When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Rapolas Markevicius was managing a private equity fund in Lithuania -- a country on NATO's eastern flank that fears it might be Moscow's next target.
Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other members of OPEC+ are expected to raise their oil production quotas for September when they meet online Sunday as the Middle East war continues to disrupt global energy supplies.
The roar of engines fills the night air in China's Chongqing city as tourists awkwardly clamber onto gleaming motorbikes and cling to muscular drivers to star in personalised videos.
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Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi said he was "happy for a lot of things" as they return to London unbeaten in three pre-season games after a 2-1 win over Chelsea in Sydney.
August 02, 2026
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The fires that have ravaged France are "today under control" Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Saturday, more than a week after the country's largest wildfire since 1949 flared up.
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Gaza authorities said that seven people were killed in Israeli strikes Saturday that also damaged a hospital's medical supplies, a day after Hamas said it agreed to the latest stage of a deal to end the war.
August 01, 2026
Yealimi Noh takes a three-shot lead into Sunday's final round of the women's British Open after a third round 69 fired the American to seven under par.
August 01, 2026
In dirty t-shirts and flimsy sandals, hundreds of unaccompanied minors slept outdoors in a disused industrial park in Ceuta after swimming to the Spanish territory from Morocco, AFP saw Saturday.
August 01, 2026
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North and Central American football's governing body CONCACAF on Saturday called for a "comprehensive reckoning with" Gianni Infantino's leadership of FIFA after his aborted plan to allow private investment in the World Cup.
August 01, 2026
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Jim Crowley, the 2016 British champion jockey who had switched from jumps to the flat, took the "hardest decision" of his life on Saturday and retired.
Lorena Wiebes sprinted to victory on the opening stage of the Tour de France Femmes in Lausanne on Saturday to claim the race leader's yellow jersey.
Brentford signed Mali midfielder Mamadou Sangare from Lens in a club-record deal worth a reported £39 million ($52 million) on Saturday.
US embassies in capitals across the Middle East on Saturday warned American citizens to beware of an "unforeseen escalation" in the regional conflict and urged them to be ready to leave.
August 01, 2026
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Chelsea signed Brighton's veteran striker Danny Welbeck in a deal worth a reported £5 million ($6.7 million) on Saturday.
August 01, 2026
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As thousands of Moroccans who forced their way into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta this week were returning home, many did so with their dreams broken and newly convinced that reaching Spain was not worth the risks.
Renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja and his nine climbing companions were all killed by an avalanche in Pakistan during an ascent of one of the world's highest mountains, his expedition company said on Saturday, as rescuers tackled treacherous conditions to recover their bodies.
Gaza's civil defence agency and medical sources said Israeli strikes in the Palestinian territory on Saturday killed two people and significantly damaged a hospital's medical supply warehouses.
Some 300,000 people took part in a Pride march in Germany's northern city of Hamburg on Saturday, a week after a jihadist attack on a similar march in Berlin left one dead and several dozen injured.
August 01, 2026
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