In a Premier League season increasingly shaped by injuries, rotation and congested schedules, what happens when the first choices are unavailable can be incredibly important.
How much quality is available beyond each club's established starting XI? How much is retained when starters are replaced? Where are squads strongest and weakest, and how often do managers actually use their alternatives?
Seoul has urged the North to remove any other mines planted on the southern side of the military demarcation line.
South Korea is weighing measures to force an apology from North Korea over a recent landmine blast that wounded three soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two countries, a Defence Ministry spokesperson has said.
The US televangelist Jim Bakker, who built a multimillion-dollar empire and lived in opulence before being disgraced by a sex scandal, a conviction for defrauding followers and divorce from his television co-host Tammy Faye, has died aged 86.
Yemeni security forces escort buses carrying released Houthi-aligned detainees as they arrive in Sana'a on September 12, 2026.
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Yemen government forces said they've reclaimed the strategic port city of Mokha from the Iran-backed Houthis, seeking to loosen the militant group's grip on a critically important Red Sea oil route.
Leaders in California have denounced Donald Trump as “reckless” and “deranged” after the US president suggested Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego – two liberal cities in the blue state that has been a frequent target of his administration.
In Anh Duong’s memoir Dear Da-Lê: A Father’s Memoir of the Vietnam War and the Iranian Revolution, published in 2024, the author recounts his experiences and family trauma for his daughter Ashley – from his childhood near Huế, Vietnam and escaping the Vietnam War to living as a refugee during the 1970s revolution in Iran, and arriving in Canada in 1980.
The U.K. is "on thin ice" ahead of its critical Autumn Budget, according to a former chief economist of the Bank of England, who warned the government must curb public spending and refrain from painful tax hikes.
Singapore just launched a matchmaking service for government workers.
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Singapore's government is trying to play matchmaker for its own workforce.
FirstDate, a pilot for eligible public officers ages 21 to 35, uses an algorithm to introduce potential matches. Singapore's public service employs about 158,000 people — roughly four-fifths the size of Google's global workforce.
"In the future, we will use AI to cure diseases. But right now it's mostly murder, surveillance, and surge pricing for the McRib"
Jon Stewart set his sights on AI on the latest episode of The Daily Show, unpacking the threats posed by the technology and Donald Trump‘s mediocre reaction.
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