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Manchester City have been found guilty on more than 100 charges of breaking Premier League rules

Guilty of over 100 charges

Regulator 'will resign' if any political interference in Man City case

The fine announcement comes a day before Bank of America reports its third-quarter earnings

Second biggest US bank

US fines Bank of America $1.2 bn for anti-money laundering violations

DRC's forests are prized by buyers of forest concessions -- some for logging, others for contested carbon-offset programmes

Unlikely to last

Global deforestation slowed in 2025 but surged in Congo basin: study

Pope Leo XIV says the lump in his lungs was caught early

To remove pulmonary nodule

Pope Leo has cancerous tumour removed in lung operation

The firings come amid a tense debate about AI safety and whether the technology presents an existential risk to humanity

Sophisticated recording device

Saudi employee arrested for allegedly bugging OpenAI office

The Saudi-led coalition signalled an imminent attack on an oil facility in Yemen's Houthi-controlled capital on Tuesday, warning civilians in the surrounding area to get out

Imminent attack

Saudi says Houthi attacks sparked Aramco fire, wounded 4 in Riyadh

Marcus Rashford and Manchester United slumped to a 2-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid in Spain in the Champions League on Tuesday

Poor run continues

Atletico sink Man Utd as Viking deny Bayern in Champions League

At a cattle market in El Salvador, malnourished animals are mere skin and bones due to a drought fueled by El Nino

Few buyers for starving cattle in El Nino parched El Salvador

Chelsea's Stamford Bridge will host Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk's Champions League games this season

Shakhtar hope London move a reminder of Ukraine conflict

Since April, Verne has been operating a commercial robotaxi service in Zagreb

Croatia trials full driverless robotaxi service

US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle has been asked to resign, the new White House press secretary said

'We're not happy'

Trump ousts Greece ambassador over ethics scandal

Microsoft president Brad Smith says companies and governments need tougher AI 'safety standards'

To contain risks

Microsoft's Brad Smith calls for 'real and effective' AI safety standards

Authorities said 41,500 people marched in Paris, where clashes broke out with police

Backed by unions and far-left

Demonstrations backing France's protesting students gather strength

Young Cubans have taken to playing dominoes to pass the hours

Frequent power cuts

No lights, no friends: Cuban youth grapple with loneliness

The letter was spearheaded by US Senator Richard Blumenthal, pictured (center) in Kyiv in February 2026 with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and fellow signatory Sheldon Whitehouse

No ease on soaring fuel prices

Bipartisan US senators urge Trump to scrap Russian diesel deal

Duane Davis was sentenced to a minimum 40 years in jail for the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in 1996

Duane 'Keffe D' Davis

Ex-gang leader sentenced to minimum 40 years for Tupac murder

Prime Minister Sebastian Lecornu is under pressure to rein in France's budget deficit

Volatile backdrop

French economy minister denies country caught in debt 'snowball'

Cornell has also named a former top US prosecutor to lead an independent review into its response to the rape allegations

Cornell suspends frat parties after alleged gang rape

Hains Point and the East Potomac Golf Links seen in Washington, DC, September 1, 2026

Judge extends halt to Trump's golf course tree-cutting

David Solomon said he has no plans to exit as chief executive of Goldman Sachs after the firm reported strong third-quarter results

Goldman Sachs profits jump as CEO says no plans to exit

The 2026 Budapest Pride Parade was held in an atmosphere of hope that new Prime Minister Peter Magyar would reverse some of Europe's most restrictive approaches to LGBTQ rights

First significant reversal

Hungary cuts anti-LGBTQ measures from Orban-era law

British lawmaker, Jane Campbell, has made history becoming the first person to use an AI-generated voice to deliver a speech in the UK parliament

In a first, AI helps UK lawmaker find her voice in parliament

Ukrainian-owned cargo ship Chelsea 3 was hit by three aerial drones, according to Bulgaria

Fallout from war in Ukraine

Suspected Russian drones hit two ships off Bulgaria, 11 missing

Brazilian right-wing senator and presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro prepares to speak with media after visiting his father under house arrest

Allowed by Supreme Court

Flavio Bolsonaro visits father under house arrest ahead of Brazil runoff

The European Data Protection Board said smart glasses raised 'serious privacy concerns'

EU watchdog says smart glasses must give 'clear warnings' when recording

Caught in the middle

EU 2028–2034 budget talks 'very difficult', Frieden

Demolition orders issued by Israeli authorities plague Bedouin villages

400 people affected

'Holding our ground': Israel demolishes dozens of Bedouin homes

Director General of MI5, Ken McCallum, has warned that AI risks 'changing the stakes' on bioweapons

Cybersecurity threats

AI could 'change the stakes' on bioweapons: UK spy chief

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