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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday celebrated his country’s status as the host of upcoming talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, a meeting where the two leaders are expected to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine. Trump on Thursday announced his second meeting this year with Putin a day before he was to sit down with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House. A date for the meeting has not been set, but Trump said it would take place in Hungary’s capital, Budapest, and suggested it could happen…
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — An army colonel who seized power in a military coup was sworn in as Madagascar’s new leader Friday in a lightning-fast power grab that ousted the president and sent him fleeing from the country into hiding. Col. Michael Randrianirina, the commander of an elite army unit, took the oath of office to become the new president at a ceremony in the main chamber of the nation’s High Constitutional Court and in front of its nine red-robed judges. CAPSAT military unit commander Col. Michael Randrianirina waits to be sworn in as President in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Friday, Oct.…
TORSHAVN, Faroe Islands (AP) — The farmers’ market looked — let’s be honest — sad.Conditions aren’t friendly in the Faroe Islands for growing food. Raked by north Atlantic winds and nibbled by thousands of sheep, the nearly treeless islands have poor soil and little room for planting. Potatoes and rhubarb are local staples.But some residents have had enough of importing almost all their food from the rest of Europe and beyond. Many products are stamped with the flag of Denmark, under which the islands are self-governing.There are efforts to grow more adventurous crops like kale, seen as hardy elsewhere in…
EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — After nearly two decades of one-party rule, three years of an accelerating currency crisis and too many months of mind-numbing fuel lines, Bolivia is lurching to the right.For the first time since Bolivia’s Movement Toward Socialism party, or MAS, rocketed to power in 2005 under the maverick former union leader Evo Morales, Sunday’s presidential runoff pits two conservative, business-friendly candidates against each other. MAS received so few votes in the Aug. 17 elections that it almost lost its legal status as Bolivians expressed a prevailing desire for change.Now, the question is how much change do…
The top stories and football transfer rumours from Friday’s newspapers…PREMIER LEAGUE Bruno Fernandes is one of four Manchester United players to have missed training ahead of this weekend’s trip to Liverpool – The Metro.Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk admitted it will be hard for the Reds to retain the Premier League title this season despite their summer expenditure – The Mirror. Image: The back page of Friday’s Daily Mirror Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Reece James and Tosin Adarabioyo are set to undergo late fitness tests ahead of Chelsea’s game against Nottingham Forest – The Express. Bryan Mbeumo has been trying…
The top stories and football transfer rumours from Friday’s newspapers…PREMIER LEAGUE Bruno Fernandes is one of four Manchester United players to have missed training ahead of this weekend’s trip to Liverpool – The Metro.Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk admitted it will be hard for the Reds to retain the Premier League title this season despite their summer expenditure – The Mirror. Image: The back page of Friday’s Daily Mirror Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Reece James and Tosin Adarabioyo are set to undergo late fitness tests ahead of Chelsea’s game against Nottingham Forest – The Express. Bryan Mbeumo has been trying…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on June 18, 2025 in New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesThe Dow Jones Industrial Average rose Friday as traders tried to move past credit concerns that sparked a big sell-off in regional banks Thursday.The Dow was trading 206 points, or nearly 0.5%, higher. The S&P 500 was up 0.2%, while the Nasdaq Composite was little changed.Stocks that led Thursday’s bank sell off were rebounding, as Wall Street defended the shares and traders bet any bad credit bets were one-offs and not part of a bigger crisis. Zions…
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The father of a Marine who was arrested by immigration authorities when visiting his pregnant daughter at Camp Pendleton has a criminal record that includes charges of domestic violence and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday.Esteban Rios was deported to Mexico in 1999, removed from the United States again in 2005 and ordered deported by an immigration judge in 2020 after entering the country illegally a third time, the department said. The statement was the first detailed account that Homeland Security provided since the Marine, Steve Rios, said last…
Oct 16, 2025, 05:35 PM ETParis-born Naomie Feller scored to help Real Madrid beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 and pick up their second win in the Champions League, while handing the hosts a fourth-straight loss in the competition.Feller darted onto a cross from Yasmim to score on Madrid’s first shot on target in the 29th, before Alba Redondo doubled Madrid’s lead by tucking away a rebound just before halftime. Redondo now has three goals in two Champions League games this year and 6 in 8 career matches.UWCL League Phase tableGPWDLGDP1 – Barcelona22001062 – Real Madrid2200563 – Wolfsburg2200564 – OL Lyonnes2200565 -…
Oct 16, 2025, 04:56 PM ETLiverpool are considering a move to land Borussia Dortmund center back Nico Schlotterbeck, while Tottenham Hotspur could persuade Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane to return to the Premier League. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s gradesTOP STORIES- Sources: Man United may extend Casemiro but salary key- Sources: Barça, Madrid tracking Mexican teen Mora- Botafogo disputing $21m fee to Atlanta for Thiago AlmadaNico Schlotterbeck could be an option for Liverpool amid concerns over center-back depth. Max Ellerbrake – firo sportphoto/Getty ImagesTRENDING…