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Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize for literature

The prize was announced by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm

Arteta extends Arsenal stay until 2030 after guiding club to EPL glory

The 44-year-old Spanish coach took charge in December 2019 and is now comfortably the longest-serving coach in the Premier League

Ukraine grapples with shortage of troops at front after over 4 years of war

Long-standing mobilisation problems, draft dodging and desertion have left some Ukrainian units at half strength, limiting Kyiv's ability to exploit advances in drone warfare or mount new offensives

FIFA leadership battle looms as European football chiefs discuss Infantino

UEFA has called its 55 member federations to a previously scheduled summit Thursday in Berlin that arrives in the midst of European efforts to get a new leader for soccer's world body

Former Man City star David Silva makes shock return from retirement at 40

Former Manchester City and Spain midfielder David Silva has come out of retirement after three years to join Supreme Sha Tin, the Hong Kong club announced Wednesday.

Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to new hotspots, health workers warn

More than 70 per cent of new cases are outside known contacts, and 60 per cent of deaths occur outside treatment centres, raising concerns over gaps in the response

3 killed as Houthi attacks hit Saudi airports in Abha, Riyadh: Officials

Three people were killed and 36 injured in attacks on airports in Abha and Riyadh, as Saudi Arabia faces growing threats to its oil and military assets amid the Iran war

Iran-backed Houthis claim new attacks on Saudi Arabia, Yemen's Aden airport

Houthi attacks threaten Saudi infrastructure and raise risks for shipping near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Son Heung-min surpasses Cha Bum to become top goal scorer for South Korea

The sixth-minute free kick moved Son past Cha Bum-kun's record of 58. Cha retired from international soccer after the 1986 World Cup

Israelis mourn Oct 7 attack as Palestinians grapple with war it sparked

In southern Israel, families will mourn at intersections, bomb shelters, and the site of a music festival that Hamas-led militants overran three years ago in the deadliest attack against Israel

Donald Trump Jr repaid costs of wedding celebrations, says Russian oligarch

ProPublica reported that Kremlev, who has close ties to Russian Prez Vladimir Putin, 'footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses' when Trump Jr married Bettina Anderson

Francis Halzen wins Physics Nobel for high-energy neutrino discovery

The announcements of this year's prizes began Monday with the Nobel Prize in medicine being awarded to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works

Saudi Arabia says 2 airports hit in renewed fighting with Yemen's Houthis

The attacks were the latest in the conflict between the kingdom and the Houthis in neighbouring Yemen

Trump says his super PAC will pay for taxpayer-funded ads glorifying him

Trump defended the ads, which cost at least $1.5 million in federal funds and have drawn intense criticism

Norway proposes temporary ban on AI glasses in public spaces

Norway plans temporary curbs on AI glasses in places such as schools, healthcare facilities, parks and beaches over privacy concerns

Ukraine claims its attacks have reduced Russia's refining capacity by 51%

Ukraine says long-range strikes have put 51 per cent of Russia's oil refining capacity out of action, hampering Moscow's ability to supply its forces

Houthis seize another town in Yemen as they advance toward key city Taiz

The fall of the town of Turbah came on Sunday, shortly before the internationally recognised government announced a major military operation against the Houthis

Nobel Prizes 2026 kick off today with medicine award in Stockholm

Monday's medicine prize is followed by the physics prize on Tuesday, chemistry on Wednesday and literature on Thursday

What will next leader of UN need to get job done in more complex world?

Once a major player in solving conflicts and crises around the world, the 81-year-old institution has been sidelined from the top table in trying to end the wars in Iran, Ukraine and Gaza

FBI Director Kash Patel gets engaged to longtime girlfriend Alexis Wilkins

Wilkins, 27, posted a black-and-white photo of herself standing with Patel, 46, flashing her hand in front of them to show off her ring