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Real Madrid defender Raul Asencio rejected interest from Liverpool and Chelsea this summer - Marca (Spanish)

Manchester United will play a behind-closed-doors friendly against Sir Jim Ratcliffe's other club, Lausanne-Sport, during the international break - The Telegraph

Michele Bullock, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), attends a news conference at the bank's head office in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. Australia's central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged for a third straight meeting in a widely expected decision, while reiterating that future moves will hinge on incoming economic data. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg via Getty Images

High-profile Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has confirmed she will run for the party’s leadership, promising to bring the fight to Labor and One Nation after Larissa Waters’ shock resignation.

The party’s longest-serving federal MP, Hanson-Young confirmed on social media she was discussing a tilt at the leadership with colleagues on Tuesday, ahead of a two-day party retreat in Sydney, when the new leader will be chosen.

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Published Sep 29, 2026, 12:30 AM EDT

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It’s very common for RPGs to introduce an off-stage villain who’s been secretly pulling the strings all along. Usually, this is some kind of malevolent supernatural being who doesn’t like humanity very much. After a lot of bloviating about the nature of free will, you and your companions must defeat him with the power of friendship, cool swords, and boob armor.

US secretary of state Marco Rubio has said unequivocally that a foreign actor was involved in the suspected UK bomb plot at RAF Fairford, hours after the five suspects arrested close to the airbase were released on bail.

The Tokyo International Film Festival will honor filmmakers Mohammad Rasoulof and Mipo O with its Kurosawa Akira Award at the event’s 39th edition next month.

Named for the Japanese master, the award recognizes directors whose work has made an impact on cinema and who are expected to help shape its future. It was revived in 2022 after a 14-year hiatus with support from Capcom. Last year’s recipients were Chloé Zhao and Lee Sang-il.

Late girlhood has a sacredness that can’t be replicated. It’s a particular time in life between innocence and adulting, allowing young women to swing between the two. Jocelyn Bioh’s sensational play, “School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play,” captures this magic and anguish, set against the specificity of mid-1980s Ghana. Directed by Whitney White, who also helmed Bioh’s Tony-nominated “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” three years ago, “School Girls” is an uproariously funny and heartbreaking portrait of sisterhood framed by the consequences of colonialism, anti-Blackness, and colorism. In just 75 minutes, “School Girls” captures what it means to be Black and female across time, space and place.

Automate your Mac with ease using Shortcuts and Apple Intelligence.

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Shortcuts has been available on Mac since macOS Monterey, but it's one of those utilities many Mac users have never explored. At first, it can seem too complicated. You have to know which actions to choose and how to connect them, then hope it all works. 

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: Sep 28, 2026 11:44pm UTC

As Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie spreads to theaters across the globe, one dedicated fan has managed to create a Resident Evil 2 mod featuring Austin Abrams' character, Bryan.