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Race to Dubai leader Patrick Reed offered some reassurance to former LIV Golf colleagues considering their futures by insisting he has been welcomed by the DP World Tour. New rules will require all members of the former European Tour to state explicitly that they will not be signing up for the proposed LIV 2.0 relaunch after the original format applied for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The PGA Tour's year-long suspension policy means the DP World Tour has offered a safe haven, with Reed signing up after his contract expired in January.

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Over the past two days, partners recorded multiple airstrikes, as well as shelling, demolition blasts, naval fire and shooting across all of Gaza’s governorates, particularly west of the so-called “yellow line” established by Israeli authorities. Humanitarians brought in additional fuel, plastic tarpaulins, winter clothing, medicines and medical supplies, but OCHA said these limited items were insufficient to meet people’s needs. Deliveries remain constrained by underfunding and Israeli restrictions, including bans on some partners’ operations, limits on imports such as engine oil and spare parts and restricted access to more than 64 per cent of Gaza’s land. Meanwhile, the UN human rights office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory condemned an Israeli raid on Tuesday on premises in Al Bira, Ramallah, which Israeli forces claimed were the offices of two Palestinian civil society organizations, Addameer and the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committee. Soldiers confiscated files and equipment and detained a journalist and a former prisoner, the office said, calling for an immediate end to the crackdown on Palestinian civic space.

LOS ANGELES -- The Brewers still have work to do on the field to bring the World Series back to Milwaukee, but the business of baseball doesn’t wait. The club announced details for single-game tickets to potential World Series games at American Family Field, beginning with a pre-sale for Wisconsin residents beginning at 10 a.m. CT on Thursday. Fans can verify their residency and access the presale at brewers.com/postseason. Four hours after the start of that presale, tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning at 2 p.m. CT. Should the Brewers get past the Dodgers -- Milwaukee leads the best-of-seven NLCS, 2-0, going into Game 3 on Wednesday night -- they would host Games 1 and 2 (as well as Games 6 and 7, if necessary) by virtue of finishing with MLB’s best record. World Series Game 1 is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 23. Brewers World Series Tickets are on sale now!

At the beginning of September 2026, the world’s most unique multi-sport event took place in Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia. The biennial World Nomad Games attracts traditional sports athletes from nomadic and non-nomadic cultures alike – with a traditional archery competition at the heart of it. This year, Kyrgyzstan played host for the fourth time. More than 3,000 athletes and delegates from 106 countries participated across 40 sport disciplines, spread across nine different locations. Beginning in 2014 as a gathering of 19 countries, a grand ambition has long been part of it, both as as a unifying project for the region and a projection of soft power. The Games’ most famous and eye-catching event is kok-buru, a ferocious equestrian sport played with a goat carcass, but archery has long been a part of the nomadic cultures celebrated and was prominent in the buildup. By far the most visible part of the competition worldwide was was the spectacular opening ceremony, held in a brand new arena in the capital Bishkek, featuring hundreds of horses ridden in formation and seen on countless social media feeds around the world.

During Ironman World Championship race week, bike mechanics at Bike Works Kona handle a variety of urgent repairs and mechanical mishaps, ranging from mismatched drivetrain components to improperly set up tubeless tires. Athletes frequently experience race-week stress due to assembly mistakes, poor packing, TSA interference, and lost luggage.

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The university ranked third in North America and 11th in the world among public institutions The University of Toronto has been ranked first in Canada and 22nd globally in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, a global benchmark for teaching and research excellence. Among public institutions, U of T ranked 11th in the world and third in North America. U of T consistently places among the top 25 in the closely watched rankings, which this year assessed nearly 2,300 research-intensive institutions from 118 countries and territories. “The University of Toronto’s sustained success in these rankings speaks to the depth of talent and impact across our community,” said President Melanie Woodin. “I am immensely proud of the students, faculty, librarians and staff who are putting us at the forefront of post-secondary research and education in Canada and around the world.” The rankings measure performance across five areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry and international outlook. The results draw on reputation surveys, citation data and institutional metrics.

Russell Brand was described in a London court Wednesday as a “ruthless” sexual predator by U. K. prosecutors during opening statements of a court case where he is accused of rape and other sex crimes against six women. The 51-year-old actor, comedian and podcast host has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault on charges and alleged offences that occurred between 1999 and 2009. Story continues below advertisement

Yemen's Houthis said Wednesday they will resume attacks on Saudi airports and oil facilities "in the coming days," after Saudi authorities reported a limited fire at Aramco's office complex in Dhahran during a Houthi missile attack Tuesday night. The Houthis claimed strikes on Aramco facilities in Dhahran, an Aramco refinery in Riyadh and King Khalid International Airport. The Houthis called the sites legitimate targets and urged international shipping companies, civilians and workers to evacuate Saudi airports and oil facilities. Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Malki, spokesman for the Saudi-led Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, said a ballistic missile aimed at Dhahran on Tuesday was intercepted and destroyed, and that debris from the interception fell on a residential area. Three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters the fire at the Dhahran complex spread across several floors. Two of them said operations at Aramco were continuing normally, with employees working from home. Two regional officials told the Associated Press that the top three floors of a building used by senior Aramco executives were damaged. One official said the CEO’s office was among those hit.

A relative of the first case, 39-year-old man’s infection raises concerns of a cross-border spread. Kenya has reported a second Ebola infection, about a week after confirming its first-ever case of the disease when a citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) travelled to Kenya and died two days later at a Nairobi hospital. The second patient, a 39-year-old man who is a close family member of the first case, fell ill on Tuesday and was already in quarantine when he came down with symptoms of fever, fatigue and joint pain, the Ministry of Health said in a statement Wednesday. Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) customs officials check passports and identity for passengers at the arrival screening point at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on October 7, 2026 [AFP]‘Leave Uganda out’Last week’s case raised concerns about deficiencies in border screening systems in the region after the patient drove from the DRC to Uganda and flew to Nairobi from there.

A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from placing sanctions on two US-based human rights groups for working to help the international criminal court’s (ICC) investigations into war crimes in Gaza. In a 30-page order issued on Tuesday, Jesse M Furman, a judge at the US district court for the southern district of New York, granted a preliminary injunction to the two groups, Democracy for the Arab World Now (Dawn) and Taxpayer Alliance Against Genocide (Taag). The two organizations sued the Trump administration this summer, challenging an executive order issued in February 2025 that imposed sanctions against the ICC. The order warned the US government would “impose tangible and significant consequences” on people involved in investigations that Washington said threatened the national security of the US or its allies, including Israel. The order came after the ICC issued arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his former defense minister Yoav Gallant, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

PoliticsOctober 14, 2026 7:59 pm (Updated:  October 14, 2026 8:20 pm) • 2 min readU. S. President Donald Trump (R) welcomes President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 28, 2025. (Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images)President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct. 14 that Ukraine is "losing a strong partner" as the U. S. eases sanctions on Russia while ramping up pressure on Kyiv. Asked by British host Piers Morgan in an interview whether he feels that Ukraine is losing the U. S., Zelensky said, "Yeah, but not because of us. We can't be weak. ""It's painful when President Trump chooses one ‌side, not our ⁠side," he noted. The comments come after Trump announced a deal to purchase diesel from Russia on Oct. 9, while saying that Zelensky should be replaced as Ukraine's leader. When asked whether he felt betrayed by Trump, the Ukrainian leader answered: "Really, ‌yes... but it's a ​little bit more complicated than ​just my ​emotions or my feelings. "Zelensky also said that the apparent decision to throttle Ukraine's Starlink service, operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX, is a "big mistake. " Ukraine confirmed on Oct.

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