference on Friday.
A Russian drone struck the headquarters of Ukraine's SBU security services on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, accusing Moscow of aiming directly at the SBU head's personal office.
Manchester United manager Michael Carrick said he is delighted with the additions to his squad despite being outspent by Premier League rivals in the transfer window and short on depth in some areas.
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Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso hopes everyone at Stamford Bridge can now "move forward" following the protracted sale of Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City.
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One look at the constructors championship standings suggests that Cadillac have struggled to get a foothold in their first season in Formula One but new team principal Marcin Budkowski insists that the opening 12 rounds have been "very respectable".
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Former world triathlon champion and Olympic medallist Jonny Brownlee has announced his retirement from professional racing.
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A Swiss court on Friday acquitted five people charged with homicide by negligence following a 2017 landslide that killed eight hikers and destroyed part of a village.
September 04, 2026
Mount Everest's most dangerous route and the elite ski mountaineers driven to climb it and ski down are the protagonists of a new documentary at the Venice film festival from the Oscar-winning team behind "Free Solo".
September 04, 2026
Politics
France on Friday announced more than one billion euros in emergency support for farmers after an unprecedented summer of heatwaves, wildfires and drought, but agricultural groups said the package falls short.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel next week to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, three Latin American nations whose leaders are close to President Donald Trump, the State Department said Friday.
When Katie Taylor began boxing, she sometimes entered junior contests as "K Taylor", her hair tucked beneath her headguard so nobody would realise she was a girl.
Haze from wildfires has sent air quality to hazardous levels in parts of Borneo, Indonesian authorities said on Friday, as thousands were deployed to tackle the blazes.
Food price inflation accelerated in August as drought and conflicts impacted commodity markets, with sugar prices hitting their highest level in more than a year, UN data showed Friday.
September 04, 2026
Sports
Charles Leclerc topped the times ahead of his team-mate Lewis Hamilton as Ferrari registered a clear 1-2 to dominate Friday's opening practice on home soil at the Italian Grand Prix.
September 04, 2026
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Sheltering with relatives or in temporary camps, survivors of devastating floods in Nepal say they can no longer rebuild their homes after the landscape was violently transformed, leaving them focused simply on survival.
Malaysia declared an emergency in a region of its Sarawak state on Borneo island after hazardous haze from fires in neighbouring Indonesia drove air pollution to critical levels, the prime minister's office said.
Stock markets wavered Friday in Europe after gains for most Asian markets, with all eyes on upcoming US jobs data as investors seek clues on whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates.
Russia's Druzhba ("Friendship") pipeline long supplied the eastern German oil refinery that provides most of Berlin's fuel -- but all that changed after Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which plunged the crucial site into an era of turbulence.
September 04, 2026
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