- 3d ago
Advent and Stripe abandon 53 billion dollar takeover pursuit of PayPal
A consortium of Advent International and Stripe has abandoned its proposed $53 billion acquisition of PayPal after the fintech board rejected an initial $60.50 per share offer.
- 4d ago
Eros Ramazzotti postpones American tour to 2027 after vocal cord surgery
Italian singer Eros Ramazzotti has halted his world tour following vocal cord surgery, postponing 17 concerts in North and South America until autumn 2027 while cancelling two dates.
- Aug 24
Maradona Hand of God match ball sells for $3.355 million at Heritage Auctions
The Adidas Azteca ball from Argentina's 1986 World Cup victory over England was bought in Dallas below its $10 million estimate after four decades of custody by referee Ali Bin Nasser.
- Aug 23
Arthur Fils beats Tiafoe and Coco Gauff defeats Pegula to win Cincinnati titles
Arthur Fils defeated Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 1-6, 6-0 to win his first ATP Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati on Sunday, while Coco Gauff beat Jessica Pegula 6-2, 6-4 for the WTA 1000 crown.
- Aug 22
Arthur Fils defeats Flavio Cobolli in straight sets to reach Cincinnati Masters final
Arthur Fils advanced to the Cincinnati Masters 1000 final on 22 August 2026, beating Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 6-4 in 1 hour and 7 minutes to set up a title clash with Frances Tiafoe or Brandon Nakashima.
- Aug 22
Six-year-old girl dies in hospital after Shoreham drowning incident claimed three family members
Six-year-old Saja El-Khawas died on Friday following a beach incident in Sussex that previously killed her parents and 14-year-old sister after they entered the water near Shoreham Fort.
- Aug 22
Sinaloa governor Rubén Rocha Moya steps down again following party backlash over US indictment
Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya requested an indefinite leave of absence just 36 hours after attempting to reclaim office, following condemnation from President Claudia Sheinbaum over his United States drug trafficking indictment.
- Aug 21
Mexican Navy rescues two fishermen found drifting in a cooler five days after boat sank
Two fishermen from Chiapas survived five days adrift without food or fresh water inside an insulated fish cooler before Mexican naval crews located them 240 kilometres offshore.
- Aug 19
Trump nominates White House aide Heidi Overton to lead Food and Drug Administration
President Donald Trump has chosen White House domestic policy adviser Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration, filling a vacancy left by Marty Makary in May.
- Aug 18
Google buys bankrupt Spirit Airlines operational data for $10 million to train AI models
Alphabet won a bankruptcy auction against AI firm Mercor to acquire 600 million corporate communications and code bases, excluding customer records.
- Aug 17
Paramount demands $1.88 billion bond from 12 states in Warner Bros. merger lawsuit
Paramount Skydance has asked a California federal judge to require 12 states and the Writers Guild of America to post a $1.88 billion bond by September 30 to cover daily delay penalties in its $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.
- Aug 14
US revokes visa for son of Mexico's former president López Obrador, straining bilateral ties
Andrés Manuel López Beltrán, son of former Mexican president López Obrador, says the US revoked his visa, prompting President Sheinbaum to call the cancellations interference in Mexican politics.
- Aug 14
Trump orders Navy to scrap electromagnetic catapults and return to steam on future aircraft carriers
President Donald Trump signed a national security memorandum on August 13 ordering the Pentagon and Navy to replace electromagnetic aircraft launch systems on future Gerald R. Ford-class carriers with older steam and hydraulic technology, a shift experts say could cost billions of dollars.
- Aug 12
Xavi named Netherlands coach in four-year deal through 2030 World Cup
Former Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has been appointed head of the Netherlands on a four-year contract through the 2030 World Cup, becoming the first foreign coach to lead the Dutch since Ernst Happel in 1978.
- Aug 11
Study shows dogs can distinguish between human emotions including fear, anger and sadness
Researchers using fMRI brain scans have found that dogs can distinguish between specific negative human facial expressions such as fear, anger and sadness, according to a study published in iScience on 10 August 2026.
- Aug 8
KATSEYE leader Sophia Laforteza takes mental health hiatus, second member to step back
Sophia Laforteza, leader of the multinational girl group KATSEYE, is temporarily stepping away from promotional activities on medical advice to focus on her mental health, becoming the second member to take a hiatus after Manon Bannerman's break in February.
- Aug 7
Peru and Mexico restore diplomatic relations after nine-month asylum dispute
Lima and Mexico City resumed diplomatic relations on 7 August after Peru granted safe-conduct to former Prime Minister Betssy Chávez, convicted over Pedro Castillo's 2022 self-coup, to travel to Mexico.
- Aug 7
New Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $567M and overhaul features, ruling it a public nuisance fueling youth mental health crisis
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $567 million and overhaul Facebook and Instagram features for minors, ruling the company a public nuisance that fueled a youth mental health crisis. The order brings Meta's total penalties in the case to $942 million.
- Aug 5
Alcaraz pulls out of Cincinnati Open, extending wrist-injury layoff and clouding US Open defence
The defending champion has not competed since 14 April, when a wrist problem first surfaced in Barcelona. His withdrawal forces him to surrender 1000 ranking points and leaves his US Open title defence in doubt.
- Aug 4
Disney sells A+E stake to Hearst for $1.2 billion, ending 40-year joint venture
Hearst will pay $1.2 billion in cash for Disney's 50% stake in A+E Global Media, gaining full control of cable networks A&E, History and Lifetime. The deal, expected to close in September, caps a year-long sale process.
