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Scottie Scheffler continues to be the dominant world No 1 in men's golf, but how long will he stay top of the rankings and will he put more of Tiger Woods' records under threat? Scheffler remains the most recent addition to the list of 25 players to have topped the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) since its introduction in 1986, with the American having four different spells at No 1 so far in his career. The latest spell remains unbroken since May 2023, with Scheffler - as of October 12 - entering his 178th consecutive week as world No 1 and with a larger advantage over world No 2 Rory McIlroy than the Northern Irishman has over almost every active professional.

3 days agoAlison Francis, Rebecca MorelleandKevin Church, BBC News ScienceThe world's oldest shipwreck has been discovered off the coast of Turkey, archaeologists say. They have dated it to between 4,400 and 4,700 years old, which is the Early Bronze Age, and is around the same time that the Great Pyramid was being built. The ship's wooden structure has not survived, but the ceramic storage pots it was carrying were lying on the sea floor and, remarkably, some still contain traces of what they held inside. The archaeologists who found the ship say it was about 10m in length and was a trade vessel carrying cargo across the Mediterranean Sea. "The shipwreck is a time capsule at the bottom of the sea," said Prof Hakan Öniz, from Akdeniz University in Turkey, who led the Mediterranean Archaeology Association expedition. Hakan ÖnizThe divers found three stone anchors, as ships carried spares on long voyages The wreck is close to the shore of Kekova Island in Antalya, Turkey. The artefacts lie scattered across an underwater slope, just 30m beneath the waves. Three large stone anchors were found, as well as more than 30 ceramic storage pots, called amphorae.

Zacharia faced immediate questions about her legal backgroundWhat we know about the investigationThe shooting occurred at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday and claimed the lives of three children and one teacher. Kaylub Giamanco was driving home when he heard shots and saw a gunman entering the school his daughters attend, his brother said. State guideFOR SUBSCRIBERSExclusive: The Democratic leader campaigned in a pro-Trump district, telling NBC News it’s one of “an abundance of options” for his party to flip seats. FOR SUBSCRIBERSThe GOP hasn’t won a Minnesota Senate race since 2002. But party strategists are hopeful about Michele Tafoya’s chances. Renewed attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and growing doubts about a U. S.-Russia diesel deal helped push crude prices to levels not seen in five months. Ukraine's Zelenskyy is shoring up support from European allies, whom he called “real leaders.” He said Starlink had still not been fully restored.00:40Tesla shows off sports car that can fly through the air00:0000:00The electric sports car performed aerial stunts using thrusters developed with SpaceX, but it’s still years from production.

Heading into this week’s World Championships in Rotterdam, two-time world still rings finalist Nikita Simonov has a medal on his mind – and ample training and credentials to justify his optimism. The 30-year-old Simonov’s career medal tally includes 23 World Cup and World Challenge Cup medals, plus a Europeans silver, and he is in optimistic pursuit of his first world championships medal in Rotterdam. In this International Gymnast Online interview, Simonov shares the reasons for his success thus far, his status as a gymnastics icon in Azerbaijan and his expectations for Rotterdam. IGO: After placing fifth at the 2023 Worlds, how have you improved your routine so you can challenge for a medal in Rotterdam? NS: Compared to the 2023 World Championships, significant work was done on combinations, errors and the cleanliness of execution. IGO: What do you feel distinguishes you from the other top rings specialists? NS: There is a photo from the 2026 World Cup Series poster in Baku, which captures my hold on the rings. Even if it were made black and white, many fans would recognize me by my perfectly fitted socks and beautiful lines. IGO: What enables you to excel in execution?

Yesterday, hundreds of thousands of workers and youth mobilised across France for the latest in the recent wave of student-led protests sweeping the country. With 90 percent of French universities and hundreds of schools shut yesterday, it is clear that this youth-led movement has not been cowed or diminished in scale, despite brutal police repression. We publish below an article by Jérôme Métellus originally published in French at marxiste.org, which lays out the tasks ahead, if the successes of yesterday’s protests are to be turned into a struggle that can deal a killing blow to the hated Macron government. On 13 October, university and high school students mobilised massively once again. They have repeated 6 October’s show of force. This confirms the depth of the movement, its enormous reserves of fighting spirit – and its revolutionary potential. All eyes are now on 17 October. The idea was launched before the start of the magnificent mobilisation of high school students. But they, like the university students, naturally seized upon it. They have made 17 October a major step in their fight against the dismantling of the national education system.

On Friday, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos wrote to the U. N. Security Council, citing Article 51 of the U. N. Charter, to say Eritrean troops had advanced up to 38 miles into Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region and that Ethiopia would defend itself against the incursion. On Saturday, Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh wrote a separate letter to the Security Council, calling Ethiopia’s accusations a “declaration of war.” Saleh cited a statement he attributed to Ethiopia’s deputy chief of staff, Gen. Abebaw Tadesse, who, according to the letter, said on September 27 that the “ultimate objective of the war [in Tigray] was to invade Assab,” a city on Eritrea’s Red Sea coast. Ethiopian forces, meanwhile, reportedly struck Eritrean forces near Adirgat, in Ethiopia's Tigray region, with drones on Wednesday and Thursday. An unnamed security source told AFP that between 5,000 and 8,000 Eritrean troops are deployed in Tigray. To understand why Ethiopian and Eritrean troops are now clashing, one must look back at 2020, when Ethiopia’s federal government under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed fought the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).

The Gran Turismo World Series is the official global live tournament that brings together the world’s best Gran Turismo drivers. Tickets are now on sale for the World Finals – Tokyo, the final event of the 2026 season. The World Finals will take place over two days, Saturday, December 5, and Sunday, December 6. Four ticket options are available: one-day S Seating and A Seating tickets, two-day S Seating tickets, and two-day Premium tickets. Premium tickets include seating in the front or central viewing areas, a limited-edition T-shirt, and access to an autograph session.

President Donald Trump had sought to ban media outlets MS NOW, CNN and Politico from reporting from the White House.

Set in the Minecraft universe, the action-RPG game Minecraft Dungeons II from Mojang/Microsoft Japan is available to download now for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.* *The physical edition for Nintendo Switch 2 is now available, and the physical edition for Nintendo Switch is scheduled to launch on Tuesday, 10 November, 2026.

WorldA Wyoming microbiology graduate student from China has been arrested on accusations she poisoned the tea of a colleague who had pending patents, then tried to flee the U. S. after police questioned her. Microbiology grad student alleged to have poisoned tea of University of Wyoming colleagueThe Associated Press · Posted: Oct 13, 2026 9:29 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 14Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A March 2012 file photo shows the University of Wyoming campus sign in Laramie, Wyo. (Andy Carpenean/Laramie Boomerang/The Associated Press)A Wyoming microbiology graduate student from China has been arrested on accusations she poisoned the tea of a colleague who had pending patents, then tried to flee the U. S. after police questioned her. Aili Wang, 32, was arrested Oct. 6 at Los Angeles International Airport, where prosecutors allege she sought to return to China. With her were "multiple" laptops, electronic storage devices and documents now in the possession of police.

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The Houthis have targeted an administrative building belonging to Saudi Arabia’s Aramco in the eastern city of Dhahran, an official at the Ministry of Energy told the Saudi SPA news agency. Authorities ⁠responded to a fire caused by the attack on Tuesday, ⁠the ministry ⁠said in a statement. No injuries or fatalities were reported. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Yemeni families’ search for missing loved ones hindered by new fightinglist 2 of 4Deadly Houthi attacks in Yemen’s Taiz as government forces advance in Mariblist 3 of 4Iran sees ‘false flag’ operations after UK blames IRGC for airbase incidentlist 4 of 4Yemeni government launches air strikes on Houthi positionsend of listThe attack on the headquarters of Saudi’s national oil company came after Yemen’s Houthis warned all employees and civilians near Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities to evacuate, calling the sites “a legitimate target” earlier on Tuesday. The warning from the group’s spokesman, Yahya Saree, was prompted by an evacuation order from the Saudi-led coalition urging civilians to evacuate Yemeni Oil Company’s al-Sabah central station in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa.

Share:Oct 13, 2026, 8:14 PM EDTby David Gerhart, USA WrestlingEverest Leydecker competing at the 2026 U20 World Championships in Bratislava, SlovakiaLAS VEGAS, Nevada – Draws for the women’s freestyle portion of the 2026 Galaxy U23 World Championships have been released. The women’s freestyle competition runs Wednesday-Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Two-time reigning U23 World champion and two-time Senior World medalist Kylie Welker opens her bid for a third straight U23 World Title against Patrycja Cuber of Poland in the round of 16 at 76 kg. Team USA’s women’s freestyle squad fields four 2026 Senior World Team members: Morgan Turner, Cristelle Rodriguez-Dobler, Everest Leydecker, and Adaugo Nwachukwu. Two-time U20 World champion Leydecker’s first match at U23 Worlds comes against 2025 Senior World Team member Mihaela Samoil of Moldova. Two-time Senior World Team member Nwachukwu begins her tournament at 62 kg against Puerto Rico's Elizabeth Watts. Two-time age-group World champion Turner faces Natalia Perdomo Culma of Colombia in the first round at 50 kg.

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Sandra Guzmán is director at the Climate Finance Group for Latin America and the Caribbean (GFLAC), and Raju Pandit Chhetri is lead climate finance negotiator for the least-developed countries at the UNFCCC. Recent catastrophic floods in Nepal starkly remind us that the climate crisis demands urgent action. The initial estimate that the country will need to spend $5 billion on recovery will likely remain a major concern. However, that is only one part of the story. No financial metric can capture the value of lives lost in crises like this. And this is not a standalone event; from the mountains of Nepal to the coastlines of Latin America and the Caribbean, developing countries are increasingly facing severe climate impacts. The average annual loss from climate disasters in the Latin American and Caribbean region is estimated at $58 billion. Human suffering remains immeasurable in all these instances.