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Harry Kane scored twice as England beat Latvia 5-0 on Tuesday to book their place in the 2026 World Cup, while Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal were forced to wait 2-2 to Hungary to seal their place in the final.Elsewhere, pro-Palestinian demonstrations took place ahead of Italy’s important victory over Israel, while Spain took another step towards qualification with a big victory over Bulgaria.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listThomas Tuchel’s England defeated Latvia in Riga to take six wins from six in Group K and secure top spot ahead of next month’s final two games. They have 18 points and…

Soybean farmer Travis Hutchison unloads his family’s truck at a local grain store in Queen Anne, Maryland, on October 10, 2025. Robert Schmidt AFP | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration is considering “suspending transactions with China related to edible oils” in retaliation for Beijing’s refusal to buy U.S. soybeans.In a post on Truth Social, President Trump said China was violating the “Economic Hostility Act” by “intentionally not buying our soybeans and creating hardship for our soybean farmers.”He said ending deals with China on cooking oil and “other elements of trade” could be “retaliation” that Trump is…

CAIRO (AP) – Under a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, Israel has released dozens of doctors, nurses, paramedics and other medical personnel detained in a hospital attack. However, more than 100 people remain in Israeli prisons, including Dr. Hossam Abu Safiyah. hospital director He became the face of the struggle to continue treating patients under Israeli siege and shelling.Despite widespread calls for his release, Abu Safiyah was not among the hundreds of Palestinian detainees and prisoners released on Monday in exchange for 20 hostages held by Hamas. Abu Safiyah, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, has been imprisoned by…

Major Dutch semiconductor manufacturing equipment company ASML The company on Wednesday sought to allay concerns about growth in 2026, warning that sales in China would decline “significantly.”The company said it does not expect its total net sales in 2026 to be lower than in 2025, and warned that it expects customer demand and sales in China to be significantly lower next year compared to 2024 and 2025.Guidance was key for the company after its share price fell after it warned in July that growth in 2026 was uncertain due to heightened macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty.Here’s a comparison of ASML and…

Three days after being barred from the Taliban’s foreign minister’s press conference in India, female journalists took their seats in force and questioned him about the social exclusion of Afghan women. Images from Reuters show Foreign Minister Amir Khan al-Muttaqi confronting a line of female reporters inside the Afghan embassy in Delhi on Sunday. The audience was a rare one for the Taliban minister, who represents an all-male government that has slowly suffocated the freedoms and dreams of Afghan women and girls for more than four years. “Why are we doing this in Afghanistan? When will they be able to…

Jen Affleck’s husband asks for ‘prayer’ to overcome illness during ‘Dancing with the Stars’Scott Hoing We are jumping into a new chapter. of pentatonix singer and her husband mark manio hoying It was revealed during the October 14 episode of dancing with the stars They are reportedly expecting their first baby together. “I have one more thing to tell you. We’re having a baby,” Mark told Scott’s dance partner. Riley Arnold In a pre-performance video package. “Our surrogate mother is pregnant!” Scott added giddily. “We’re going to be fathers.” The couple, who married in 2023, emphasized that they are excited…

Jakub Porzycki | Null Photo | Getty Imagesspotify We officially offer video podcasts Netflix.The partnership will see the streaming company make select podcasts from The Ringer, the network Spotify acquired in 2020, available to U.S. users in early 2026.The podcasts range from sports to culture to true crime and aim to complement Netflix’s current strategy and break away from The Ringer’s lineup to bring in new audiences. The companies said more markets outside the United States are planned for development.”This partnership marks a new chapter in podcasting,” Roman Versenmuller, head of podcasting at Spotify, said in a statement. “Together with…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced in a post on Tuesday that the company will soon ease some of ChatGPT’s safety restrictions, allowing users to make chatbot responses friendlier or more “human-like” and allowing “verified adults” to participate in erotic conversations. “To be mindful of mental health issues, we’ve made ChatGPT quite restrictive. We recognize that this has made ChatGPT less useful and enjoyable for many users who don’t have mental health issues, but given the severity of the issue, we wanted to get this right,” Altman said. “In December, we will more fully roll out age restrictions and allow more…

WASHINGTON (AP) – After months of aggressive immigration enforcement by the Trump administration, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults are increasingly likely to have negative views of President Donald Trump’s handling of immigration, a new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds.Roughly 7 in 10 AAPI adults nationwide disapprove of President Trump’s approach to immigration, according to AAPI Data and AAPI research. Associated Press-NORC Public Affairs Research Center,increase from 58% in March. The new poll also found that a solid majority of AAPI adults say the Republican president’s efforts to deport immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally go too far,…

islamabad — Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have escalated in recent days with deadly gun battles between the neighbors, raising fears of an escalation of the conflict. The fighting follows last Thursday’s attack in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul and the border province of Paktika, which the Taliban blamed on Pakistan but which Islamabad did not officially acknowledge. The unrest coincided with a historic visit by Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan al-Muttaqi to Pakistan’s rival India, raising concerns in Islamabad. Experts have warned that these latest attacks could usher in a new era of instability for the neighbors, who have long maintained…