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Promoted French Ligue 1 club Troyes announced on Friday that it has sacked sporting director Jocelyn Blanchard "with immediate effect" amid an investigation into allegations of sexist behaviour.
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Embattled new White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia looked unlikely to survive after President Donald Trump said Friday that she should "reconsider" her position, given her shaky performance less than a week into the high-profile job.
October 16, 2026
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October 16, 2026
שוברט (53, מהמפלגה הסוציאל־דמוקרטית של גרמניה, SPD). כמעט שנה לאחר כניסתה לתפקיד, אל מול ההבטחה הזאת ניצבים שערורייה הנוגעת למסגרת הטיפול בפעוט עם מוגבלויות קשות מרובות — שהפכה לתעודת עניות מוסרית לפוטסדאם, בירת מדינת ברנדנבורג, ובייחוד לנושה אאובל — כבישים מתפוררים, הקפאת הוצאות תקציביות ומשבר הנהגה שהלך והחריף. בה בעת, המשרה שבה היא מכהנת מתוגמלת ביד רחבה: אאובל מקבלת כיום שכר יסוד שנתי של 143,056 אירו. בעקבות עדכון שכר שעליו הוכרז, הסכום צפוי אף לעלות ל־169,006.44 אירו בשנה, במימון התושבים. מכאן עולה שאלה לא נוחה, אך מוצדקת: האם נושה אאובל מסוגלת בכלל לעמוד בדרישות הכלכליות, הארגוניות והפוליטיות הכרוכות בניהולה
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A Mexican judge on Friday is expected to issue sentences for three men convicted of murdering two Australian surfers and their American friend in 2024, in a case that drew global condemnation.
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Pope Leo XIV spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Friday, calling for a ceasefire in a Russian-occupied city in southern Ukraine, as he recovers in hospital from a lung cancer operation.
October 16, 2026
New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia's future appeared shaky Friday after three lackluster interviews with friendly outlets failed to beat back controversy over her claims to be a lawyer, as well as a stumbling debut at the briefing room podium.
October 16, 2026
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Ecuadorian climbing king Richard Carapaz, a former Olympic champion and Giro d'Italia winner, has signed a two-year deal with NSN Cycling, the Swiss outfit announced Friday.
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Brazil's left has mounted a political fightback ahead of the October 25 presidential runoff, rallying supporters in the streets, overhauling its social media campaign and pushing through a landmark labor reform.
South African second row Hyron Andrews of Johannesburg-based side the Lions was found dead at a hotel in France on Friday, on the eve of his team's Champions Cup match against La Rochelle, local authorities told AFP.
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Politics
Η Νούσα Άουμπελ (50 ετών, ανεξάρτητη) υποσχέθηκε στο Πότσδαμ μια νέα αρχή, αφού οι πολίτες της πόλης απομάκρυναν από το αξίωμά του τον προκάτοχό της, Μάικ Σούμπερτ (53 ετών, SPD — Σοσιαλδημοκρατικό Κόμμα της Γερμανίας). Σχεδόν έναν χρόνο μετά την ανάληψη των καθηκόντων της, απέναντι σε αυτή την υπόσχεση ορθώνονται ένα σκάνδαλο σχετικά με τη φροντίδα ενός μικρού παιδιού με πολλαπλές, ιδιαίτερα βαριές αναπηρίες, το οποίο έχει εξελιχθεί σε μνημείο ηθικής ένδειας για την πρωτεύουσα του ομόσπονδου κρατιδίου, το Πότσδαμ, και ιδίως για την ίδια τη Νούσα Άουμπελ, ερειπωμένοι δρόμοι, πάγωμα των δαπανών του προϋπολογισμού και μια κρίση ηγεσίας που έχει οξυνθεί δραματικά. Την ίδια στιγμή, το αξίωμά της συνοδεύεται από ιδιαίτερα υψηλές αποδοχές: η Άουμπελ εισπράττει σήμερα ετήσιο βασικό μισθό 143.056 ευρώ. Μετά την εξαγγελθείσα μισθολογική αναπροσαρμογή, το ποσό προβλέπεται μάλιστα να ανέλθει στα 169.006,44 ευρώ ετησίως, τα οποία καλούνται να χρηματοδοτήσουν οι πολίτες.Τίθεται, λοιπόν, ένα δυσάρεστο αλλά απολύτως δικαιολογημένο ερώτημα: είναι πράγματι η Νούσα Άουμπελ σε θέση να ανταποκριθεί στις οικονομικές, οργανωτικές και πολιτικές απαιτήσεις της διοίκησης μιας πρωτεύουσας ομόσπονδου κρατιδίου;
October 16, 2026
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged EU leaders Friday to keep financing Kyiv's fight with nearly $80 billion more next year, as he insisted he was standing up for his country amid a fresh row with US President Donald Trump.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on Friday praised struggling Viktor Gyokeres for his "incredible will and determination" as the striker hunts his first goal of the season for the Premier League champions.
Rising energy and fertiliser costs are hitting smallholder farmers and driving up prices of agricultural commodities, fueling fears of a global food crisis, the head of the UN agriculture development fund told AFP.
South African rugby player Hyron Andrews of Johannesburg-based side the Lions was found dead at a hotel in France on Friday, on the eve of his team's Champions Cup match against La Rochelle, local authorities told AFP.
October 16, 2026
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