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Aug 21, 2025, 12:47 AM ETThe Copa Conmebol Sudamericana match between Independiente and Universidad de Chile was canceled due to violent clashes between rival supporters.The Libertadores de América Stadium in Avellaneda, Argentina, was evacuated on Wednesday night after the incidents that resulted in at least 10 fans seriously injured and nearly 90 arrests, according to local authorities.”The Conmebol Sudamericana 2025 Round of 16 match between Independiente (ARG) and Universidad de Chile (CHI) has been canceled,” a Conmebol statement said.”This decision was made because the home club and local authorities could not provide adequate security to ensure the continuation of the…

Oli Scarff | Getty ImagesLONDON — European stocks lost ground on Thursday after officials unveiled new details on the trade deal between the U.S. and the European Union.The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed 0.04% lower, snapping a three-session winning run. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 added 0.23% to extend its record high, while the French CAC 40 shed 0.44%. Germany’s DAX closed 0.06% higher.In an agreement reached last month, the EU said it would spend $750 billion on U.S. energy and invest a minimum of $600 billion in the United States — in exchange, blanket tariffs on its goods were set at…

BANGKOK (AP) — China has been expanding use of digital currencies as it promotes wider use of its yuan, or renminbi, to reflect its status as the world’s second-largest economy and challenge the overwhelming sway of the U.S. dollar in international trade and finance. However, restrictions on access to Chinese financial markets and limits on convertibility of the yuan, or “people’s money,” are big obstacles blocking its global use. Still, Hong Kong already has stablecoin regulations and some Chinese experts are pushing for regulations to prepare for a possible stablecoin pegged to the yuan. Officials in Beijing did not immediately…

BEIJING (AP) — With leader Xi Jinping looking on, China marked 60 years of Communist Party rule in Tibet on Thursday with speeches and a parade in front of the 17th-century Potala Palace, the home of the Dalai Lama until he fled to India in 1959.Speakers hailed economic development in the remote region in the foothills of the Himalayas and stressed the need to fight separatism. Opposition to Chinese rule has been largely quashed by a decades-long campaign of repression that has imprisoned Buddhist monks and demolished some monasteries. “Tibetan affairs are China’s internal affairs, and no external forces are…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran launched its first military exercise since the end of its 12-day war with Israel, state television reported Thursday, with navy vessels launching missiles at targets at sea in the Gulf of Oman and the Indian Ocean. While such drills are routine in the Islamic Republic, the “Sustainable Power 1404″ exercise comes as authorities in Iran are trying to project strength in the wake of a war that saw Israel destroy air defense systems and bomb nuclear facilities and other sites. The state TV report said the frigate IRIS Sabalan and a smaller vessel, the IRIS…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched one of its biggest aerial attacks of the year on Ukraine, firing 574 drones and 40 ballistic and cruise missiles overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force said Thursday, while a recent diplomatic push to stop the three-year war is trying to gain momentum.The attack mostly targeted western regions of the country, the air force said, where much of the military aid provided by Ukraine’s Western allies is believed to be delivered and stored. The strikes killed at least one person and injured 15 others, according to officials. It was Russia’s third largest aerial attack this…

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors are urging a federal judge to quickly reject Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ request that he throw out a jury verdict or order a new trial after a jury convicted the music maven of two prostitution-related charges.Prosecutors said in papers filed shortly before midnight Wednesday that Combs masterminded elaborate sexual events for two ex-girlfriends between 2008 and last year that involved hiring male sex workers who sometimes were required to cross multiple state lines to participate.A jury in July exonerated the Bad Boy Records founder of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges that carried the…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Inter Miami CF advanced to the semifinals of the 2025 Leagues Cup tournament after a dramatic 2-1 win over Tigres UANL on Wednesday night at Chase Stadium.Despite playing without its captain and star Lionel Messi, who sat out because of an ongoing muscular injury, the 2023 Leagues Cup champion qualified for the next round.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedMiami took an early lead after receiving a penalty for a handball by Tigres defender Javier Aquino inside the box. Luis Suárez stepped up to the spot and nailed the shot past Tigres goalkeeper Nahuel Guzmán.The Herons then suffered a setback…

As US President Donald Trump met in Washington with his Ukrainian counterpart,Volodymyr Zelensky and a group of European leaders, China and India were revamping their ties in Delhi, casting global diplomacy in an opposite direction. The Washington encounter had a clear goal: to frame a general agreement between American allies. It had to secure Ukrainian security and kick off a realistic peace process with Russia. Its implementation is still uncertain. Thus, what happened in Delhi could be crucial. The August 18-20 trip of China’s State Counselor Wang Yi to India had a much vaguer outline. It rekindled complex neighborly relations.…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers…THE ATHLETIC Arsenal’s deal for Eberechi Eze is worth in the region of his expired £68m release clause, matching the level of fee Tottenham Hotspur were prepared to pay.BlueCo – the group that owns Chelsea and Strasbourg – has reached an agreement to sign midfielder Julio Enciso from Brighton & Hove Albion.Nottingham Forest are exploring a deal to re-sign Aston Villa right-back Matty Cash. Alex Moreno is set to complete a move to Girona from Aston Villa. DAILY MAIL Eberechi Eze was sold on joining Arsenal since meeting sporting director Andrea Berta…