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Spain can secure a place in the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals when they face Croatia in Split on Tuesday, with the World Cup holders arriving on a 10-match winning run and unbeaten in their last 41 matches. The Group A3 fixture at Stadion Poljud starts at 8.45pm local time, or 6.45pm GMT. Spain lead the group with nine points from three games, while Croatia are third on three points. Spain have scored 10 goals through seven different players in the tournament so far. Lamine Yamal has been their standout threat, scoring four times in three matches and finding the net…

South Asia’s economic growth is holding firm, but a shock to energy supplies and adverse weather could pose significant risks, a World Bank economist has said. The assessment points to continued resilience across the region while highlighting the potential for external energy pressures and weather-related disruption to weaken growth.

Emma Stone, Ana de Armas and Chloë Grace Moretz were among the guests at a private Louis Vuitton party in Paris on Monday night, held ahead of the fashion house’s spring 2027 show. The gathering brought together a group of actors and musicians during Paris Fashion Week, including Sophie Thatcher, Alana Haim, Danielle Haim and Jaden Smith. Stone, a longstanding Louis Vuitton ambassador, is expected to join the front row for Tuesday’s show. She attended the dinner in a structured grey jacket with a subtle paisley pattern, teamed with straight-leg blue jeans. De Armas opted for a sparkling beige long-sleeved…

Marin County is committing millions of dollars to protect communities from flooding and severe weather as officials prepare for a potentially powerful El Niño winter across the San Francisco Bay Area. The county’s winter preparedness package includes about $2.27 million for temporary flood barriers, sandbags, tide gates, check valves and drainage protection. A further $390,000 will fund flood and erosion work in county parks, while additional money will support emergency operations and public information. Marin County prepares for El Niño flooding Officials say the measures are being introduced after a damaging winter in which flooding, high tides and storm conditions…

A homicide investigation is under way after a man in his 60s was found dead with an apparent injury inside a unit in Woodridge, south of Brisbane. Emergency services were called to the property on North Road at about 7.15am on Tuesday after someone known to the man requested a welfare check. Officers discovered his body inside the unit. Logan District Detective Inspector Ian Galpin said the man had an “obvious injury”, prompting police to establish a crime scene and treat the death as homicide. Investigators are appealing for anyone who was in the North Road area between 4pm on…

Police in Bali are investigating a brawl involving a group of Australians outside Motel Mexicola Seminyak, with immigration authorities being consulted over possible deportations. The fight broke out on October 1 after an incident inside the popular bar in Seminyak, southern Bali. North Kuta police said the confrontation appeared to have begun with two Australian men and may have been worsened by alcohol. Police chief I Ketut Sukadana said the incident was initially triggered by a misunderstanding, “possibly compounded by excessive alcohol consumption”. Footage showed a shirtless man running towards the entrance, followed by several others believed to be Australian…

Spoilers ahead: Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger contains two major twists that transform Tom Cruise’s apparent environmental disaster thriller into a story about a play, its actors and the legacy of a real-world catastrophe. Cruise plays oil magnate Digger Rockwell, who is forced to confront the consequences of drilling in Alaska and Greenland. After methane beneath a Greenland field ignites, an ice shelf the size of Maryland breaks away and begins drifting towards Europe, threatening to trigger devastating tidal waves. Digger and US President Compson, played by John Goodman, choose to gamble that winds will push the ice into the Atlantic,…

Liverpool have decided against loaning Giovanni Leoni out in January, despite interest from Juventus in taking the young defender back to Serie A. The 19-year-old centre-back is continuing his recovery and has yet to return to full Premier League involvement. However, Liverpool regard him as part of their first-team plans rather than a player who should develop elsewhere. Liverpool reject January loan for Giovanni Leoni Reports indicate that the club are firmly opposed to a temporary departure during the winter transfer window. Juventus remain interested, but Liverpool are not prepared to entertain the proposal. Leoni is understood to be viewed…

Fourteen people were taken into US Border Patrol custody after a suspected migrant boat was intercepted south of Newport Beach, California, prompting a city council member to call for surveillance cameras at the harbour entrance. The vessel was stopped at about 1.30pm on October 3 by a Coastal Interceptor Vessel operated by the Long Beach Marine Unit, according to the US Department of Homeland Security. Those aboard included 11 adult men, two adult women and an accompanied male juvenile. All told officials they were Mexican nationals. Air and Marine Operations escorted the boat and its occupants to the US Coast…

Alan Jones allegedly spent more than $85,000 on renovations for a teenager’s family home before putting his tongue in the boy’s mouth and touching his bottom at the broadcaster’s farm, a court has heard. The allegation was made by the final complainant in the trial of Jones, 85, who is facing 19 counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual touching without consent involving five male complainants between 2003 and 2020. Jones denies all the allegations. The complainant, referred to in court as “A”, told Downing Centre Local Court that he first contacted Jones when he was 13, seeking…