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Liam Payne's Death Friend Cleared of Criminal Charges Published July 19, 2026 9:19 AM PDT Liam Payne's close friend, Roger Nores, is officially in the clear in the investigation into the One Direction star's death
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Peru Earthquake At Least 5 Dead & Hundreds Displaced Published July 19, 2026 8:50 AM PDT A powerful earthquake tore through Peru's Andes region over the weekend ... leaving at least five people dead, more
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Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli celebrates with the trophy during the podium ceremony after winning the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, in Spa, on July 19, 2026. (AFP) Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli ended a three-race winless streak on Sunday to extend his lead in the Formula One drivers' championship with a solid fighting victory for Mercedes in the Belgian Grand Prix.The 19-year-old Mercedes driver came home 1.9 seconds ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc with four-time champion Max Verstappen finishing third for Red Bull. Antonelli's teammate George Russell, who began the race in second place in the championship, just 25 points behind the Italian, crashed out of the race on the opening lap after tangling with Hamilton.Hamilton was fourth for Ferrari after an incident-filled race in which he almost hit a mechanic during a pit-stop. The incident was referred to the stewards leaving the seven-time world champion with the possibility of a further penalty.Isack Hadjar, who began at the back of the grid, did superbly to work his Red Bull up to sixth, just holding off reigning world champion Lando Norris, who started 13th, in the second McLaren.Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi), Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) and Franco Colapinto (Alpine) rounded out the top 10.It was Antonelli's sixth win of the season and came from his sixth pole of the year, the first driver to win from pole in Belgium since 2021.It lifts him to 204 points in the championship, 45 clear of Hamilton with Russell third on 154."It feels very nice to be back on the top step," said Antonelli."We just have to keep performing, keep bringing the results and then we will see what will happen at the end of the year."The race started in cool conditions under a grey sky with rain in the air as Antonelli made a good start to lead up to La Source, but he had no answer when Verstappen deployed his power pack to pass him through Eau Rouge.The Dutchman was then immediately vulnerable to a counter-attack and both the Italian and Leclerc drafted past him into Les Combes where behind them Hamilton clashed with Russell. 'Racing incident'The four-time champion continued in fifth, but Russell bounced off into retirement as a Safety Car (SC) was deployed.Hamilton reported that he "had no front end" control as a result of a car ahead moving across him and the incident was investigated by the stewards who gave Hamilton a five-second penalty.A downcast Russell, whose title bid had taken a heavy blow, said: "It was a racing incident, but it shouldn't have happened if I'd had the speed down the straight."Racing resumed on lap five with Piastri fighting and resisting Hamilton before Verstappen swept past Leclerc for second. Piastri then chased Leclerc and they touched at Les Combes, where the Monegasque defended and the Australian lost a piece of front wing end plate.The stewards investigated again, but took 'no further action' while Hamilton advanced and passed Piastri for fourth on lap nine as the race settled after a frantic start with Antonelli two seconds clear of Verstappen at the front ahead of both Ferraris.Further Virtual Safety Cars (VSC) intervened and on lap 20, Ferrari went for a 'double-stack'. Leclerc went through cleanly but Hamilton, who had to serve his five-second penalty, made a messy exit touching a mechanic on exit.The mechanic was reported to be fine but the stewards decided to investigate again for an unsafe release.That left Norris, who had started 13th with a 10-place grid penalty, for taking a new battery, leading ahead of Leclerc, Antonelli and Verstappen until the Ferrari cruised by to take command on lap 23.Antonelli swept past Norris three laps later and surged after Leclerc while Hamilton, who had requested a wing adjustment in vain during his pit-stop, fell back to sixth.Norris finally pitted to swap his old hards for mediums on lap 31, rejoining eighth after a slow stop due to a sticky left rear, Hadjar rising to sixth behind Hamilton.Leclerc led until lap 34 when, as he feared, Antonelli's superior power carried him through at Les Combes.But he hung on tight, within a second of the silver arrow, while Hamilton passed Piastri for fourth with five laps to go. Related Story
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France's forward Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the World Cup third-place match against England at the Miami Stadium in Miami on July 18, 2026. (AFP) Kylian Mbappe became the top scorer in World Cup history on Saturday when he netted his second goal in the third-place play-off against England to take his tally to 22.The Frenchman, who has scored his goals over three World Cups, is now one ahead of Argentina's Lionel Messi, who will play in Sunday's final against Spain.Despite Mbappe's efforts, France lost 6-4 as their attempted comeback from a 4-0 halftime deficit fell short.Mbappe scored goals in the 48th and 66th minutes to move one ahead of Argentina great Lionel Messi."I'm just trying to help my team score every time," Mbappe said after the match. "It's for sure that when you score that many goals in the World Cup, it elevates you to certain levels but I would have liked to not be the top scorer in history and play tomorrow's (championship) match."So, I think it's good for legacy and when we stop (playing) to say that I was one of those players. But today, it's not the first thing crossing my mind."Mbappe also has 10 goals in this World Cup, two ahead of Messi in the competition for the Golden Boot. Messi's squad meets Spain in Sunday's final in East Rutherford, N.J., meaning the Argentine star has a chance to surpass both marks Mbappe set. Mbappe is the first player with 10 goals in a World Cup since West Germany's Gerd Muller in 1970. Related Story
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Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has approved a five-year plan to expand the emirate's soft mobility network through 2030.The plan aims to strengthen links between residential areas and public transport stations and to build
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President Donald Trump and other Republicans like to say the United States does not have money for programs that address the needs of ordinary citizens, according to the Tribune News Service.“It’s not possible for us
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Juan Carlos Chavez, Tribune News ServiceTen minutes before two powerful earthquakes killed thousands in Venezuela on June 24, Antonella Narváez felt the need to call her mother, Cleudys Yépez. It was a brief conversation. Yépez
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The FIFA World Cup 2026’s halftime show will provide full-time entertainment to enthusiastic football fans and supporters of world-class teams during the final match between Spain and Argentina (“Shakira, Madonna lead A-list stars at World
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US President Donald Trump last week told Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu he should begin withdrawing Israeli troops from Syria and southern Lebanon. "They don't want you there. You should redeploy," Trump told Netanyahu in
