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Cristiano Ronaldo hints at retirement, says upcoming year could be his last

News August 16, 2026

Cristiano Ronaldo has fuelled speculation about his retirement plans after saying the upcoming year will probably be the ​last of his playing career. The 41-year-old Portugal captain is ‌one of th...

Morocco arrests 111 migrants headed for Spain's Ceuta in security crackdown

News August 15, 2026

Moroccan police arrested at least 111 people on Saturday as they tried to enter Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, amid tightened security on both sides of the border after social media posts c...

Taliban mark 5 years in power as aid groups warn of crisis

News August 15, 2026

The Taliban marked five years in power on Saturday, seeking to portray their government as in control even as aid and rights groups warned of escalating crises. Outside the former US embassy in Kabul,...

China's Z.ai says new model nears Anthropic's Mythos 5 in cyber-defence tests

News August 14, 2026

Chinese AI startup Z.ai said on Friday its open-source GLM-5.3 model had neared Anthropic’s restricted Mythos 5 in identifying software vulnerabilities, bolstering the credentials of a Chinese AI ch...

Nigel Farage regains UK parliamentary seat, fights off Count Binface challenge

Crypto August 14, 2026

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage regained his parliamentary seat on Friday in an election he triggered to bolster his position against allegations of financial impropriety, a strategy that was undermined...

Emails reveal Indian carmakers' fuel contamination worries before public retreat

Technology August 13, 2026

Hours after India made public assurances last week that its ethanol-blended petrol was safe, the country’s main auto lobby withdrew a complaint about fuel contamination it had sent to the government...

Saudi oil exports ‘go dark’ amid Houthi threat

News August 13, 2026

• Tankers in Red Sea switch off tracking to evade attacks; conflicting data clouds scale of export disruption• Tehran says no major progress in talks with Washington• Trump claims US has total c...

Millions of people in Iceland and Spain set for 'event of the century' eclipse

News August 12, 2026

Millions of people gathered in Iceland and northern Spain to witness Europe’s first total solar eclipse in 27 years on Wednesday, with Spanish officials warning people to avoid areas where a heatwav...

What makes earthquakes so deadly?

News August 12, 2026

As Colombia reels from one of the strongest earthquakes in its recorded history that killed at least 250, just weeks after more than 6,000 deaths in twin quakes in neighbouring Venezuela, many turned ...

Gold rebounds towards 10-week high as markets brace for US inflation data

News August 12, 2026

Gold prices rose on Wednesday, supported by reduced bets on Federal Reserve tightening next month as investors awaited key US inflation data that could reshape policy expectations. Spot gold gained 0....