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Neil Robertson and Mark Selby will try to complete victories at all four Home Nations tournaments when the Northern Ireland Open begins in Belfast.

Police found a body in Mugdock Country Park during the search for 17-year-old Kristijonas Demcenko, who had been missing from Glasgow for four days.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes Kai Havertz can develop into a 30-goal-a-season forward as the Germany international prepares for a central role in attack.

Andi King has described beginning her gender transition in her mid-50s after decades spent presenting a deliberately masculine public identity that concealed how she understood herself.

Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez said he expects to return within weeks after surgery on a broken jaw sustained in a collision during the win at Everton.

Bromsgrove Repair Cafe repaired 344 of 583 items brought in during the year to July 31, keeping an estimated 1,240 kilograms of waste out of disposal sites.

Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis won the toss and elected to field against Pakistan in the opening one-day international of a tri-series in Rawalpindi.

The B.C. Lions are using their regular-season finale against Winnipeg to rebuild momentum before hosting the West Division semifinal after a 32-13 loss to Calgary.

Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bowl against South Africa in the second cricket Test at Gqeberha.

An Associated Press review found racist slurs, praise for Nazi figures and white-nationalist conspiracy claims in an online forum controlled by Nevada Republican congressional candidate Marty O’Donnell.

Tata Trusts is working toward a network of 40 to 50 not-for-profit general hospitals where revenue from paying patients would help finance care for those unable to pay.

Desert Ridge High School quarterback Gunner Brewer said he was removed from the team after changing a play, while 12 teammates were suspended after supporting him.

Bajaj Finance will announce its second-quarter results on Monday, October 19, with investors watching profit growth, asset quality, margins and management guidance.

French demonstrations over living costs and public services turned violent in several cities, leading to more than 1,000 detentions and damage to government and commercial property.

Lionel Messi took his career scoring total to 936 with a quick brace in Inter Miami’s 3-1 Major League Soccer victory over Atlanta United.

Cyient DLM shares fell 12.24% after quarterly results as investors focused on weaker operating margins, investment costs and divergent brokerage assessments.

Petrol and diesel prices stayed unchanged across major Indian cities on October 18, with oil-marketing companies announcing no revisions.

Bandhan Financial Services plans to consider entering health insurance after stabilising its recently acquired mutual-fund and life-insurance businesses.

Punjab National Bank expects festive demand and growth in retail, agriculture and small-business lending to add as much as two percentage points to credit expansion in the current quarter.

A personal account of losses in futures and options trading outlines how repeated borrowing deepened a debt crisis and why recovery required a structured repayment plan rather than further trades.

Appliance makers and retailers reported strong Navratri demand, with premium products and instalment financing supporting sales despite inflationary pressure.

Reliance Communications’ resolution professional filed a curative petition asking the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling that spectrum cannot form part of an insolvency resolution plan.

A global diesel shortage helped petroleum products reach their highest share of India’s gross exports in three years during the second quarter of the 2026-27 financial year.

India’s services-trade surplus is coming under pressure because imports are rising faster than exports, according to an ICICI Bank analysis of provisional data.

Moody’s Ratings changed the outlook on OYO parent Prism from stable to positive while retaining its B2 corporate family rating ahead of a proposed public offering.

Paris Saint-Germain recovered from a missed penalty and a one-goal deficit to defeat Strasbourg 3-1 and move to the top of Ligue 1.

Kuwait’s Ministry of Public Works announced lane and road closures in Nuzha, Surra and Rai for maintenance and asphalt work.

Gold ended the week near $4,165 an ounce after a modest rebound, while investors weighed US inflation data and the outlook for monetary policy.

A speeding truck drove into a crowd at a Hindu festival in Madhya Pradesh, killing 13 people and injuring others, Indian officials said.

Vietnam and the four-member European Free Trade Association signed a free-trade agreement in Hanoi intended to diversify markets and deepen commercial ties.

Rescue teams have moved dozens of critically endangered orangutans away from wildfires in Indonesia as smoke and drought conditions affect large parts of the region.

Qatar and Norway held their third round of political consultations in Oslo, focusing on bilateral cooperation and ways to expand it.