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Sun, 18 Oct 2026 03:37:32 GMT
'It's family': Lebanese villagers dread looming UN peacekeeper pullout
"UNIFIL isn't just business, to us it's family," said Diab, 59, whose sister is among residents of Ibl al-Saqi who have married peacekeepers from the UN Interim Force in Lebanon over the years. She now lives in Spain. "We're basically open because ...

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 03:25:31 GMT
Rays defeat Guardians to level MLB playoff series
Tampa Bay -- one of only five Major League Baseball teams never to win a World Series title -- squared their best-of-seven American League Championship series at 2-2 with a gutsy victory in Cleveland. The Rays' former Cleveland slugger Yandy Diaz b...

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 03:23:30 GMT
What is holding up the US-India trade deal?
Rubio will meet senior Indian officials, but will bypass the Indian capital during the trip in the coming week. Instead he will focus on investment and energy during visits to financial hub Mumbai and India's oil hub of Jamnagar, which is home to b...

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 02:39:34 GMT
'Never seen anything like it': mass looting grips Paris
Crowds of masked men wearing black hoodies yanked at metal store shutters until they gave way, clearing shelves of cigarettes, sunglasses, clothes, jewellery and food. The violence erupted as hundreds of thousands of demonstrators gathered across t...

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 02:11:31 GMT
All Blacks back on track after South Africa wake-up
Following a 50-19 thrashing of the Wallabies in Auckland last week, New Zealand were equally dominant in crushing them 43-21 on Saturday. Their devastating first-half in Sydney to take a 36-7 lead into the break was vintage All Blacks, with six tri...

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:05:34 GMT
In shadow of war, Israelis to decide if hard-right turn is permanent
The trauma of October 7, 2023 remains raw across Israel. Faded stickers bearing the haunting smiles of young people killed by Hamas cover station walls and lampposts, and at bustling restaurants, no one bats an eye as patrons dine with their assault...

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:43:29 GMT
England Rugby League World Cup hopes hang by a thread
England were stunned 30-12 by Tonga in Perth on Saturday even though the Pacific islanders lost star halfback Latu Fainu to a pectoral muscle injury early. They now face an uphill battle to make the semis, with only two of the six nations across Po...

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:57:30 GMT
Messi brace lifts Inter Miami to 3-1 win in Atlanta
The 39-year-old superstar tops the Major League Soccer scoring chart with 25 goals, six ahead of Croatian striker Petar Musa of FC Dallas and Philadelphia's Milan Iloski. At the same Atlanta stadium where Messi helped Argentina beat England in the ...

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:47:31 GMT
Williams lifts Valkyries past Dream in WNBA Finals opener
Williams, runner-up to Atlanta's Angel Reese in Defensive Player of the Year voting, has emerged as an offensive force for the Valkyries in the playoffs. She carried the scoring load on a tough shooting night for the hosts -- who didn't have anothe...

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:43:28 GMT
NFL Eagles bench Hurts at least a month with blood clot
Hurts will undergo treatment for the clot, which had already ensured he would miss Sunday's game against Carolina in favor of backup Tanner McKee. Hurts, the Most Valuable Player in Super Bowl 59 when the Eagles beat Kansas City in February of 2025...

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:27:29 GMT
Dubois destroys Wardley to retain WBO heavyweight crown
In a much-anticipated rematch of their bruising 11-round classic earlier this year, Dubois dominated Wardley from the opening bell to batter his rival into submission in the second round. Dubois dropped Wardley after 17 seconds of the contest at th...

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 20:55:32 GMT
Inter move clear at Serie A summit with Bologna win
The champions moved up to 19 points, although Lazio can go level with the leaders if they beat Juventus in Turin on Sunday. A 2-0 win for Roma at the Stadio Olimpico moved them two points off top in second, while Napoli's loss left them a distant n...

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 20:29:32 GMT
Israeli settlers attack European diplomats, beat French mayor
Violence is surging ahead of bitterly fought October 27 elections, coinciding with Palestinians' annual olive harvest which has been repeatedly disrupted by Israeli settlers as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to shore up his pro-settlement r...

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:47:31 GMT
'Best in world' Yamal powers Barca to Betis rout, Atletico strike late
Atletico, second, snatched a late 1-0 win at Espanyol, while third-placed Betis are eight points adrift of the leaders and Real Madrid, fourth, host Sevilla on Sunday. Teenage winger Yamal scored a brilliant goal for Spanish champions Barca, with R...

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:21:37 GMT
El Salvador's Bukele puts conditions on early release of gang prisoners
Bukele on Tuesday unveiled a plan for early releases that he said "that would benefit more or less 50 percent of prisoners in El Salvador who collaborated with gangs." More than 90,000 suspected gang members have been arrested in the Central Americ...

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