Harry Kane Becomes First English Player in 25 Years to Win the Ballon d'Or
The Bayern Munich striker ends a quarter-century drought for England, crowning a historic 73-goal season with football's highest individual honor.
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The State Department has mandated the immediate departure of non-emergency personnel and their families from Saudi Arabia, citing deadly drone and missile strikes on civilian infrastructure by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels.
A devastating early morning blaze at a popular coastal resort in Bangladesh has claimed at least ten lives, prompting forensic investigations and sparking renewed outrage over the nation's lax safety regulations.
A fast-moving blaze during a live-fire exercise in Alberta has claimed the lives of four Canadian soldiers, prompting a massive national investigation into one of the military's worst peacetime tragedies.
Millions of Israelis headed to the polls on Tuesday in a historically significant election that serves as a profound referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva completed a stunning political comeback to defeat conservative challenger Flávio Bolsonaro, bucking Latin America's rightward trend.
As crude oil prices soar past $115 a barrel, Middle Eastern delegations converge on Tehran to seek an urgent off-ramp before Washington and Jerusalem launch a coordinated offensive.
With less than two weeks until the midterms, surging early voting numbers have drawn the nation's biggest political titans into critical battleground races.
Japan's Yuri Yoshida secured her inaugural LPGA Tour title on Sunday, erasing a four-stroke deficit to win the 2026 BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea.
Following a week of severe operational disruptions across the frontline, Ukrainian forces have seen a full restoration of Starlink internet speeds. The disruption ended shortly before Elon Musk acknowledged SpaceX deliberately throttled the network to halt lethal drone strikes.
Coastal India braces for impact as Cyclone Arnab threatens severe winds and flooding, prompting mass evacuations and school closures ahead of its October 28 landfall.
The highly anticipated release under the PURSUE Initiative signals a definitive end to decades of aerospace secrecy and invites a new era of global scientific scrutiny.
The Duchess of Sussex has broken her silence following reports that authorities are investigating her father over the alleged possession of child sexual abuse material. Her statement reveals she was first warned by police in 2018, reframing the narrative of their highly publicized estrangement.
With cases surpassing 9,500 across multiple African nations, the deadly Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak demands an immediate, coordinated global mobilization and accelerated vaccine deployment.
Emergency responders are racing against time in Nairobi after an 18-storey structure folded in on itself. The collapse has trapped an unknown number of occupants in the building's lower levels.
Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a funeral procession in the Jordanian governorate of Karak, leaving at least seven dead in what authorities are calling a terrorist act.
Behind a record-setting fastball and early offensive sparks, Milwaukee narrowly survived a controversial ninth-inning rally by Tampa Bay to take Game 1.
State Senator L. Louise Lucas and family members face federal racketeering and drug trafficking charges over an alleged $4.5 million marijuana enterprise.
Jensen Huang's first visit to Astana highlights a pivot toward sovereign AI, with Kazakhstan pledging multi-billion-dollar infrastructure to become Europe's computing backbone.
A pair of critical zero-day vulnerabilities in the core PHP runtime, dubbed PHP2Shell, is forcing system administrators globally into an urgent patching scramble.
Meta’s board has approved a novel stock restructuring to help its chief executive pay a looming wealth tax, averting his threat to flee the state.
A powerful 7.0-magnitude tremor struck the remote Nagqu region of northern Tibet late Thursday, collapsing hundreds of homes and prompting mass evacuations. Over a thousand rescue personnel have been deployed to search for survivors amid freezing temperatures.
For the first time, a coalition of UN agencies has released priority indicators to help global health systems measure and mitigate the devastating impact of rising temperatures on maternal and child health.
The healthcare giant will separate its household nutrition brands into an independent public company by 2027 to refocus on medical devices.
The AI giant is integrating Orchestra Bio’s drug-development coordination agents into its Rosalind suite, signaling a shift from molecular discovery to operational execution.
The Parti Québécois leader assumes office with a lean cabinet and an ambitious agenda, marking the return of the sovereigntist movement to Quebec's highest office after more than a decade.
A state judge has handed down the largest tech penalty in U.S. history, ordering Meta to pay $25 billion for a systematic pattern of deceiving New Mexico residents.
Health officials are tracing 44 contacts after a female patient who arrived from East Africa tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain, escalating regional concerns.
The state of Florida has put 77-year-old William Reaves to death for the 1986 murder of a sheriff's deputy, bringing the state within one execution of its modern record.
A Boeing 787 arriving from Barcelona touched down safely before a braking malfunction caused two tires to burst, forcing an airfield deplaning and prompting an FAA investigation.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government has authorized Royal Air Force jets and military advisers to protect Saudi infrastructure from escalating Houthi missile and drone strikes.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Oslo to negotiate with U.S. envoys as diplomatic relations hit a new low. The high-stakes meetings aim to restore critical military aid and intelligence sharing ahead of a scheduled U.S.-Russia summit.
JAXA's ambitious new spacecraft has successfully lifted off on a five-year journey to retrieve pristine surface materials from Mars's largest moon.
Following a weekend of violent riots and widespread looting, French authorities have imposed localized overnight curfews in Paris, Lille, and Nice. The unrest, fueled by the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, has forced the government to enact strict security measures as demonstrations continue across Europe.
The secret meeting at Ovda Air Base comes just eight days before Israelis head to the polls and amid ongoing discussions regarding potential renewed military operations against Iran.
Albertans decisively struck down a referendum measure that would have initiated the process of leaving the country. The historic vote represents a resounding victory for national unity advocates across the province.
The Canadian pop icon concluded the first 16 dates of her emotional Paris 2026–2027 residency, marking a historic return to the live stage after a multi-year hiatus.
The 2026 Europhysics Prize honors three scientists who revealed a hidden magnetic phase. Altermagnetism promises to revolutionize spintronics, quantum computing, and future information technologies.
Led by Bear Bachmeier's historic four-touchdown performance, the undefeated Cougars secured a dramatic last-second stop to topple the Fighting Irish in Provo.
As economic anxiety and global conflicts weigh on voters, President Trump faces his lowest approval numbers ever, signaling potential peril for Republicans in November.