Charles Leclerc completed a double top for Ferrari on Friday when he led the times ahead of Mercedes' championship leader Kimi Antonelli in second practice for this weekend's United States Grand Prix.
Christian Wade enjoyed another landmark moment in an extraordinary multi-sport career when he equalled Chris Ashton's all-time English Prem record of 101 tries as Newcastle beat Sale 17-9 on Friday for their first league win of the season.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will clash with right-winger Flavio Bolsonaro in a second and final election debate on Friday, in a last-ditch effort to lure undecided voters.
Culture
With "Ali G: Who Iz I?" Sacha Baron Cohen has returned to the guerrilla-style comedy that catapulted him to global fame -- but this time, the character has faced criticsm.
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The United States appears to be preparing to resume large-scale strikes against Iran, but there is unlikely to be a military solution for either side in the devastating conflict, experts say.
October 23, 2026
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Mikaela Shiffrin headlines the line-up that kicks off the alpine skiing World Cup season in the Austrian resort of Soelden this weekend, the US star explaining she was ready to explore her strengths beyond slalom.
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Foreign ministers from eight European and Middle Eastern countries met in Istanbul on Friday in an unprecedented format, urging diplomacy and peaceful solutions to prevail across the Middle East as well as the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany was taken to hospital by an emergency medical team on Friday after collapsing during training, the club said.
October 23, 2026
Sports
Former New Zealand centre Sonny Bill Williams said in a video published on Friday his heart "was about to pop" before undergoing life-saving surgery.
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Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso sees similarities to Thibaut Courtois in Mike Penders as he backed the goalkeeper to step into the void left by Emi Martinez's injury.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a major military operation in the occupied West Bank on Friday after Palestinian gunmen killed two soldiers in an attack near Hebron, days ahead of Israeli elections in which security has been a central focus.
US First Lady Melania Trump said in a surprise announcement Friday she had brokered a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the ravaged city of Oleshky, where citizens are trapped and running out of food.
An AFP photographer on Friday found himself witnessing a deadly attack on Israeli soldiers while on his way to an assignment in the occupied West Bank, managing to capture the grisly scene as the crossfire unfolded around him.
October 23, 2026
Sports
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said on Friday he will have to manage Bukayo Saka's workload carefully after the England international's latest injury setback.
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Oil prices traded at five-month highs on Friday, with benchmark crude contract Brent North Sea rising above $116 a barrel, as the Middle East conflict raged on.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he believes the sport has a long-term future in France ahead of Sunday's first regular-season game in the country.
Roberto De Zerbi said Tottenham Hotspur will use their woeful record at Chelsea as motivation when they make the trip across London on Saturday.
Singapore expanded on Friday its probe into companies linked to fires in Indonesia, asking 10 locally-based firms for information about their efforts to contain blazes blamed for toxic haze covering the region.
October 23, 2026
- Lula, Bolsonaro in final debate showdown before Brazil vote
- Hundreds of Syrians protest repeated Israeli incursions
- Poulter latest golfer to leave LIV
- Taiwan warns of 'destructive winds' as Typhoon Champi batters island
- El Salvador sends troops to Haiti to find 4 missing soldiers
- Gunman kills one, wounds five in town outside Paris
- Liverpool must go 'full gas' despite injury issues, says Iraola
- Melania Trump says secured ceasefire in Ukrainian city of Oleshky