Champions League: Madrid and Mbappé defeat Inter despite defensive lapses – Sports
Real Madrid won the headline clash of the first night of the Champions League against Inter Milan (2-1). Kylian Mbappé, who opened the scoring, is now the fifth-highest goalscorer in the competition’s history. In the match against Lille, Ethan Mbappé was…
Kwon Hyuk-bin: Tycoon to pay ex-wife $1.87bn in record South Korea divorce settlement
A South Korean court has ordered gaming tycoon Kwon Hyuk-bin to pay his ex-wife 2.55tr won ($1.87bn; £1.38bn) in assets, marking the largest divorce settlement in the country’s history. Kwon, who founded South Korea’s third-largest video game…
OpenAI says its models solved one of math’s hardest problems as researchers cry foul
OpenAI said Tuesday that one of its unreleased artificial intelligence models had solved a mathematical puzzle that has eluded mathematicians for generations, in a claim which also drew a fight with rival researchers over credit. Researchers at OpenAI…
Hungary expels 10 Russian diplomats as relations with Kremlin worsen
Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orbán says 10 Russian diplomats have been ordered to leave Budapest for taking part in «unacceptable» activities. «This decision protects Hungary’s security and sovereignty,» she wrote on social media, without…
Rubio hails Colombia’s new pro-Trump leader De la Espriella on first stop of Latin American tour
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday he hoped to see the US security relationship with Colombia rebound under the country’s newly inaugurated far-right president, as Rubio began a tour of Latin American countries whose leaders are…
US strikes Iranian oil tankers as Tehran targets American base in Jordan
US forces struck five Iranian tankers on Tuesday, sinking one, in response to Tehran twice targeting an American warship, US Central Command (Centcom) said. Four Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps…
Eiffel Tower row over Hindu sect BAPS unites French politicians – but divides Indian diaspora
On Saturday, September 5, as members of a Hindu sect were set to make a splash visit to the Eiffel Tower, an organisation of progressive Indians living in France held a public meeting in Paris to shed some light on the religious group and the…
South Park creators rename show ‘South America’ in apparent dig at Trump
The creators of South Park, the animated TV show, have announced that its new series will be named South America, in an apparent reference to US President Donald Trump’s attempts to rename a lake and a gulf. «Inspired by the bravery and patriotism…
‘Was this a state visit?’ Indian opposition leader raises serious questions over Paris BAPS temple – Spotlight
François Picard is pleased to welcome Anish Gawande. He sees the controversy surrounding the inauguration of the BAPS temple near Paris as more than an isolated dispute over the treatment of female staff at the Eiffel Tower. From his perspective, the…
Sudan’s healthcare system on brink of collapse after cuts, medical charity MSF warns
«War is driving Sudan’s needs; funding cuts are shrinking the response,» said Muhammad Ibrahim, the head of charity in Sudan. «MSF’s work in Sudan is privately funded. But when funding disappears from other health services, clinics close,…