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Wales great Jones returns to Ospreys as a director
Former Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones has been appointed a director on the Ospreys’ board with immediate effect, returning to the Swansea region where he began his professional career. The move comes at a critical time for the club, which is fighting for survival amid Welsh Rugby Union plans to reduce the number of professional…
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Seth Rogen, Colman Domingo, Danny Boyle Join Speakers Lineup at Toronto Market Summit
The Toronto International Film Festival’s Market has added Seth Rogen, Colman Domingo and Danny Boyle to the speaker lineup for its Summit conference programme, held alongside the festival from 10–16 September. TIFF: The Market has now finalised its full schedule of more than 70 sessions, drawing on figures from across the industry to discuss creative…
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Ukrainian fighter jet Top Gun downs Russian suicide drone using brilliant aerial manoeuvre
A Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet destroyed a Russian Shahed attack drone using a skilled aerial manoeuvre rather than gunfire, according to footage released on 21 August 2026. The pilot flew the jet extremely close beneath the drone, exploiting the aircraft’s turbulent aerodynamic wake to destabilise the unmanned aircraft, causing it to crash and explode. The…
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Senator asks US government watchdog to review how feds use hacking tools
US Senator Ron Wyden has asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate how federal law enforcement agencies use hacking tools and spyware against Americans, arguing there is a serious lack of transparency around the practice. In a letter sent on Friday, he called for a comprehensive review of the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration,…
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New PE Firm BlackSun Raises $1 Billion For Sports, Media Fund
BlackSun Private Equity, a newly launched firm led by figures from politics, sport and entertainment, has raised $1 billion for its first fund, with another $1 billion committed, targeting investments in professional sports and franchise ownership. Unlike many private equity firms now circling sports franchises, BlackSun says it will emphasise community and stakeholder participation, extending…
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Iran labels new US sanctions ‘unjust’
Mohammed Bagher Qalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s Parliament, pushed back Friday against “unjust” U.S. economic sanctions placed on the country by the Trump administration earlier this week. “We must plan for the unjust sanctions so that we can overcome them,” Qalibaf told a group of economic representatives in Baghdad, according to a message shared on…
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Top Iran official says US focus on economic warfare shows it has failed militarily
The Iranian regime has dismissed President Trump’s threats to crush the country economically, saying that years of U.S. sanctions have failed.
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The best recent translated fiction – review roundup
This roundup rounds up four recent works of translated fiction, spanning Finnish autofiction, an experimental Austrian crime novel, a Ghanaian migrant’s story set in Denmark, and short stories from a Japanese-Argentinian writer. It offers readers a snapshot of standout international literature now available in English, highlighting the diversity of voices and styles reaching British bookshops.…
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Trump seeks to rekindle bromance with Kim Jong Un
President Trump is pushing to rekindle his first-term bromance with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, expressing his desire for another rendezvous after reducing joint military exercises with South Korea in an effort to appease the dictator. The president met with Kim three times during his first term, but ultimately, denuclearization talks stalled and the relationship…