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Count Binface is standing against Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election Count Binface, the self-styled intergalactic space warrior, has received nearly 10,000 votes in the Clacton by-election, his best performance yet. The much-photographed election veteran was the main rival to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in an election race caused by Farage resigning, only to run again – which sparked a…

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the Yasny fish processing factory on Etorofu island, one of four islands in the contested chain known as the Kuril Islands in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first visit Thursday to a group of Russian-held islands off the east coast of Hokkaido that are claimed by Japan, sparking strong pushback by…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected US President Donald Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza, stating that no military pull-out will happen until Hamas is “genuinely” disarmed. Trump’s Board of Peace said last month it had reached an agreement for the “complete disarmament” of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. But Hamas said handing over its heavy weapons was contingent on…

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Argentina came under intense scrutiny following their FIFA World Cup 2026 final defeat to Spain, with their behaviour during the post-match medal ceremony drawing widespread criticism from sections of the football community. According to Goal.com, several observers labelled the runners-up “classless” after Lionel Messi and his teammates chose not to remain on the podium during Spain’s trophy…

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Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture is now facing intense heat following last week’s magnitude 7.1 earthquake. The mercury is forecast to climb higher on Monday. Temperatures soared on Sunday. Hitoyoshi City and Asagiri Town marked a record high of more than 39 degrees Celsius. The temperature in Kumamoto City topped 38 degrees. Authorities say they have confirmed the deaths of 38 people after last…

The arrival of 60,000 people into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco last week has created serious tensions within the EU over immigration. Spain has called for a meeting of EU interior ministers which is due to take place Tuesday. The unprecedented influx of migrantswho made their way from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa last Thursday and Friday…

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Gouache on cardboard / 25 x 11 cm / Briat…

Acrylic on cardboard / 30 x 22 cm / M Briat…

03.08.2026Дорозвідка ураження газорозподільної станції «Лимане»пілотами 9 бату «Кайрос» 414 ОБр СБС «Птахи Мадяра»н. п. Колоски, ДР Крим As part of Operation “Crimean switch Off,” the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces struck eight more electrical substations and two gas distribution stations on the night of August 3 in the territories of Donetsk region and Crimea that are…

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Friday that football’s international governing body would scrap plans to sell private investors a stake in a new commercial venture tied to the World Cup. The pivot came after widespread backlash and vows from all 55 members of UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations) to boycott future FIFAcompetitions if the plans went through. “Having listened…

“Over the past 4–5 years, I have turned down every offer to manage a club because coaching the French national team was the only thing I wanted to do after my [playing] career.” France’s longest-serving manager, ended his 14-year stint in charge after the nation’s semi-final exit to Spain at the 2026 World Cup.  Zidane, a World Cup winner with France in 1998, has been out of management since…

Alexander Calder in his studio, Roxbury Connecticut 50 years after the death of the artist, the Louis Vuitton Foundation pays homage to Alexander Calder, with close to 300 mobile and ‘stabile’ works (to use Calder’s own description), from the smallest to the very largest… With a chronological presentation spreading across more than 3,000 m² (every single gallery at the vast Foundation) the…