The 2026 Ballon d'Or will be awarded on October 26 in London to mark the award’s 70th anniversary. Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappé, and Lamine Yamal are among the leading contenders, with voters now prioritizing individual performances over titles.
Austria's law banning Islamic headscarves in schools for girls under 14 has taken effect as the new school year begins, according to the BBC.
Typhoon Saudel caused mass evacuations in south-east China, with nearly 600,000 people displaced from high-risk areas, according to The Guardian.
Israeli air strikes on a southern Lebanese village have killed at least nine people, the Lebanese health ministry said. The attacks occurred in Kfar Roummane overnight, according to reports.
Laut einer ZDF-Umfrage bleibt die AfD drei Tage vor der Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt mit 41 Prozent stärkste Kraft. Ein Punkt mehr als vor einer Woche. Die CDU liegt bei 23 Prozent.
As Lane Kiffin begins his tenure at LSU, the “College GameDay” crew called for swift congressional action on the Protect College Sports Act, according to thebiglead.com.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he expects the war with Russia to continue into the winter after meetings with Donald Trump's top envoys in Kyiv.
Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro has warned that Beijing could see reduced US-South Korea military drills as a chance to reassert itself in the Asia Pacific, according to Al Jazeera.
The United Nations has voted to adopt a new world map that accurately represents the size of Africa, with 164 countries in favor and only the US opposing. The resolution emphasizes the impact of the Mercator projection, which has historically distorted geographic proportions.
The far-right AfD has won a decisive victory in Germany's eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, far ahead of mainstream rivals, according to the state election commission's interim results.
Iran's top negotiator has warned of a 'faster, heavier, and more painful response' to US attacks, as hostilities between the two sides escalate. This follows renewed fighting nearly a week into the conflict.
Peace talks in Kyiv were rich in symbolism, but fundamental differences between Russia and Ukraine remain, according to BBC.
Michael 'Venom' Page ended his UFC contract with a unanimous decision win over Nursulton Ruziboev in Paris, but failed to deliver the dramatic finish he promised. According to BBC.
A residential building in Delhi collapsed on Sunday, trapping dozens of students inside, according to local media and officials.
Palestinians in Gaza have buried the remains of 100 people recovered from rubble, nearly two years after an Israeli airstrike destroyed a residential building in Gaza City on 22 November 2023. The victims had been among more than 300 people killed in the attack.