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Leandro Paredes receives 10-match ban as Argentina punished for World Cup final brawl
Fifa’s disciplinary committee has banned three Argentina players over a brawl at the end of last month’s World Cup final against Spain, though it only issued fines over a controversial Falkland Islands banner displayed after Argentina’s semi-final win over England. Leandro Paredes received the heaviest punishment, a 10-match ban, for his role in the post-match…
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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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“Every single employee at Nintendo Europe” was tasked with playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf daily, months before launch, by former boss Satoru Iwata, says ex PR
A former Nintendo Europe PR employee has claimed that ex-Nintendo president Satoru Iwata required every member of staff at the company’s European division to play Animal Crossing: New Leaf every day for months ahead of its release. The claim highlights the hands-on approach Iwata was known for taking towards Nintendo’s output, treating staff engagement with…
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas on making a film about love and caste inequality
Actress and producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas has spoken to the BBC about executive producing The Cycle of Love, a new film exploring both romance and caste discrimination in India. She told culture correspondent Noor Nanji she was immediately captivated by the true story at the heart of the project, which she believed deserved to be…
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Securing return to EU single market would win Burnham the next election, says former Tory MP turned Labour adviser
Nick Boles, a former Conservative minister who defected to Labour over Brexit, has told The Independent that securing British re-entry to the EU single market would hand Andy Burnham victory at the next general election and cement a legacy to rival Tony Blair’s. Boles is urging the new prime minister to capitalise on “pretty scary”…
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England Women U20s squad named amid boycott threat
England Women’s U20s manager Lydia Bedford has named her 21-player squad for the Fifa U20s Women’s World Cup in Poland, despite the ongoing threat of a European boycott of Fifa competitions. The dispute stems from a now-abandoned Fifa Forward Enterprise proposal, which would have created a new company to manage commercial and ticketing rights across…
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Guide: Here Are Our Picks From Nintendo Store’s ‘Back To School’ Range (Europe)
Nintendo Life has rounded up its favourite items from Nintendo Store’s ‘Back to School’ range in Europe, a seasonal collection of bags, stationery and accessories themed around the company’s biggest franchises. The picks are drawn from six ranges, spanning practical school essentials to more novelty-driven merchandise. The highlighted items include: – Super Mario: a Peach…
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The boy raised by wolves, who spent his ’12 most beautiful years’ with a wolfpack before he was found living like an animal in rural Spain, passes away aged 80
Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja, the Spanish man known as “the boy raised by wolves” after living wild in the mountains of rural Spain for around 12 years as a child, has died at the age of 80. His extraordinary story became internationally known as one of the best-documented modern cases of a feral child, inspiring books,…
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Rosenberg: Shortage of petrol but not patriotism as Russians feel growing impact of war
Russians are facing worsening petrol shortages, with long queues forming at petrol stations across Moscow and other regions as Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries continue to disrupt fuel supplies. The renewed shortages, described by one Russian newspaper as a “second wave” of the fuel crisis, mark a rare and visible way the war is…
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Michaela tops GCSEs as US politics row grows and Premier League returns
The US Navy is reportedly working to rename an aircraft carrier that had been due to honour Doris Miller, a Black sailor celebrated for his heroism at Pearl Harbor, with two sources telling CNN that discussions have centred on naming it after Donald Trump instead. The move has drawn sharp criticism from veterans’ advocates and…