Chinese-made cars filmed sensitive information during a Norwegian military exercise, including access codes at secure sites and officials' comings and goings, raising concerns about the risks posed by connected vehicles.
Seeing what looked like a brown blob in a tree while driving through Siberia's Irkutsk region, 36-year-old Daria Tyurneva pulled over, curious to get a better look.
The start of the Cleveland Guardians' home playoff game against the Tampa Bay Rays was delayed after rain pounded Cleveland on Friday, but officials still hoped to get the game underway.
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Politics
The teenager suspected of carrying out a murderous rampage at an Oregon elementary school came off as "withdrawn," according to neighbors who lived in the building where the young man resided with his mother.
October 16, 2026
RECENT NEWS
The "hero" who shot dead a teenage gunman after he had already killed three children and a teacher at an elementary school in the US state of Oregon was named Friday by his brother.
October 16, 2026
RECENT NEWS
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was pushed out Friday after less than a week in the high-profile job, following a series of blunders that added to distractions for her embattled boss President Donald Trump.
October 16, 2026
Embattled new White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia looked unlikely to survive after President Donald Trump said Friday that she should "reconsider" her position, given her shaky performance less than a week into the high-profile job.
October 16, 2026
The European Union has pledged to help Ukraine with its dependence on Starlink satellite communications to support battlefield operations, but the bloc is a long way from being able to match the US-owned system.
October 16, 2026
Boulevard
US President Donald Trump on Friday praised the armed bystander who shot dead a teenage gunman at an Oregon elementary school as a "great hero," saying the situation could have been "much worse."
October 16, 2026
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British boxing rising star Moses Itauma said Friday he had finally come to terms with his first professional defeat after narrowly failing in his quest to become a heavyweight world champion.
Real Madrid called on Friday for La Liga president Javier Tebas to resign after he compared the club's efforts to discredit referees to the techniques of Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels.
The NBA told sportsbook partners in a Friday memo to ban certain types of bets and parlays this season that gamblers used in recent wagering scandals, ESPN reported.
Novak Djokovic has accepted a wild card for the ATP 500 tournament in Basel later this month as the 39-year-old battles to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin, organisers announced on Friday.
October 16, 2026
Economy
The run-up to a referendum in Canada's Alberta region on a future independence vote has been clouded by US political influence and AI-manipulated online content, leaving experts concerned that the results will be contested no matter the outcome.
October 16, 2026
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Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a 2025 flight that took him soaring to 9,640 metres, the World Air Sports Federation (FAI) confirmed.
Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant was on Friday named in India's Test squad for two matches in New Zealand next month, but will need fitness clearance to play as he is recovering from a side strain.
Turkey's second-largest lake has become a stark symbol of a growing water crisis, with drought and intensive groundwater use threatening an ecosystem that supports wildlife, industry and tourism.
Oscar-winning filmaker brothers Ethan and Joel Coen told AFP they plan to make another movie together, having taken a break from their joint directing work that produced a string of classics from "Fargo" to "Barton Fink".
October 16, 2026
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