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By Iain Withers, Elisa Martinuzzi and Lefteris Papadimas LONDON, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has thrown his weight behind a new global defence bank intended to help allies rearm, but other major economies have yet to commit just weeks before prospective members are due to sign up. The Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) has been seeking to raise around €100 billion ($116 billion) and use […]

By Field Level Media Aug 30 (Field Level Media) – The United States Tennis Association has answered player demands for greater compensation with record-breaking prize money at the U.S. Open that starts on Sunday in Flushing, N.Y. The creation of a new player support program and the Grand Slam Player Advisory Council also has been received positively. One issue at the heart of any upcoming discussions, however — a larger […]

NIAMEY, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Niger said it had regained control of a key military airbase in the capital Niamey after an attack by mutinous soldiers on Saturday, in the latest challenge to military ruler Abdourahamane Tiani as his government struggles to contain a jihadist insurgency. The attack highlighted tensions within Niger’s armed forces, which have suffered repeated battlefield losses while fighting West Africa’s al Qaeda and Islamic State affiliates. […]

By Field Level Media Aug 30 (Field Level Media) – The way Team Liquid is playing, the No. 1 seed in the League Championship Series Summer Split playoffs may be decided before the final week of the regular season even begins. Though it was a little more difficult than usual, Liquid picked up another win on Saturday, beating Shopify Rebellion 2-1 to improve to 5-0 in the standings. In Saturday’s […]

By Yuddy Cahya Budiman and Willy Kurniawan KETAPANG, Indonesia Aug 30 (Reuters) – On Sunday morning, Jais, a farmer in Ketapang, West Kalimantan on Borneo island – the province hardest-hit by raging forest fires – was en route to his farm when he found an orangutan writhing on the ground in a weak state on a palm-oil plantation near the fire site. “It was very weak, then I gave it […]

GENEVA (AP) — A shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss canton of Aargau killed one person and left five injured early Sunday, local police and media reported. Cantonal police wrote on X that one person was killed and five injured — some seriously — by a shooting at event in the canton’s capital Aarau, 46 kilometers (29 miles) west of Zurich. Police spokesperson Pascal Wenzel told Swiss public […]

NEW YORK (AP) — As the U.S. and Israel relentlessly bombed Iran in the opening days of war, the most dramatic predictions of the conflict’s toll were unsparing: surging oil prices, worldwide recession and economic catastrophe. But six months into the conflict, the direst predictions haven’t come true even if no corner of the world’s economy has been untouched. “So far, the global economy has pulled off the financial equivalent […]

Aug 30 (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei urged Muslim countries, particularly those in the Gulf, to unite against what he called their “real enemy” and said divisions among Muslims served the interests of their adversaries. The message was published on Khamenei’s Telegram account for Islamic Unity Week, which marks the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad.  It called for Muslim unity, cooperation in various fields and mutual defence, saying […]

August can be a dreary month for Hollywood glamour, but the Venice Film Festival is on the horizon to kick off the busy fall film festival season in style. There will be plenty of stars gracing the red carpets when the 83rd edition of the festival kicks off Wednesday on the Lido: Noel and Liam Gallagher, Robert Pattinson, Rooney Mara, George Clooney and Penélope Cruz are among those expected to […]