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WASHINGTON (AP) — The agency that oversees Voice of America and other government-funded international broadcasters is eliminating jobs for more than 500 employees, a Trump administration official said. The move could ratchet up a monthslong legal challenge over the news outlets’ fate.Kari Lake, acting CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, announced the latest round of job cuts late Friday, one day after a federal judge blocked her from removing Michael Abramowitz as VOA director.U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth had ruled separately that the Republican administration had failed to show how it was complying with his orders to restore…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Taiwan’s foreign minister has flown to the Philippines as head of a high-level delegation of investors, two senior Philippine officials said Saturday, prompting a protest from China and a warning to Manila “not to play with fire.”Relations between China and the Philippines have been strained as their coast guards and other forces spar in increasingly tense confrontations over the ownership of islands and fishing grounds in the disputed South China Sea. Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung’s visit earlier this week to Manila and the Clark Freeport Zone, an industrial hub north of the capital, has exacerbated…

Liverpool and Manchester City will take on Real Madrid, while Chelsea face Barcelona after Champions League sides discovered their league-phase opponents. The draw sets up a reunion between Trent Alexander-Arnold and Liverpool after he left Anfield this summer. Arsenal also take on Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich. Fellow English sides Tottenham and Newcastle were drawn against current holders Paris Saint-Germain.All six Premier League clubs involved in the Champions League will play eight league-phase games – four home and four away – between September 2025 and January 2026. Image: PSG won last season’s Champions League September 16: Athletic Club (A), kick-off 5.45pm…

West Brom brought an end to Stoke’s perfect start to the Championship season after securing a 1-0 win which helped them maintain their unbeaten record and leapfrog their opponents in the table.A first-half goal from summer signing Nat Phillips proved to be the difference between the two sides as the Baggies, whose manager Ryan Mason was serving a one-match touchline ban following his dismissal in the 1-1 draw with Portsmouth last Saturday, made it three victories and one draw from their opening four games. Defeat for Stoke comes on the back of three consecutive wins that had moved them to…

Late goals from Koki Saito and Richard Kone gave QPR a 3-1 victory against Charlton – the west London side’s first win under head coach Julien Stephan.Rob Apter’s first goal for Charlton hauled the visitors level after Paul Smyth’s early opener had put Rangers ahead. But new signing Saito restored the lead after 84 minutes after combining with fellow substitute Esquerdinha, and Kone scored with virtually the last kick of the game.Brazilian youngster Esquerdinha won the ball from Tyreece Campbell and released Saito, who beautifully side-stepped his way past Lloyd Jones before slotting into the bottom corner. And when Esquerdinha’s…

An “unbelievable” VAR decision saw Josh King’s Fulham opener controversially ruled out in a 2-0 defeat at Chelsea.King thought he had given his side the lead in the 21st minute at Stamford Bridge when he cut inside the box and tucked his effort into the bottom corner, only to see his celebrations cut short by referee Rob Jones. Jones was instructed by Michael Salisbury on VAR to review footage of Rodrigo Muniz’s contact with Trevoh Chalobah in the build-up to King’s goal. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Mike Dean and the Soccer Saturday studio are…

The full fixture list for the league phase of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League was published on Saturday.Under the new format all 36 teams are in one league table. The league phase will stretch into January, with all 18 games on the final matchday being played at the same time.Rather than placing teams into groups, the draw created eight fixtures for each club. There are two matches, one at home and one away, against teams from each of the four pots which are ordered by strength.- Ogden: Good games for Arsenal, bad for PSGChampions League fixture list 2025-26All matches kick…

ESPNAug 30, 2025, 07:09 AM ETEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsAC Milan have signed Chelsea striker Christopher Nkunku on a contract until June 2030.Sources have told ESPN that Nkunku leaves Stamford Bridge for €42 million ($49m), having only started 11 Premier League games for the club since a big-money move from RB Leipzig in 2023.France forward Nkunku scored 18 goals in 62 appearances for Chelsea in all competitions and won the UEFA Conference League and Club World Cup.But the 27-year-old saw his playing time in west London impacted by injury.Christopher Nkunku struggled to establish himself as a first-team regular at Chelsea. Crystal Pix/MB Media/Getty…

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a scene that has played out on the streets of Washington and Los Angeles since President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital and ramped up deportations nationwide: Federal agents, some in masks, grabbing someone off the street, bundling the person into a car and driving away, ignoring questions from bystanders.In an executive order signed this month, Trump said the District of Columbia government’s “failure to maintain public order and safety has had a dire impact on the Federal Government’s ability to operate” and that it was his duty as president to use…

Rack of bridal gowns hanging in a shop window in San Diego, California.Cavan Images | Istock | Getty ImagesI’m getting married next year, and a recent item on my to-do list was a fun one: buy my wedding dress. In mid-August, I had an appointment at a bridal boutique in New York City.My goal for the appointment was to narrow down the dress options from five to two. I would then return to the store with my mother in late September to make the official decision with her. (She already had her flights booked for that weekend).More from Personal Finance:Couples leverage…