Taiz, Yemen – In mid-September, Mohammed started hearing the sound of shelling and gunfire in the distance from his village in the Jabal Habashi district of Taiz. By the following day, the fighting had intensified, and the sounds were drawing closer.

Dutch police have arrested a suspected member of the ShinyHunters cyber-crime group that claimed to have stolen sensitive information on all FBI bureau staff - around 38,000 people.

After the alleged attack last week, the group claimed to have every agent's name, role, badge number and personal details including home address and phone numbers.

Ireland played the first Nations League game despite unease among some players over Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza.

Ireland have yet to decide how they will approach their second Nations League match against Israel on Sunday, coach Heimir Hallgrimsson said in comments reported by Irish media.

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Jenna Johnson has had a fruitful career as a Dancing With the Stars professional dancer. Season 35 with Harry Shum Jr. is shaping up to be another standout season on her résumé.

• Alfa Romeo uncovered a one-off 33 Stradale that trades a traditional paint job for a hand-laid carbon-fiber body.
• The Perla Nera is one of 33 custom 33 Stradales built by Alfa Romeo’s custom creative hub, Bottega Alfa Romeo.
• Every element of the Perla Nera was created in collaboration with the owner, and the bespoke car will be on display at the Alfa Romeo Museum until October 18.

The latest supercar to roll out of Alfa Romeo’s custom creative hub skips a paint job and opts for a hand-laid celebration of carbon fiber. The Perla Nera, meaning Black Pearl, is a one-off 33 Stradale created through close collaboration between the owner and Alfa’s bespoke creative team.

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: Sep 29, 2026 3:42pm UTC

We're just a few hours into the launch of The Witcher 3 Remastered, and it's already beaten its previous record for concurrent players on Steam.

A water company has been ordered to pay a record fine of almost £8m for hundreds of sewage spills at popular bathing spots and sensitive habitats in Cornwall and Devon.

On one occasion, untreated sewage gushed through a harbour wall on a bank holiday weekend but South West Water (SWW) engineers took 10 hours to attend.

French teenagers blockading their schools in protest at class sizes, teacher shortages and long timetables have clashed with police, as politicians traded verbal blows over how to respond.

Demonstrations that began in Paris last week have escalated and spread across France, with the authorities reporting the arrests of 164 people on Monday.

Indirect talks between the United States and Iran aimed at ending the seven-month-long war continue – most recently via Qatar as mediator on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York – but the two sides still disagree about the agenda.

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Published Sep 29, 2026, 11:07 AM EDT

The Locust Horde is coming

Image: The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios

There's not long to go until the Gears of War: E-Day release time, especially if you've pre-ordered the game and you're jumping in during the early access window. Gears of War: E-Day is all about Emergence Day, aka the moment that the war against the Locust Horde began, when they invaded the city of Kalona. It's a prequel to everything that has happened in the series so far, and it's as brutal and gory as you'd expect.