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One person has been killed and four others, including a 12-year-old girl, wounded in a shooting in Trappes and La Verrière outside Paris. French anti-terror prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation after a gunman allegedly fired from a Second World War-era sub-machine gun. The attack happened at about 10.30am as the suspect drove through several areas of the two towns, firing at a number of locations including a playground, according to the mayor of Trappes, Ali Rabeh. The girl was shot eight times and seriously wounded but was in a stable condition, Nicolas Dainville, mayor of La Verrière, said. Two…

American Express is cutting 5% of its global workforce as the card company seeks to become more agile and efficient, chief executive Stephen Squeri said on Friday. The company is taking a 336 million US dollar restructuring charge in the third quarter, which Mr Squeri told analysts would typically include employee severance costs. American Express had almost 77,000 employees at the end of 2025. The announcement came as the company reported its third-quarter results. “We’ve got good momentum, but to accelerate innovation and win over the next few years, we needed to become [a] more agile and efficient organization,” Mr…

The autopsy of model and swimwear designer Sahara Ray has been completed, but the cause of her death remains undetermined while toxicology tests are awaited. Records from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office show that the cause of death has been deferred. Officials have said her body is ready to be released following the examination. Ray, an Australian, died on Sunday at the age of 34. She died in hospital “surrounded by family”, according to the account provided at the time. The medical examiner’s findings come amid renewed attention on claims made by Ray’s former roommate, Chloe Spence, in…

Michael Carrick has issued an emotional statement at Manchester United’s latest press conference, acknowledging the club’s poor run of form while insisting he is confident the team can recover. United have won only two of their 11 matches in all competitions this season, against Ipswich Town and Sabah. Their difficult start has intensified speculation over Carrick’s position, with Antonio Conte, Unai Emery, Eddie Howe and Fabian Hurzeler among the names linked with the job. The 1-0 home defeat by Manchester City, despite City playing most of the match with 10 men, was followed by losses to newly promoted Hull City…

About 15 animals have died in a house fire in Lakeland, Florida, with the cause of the blaze now being investigated by the State Fire Marshal. Polk County Fire Rescue crews were sent to the property near Glen Road and Harrelson Road at 1.45am on Friday after reports of a fire. Firefighters brought the blaze under control at 2.27am, following around 42 minutes of firefighting, the department said. No people were injured, but officials confirmed that about 15 animals died in the fire. The State Fire Marshal is examining how the Lakeland house fire began. Authorities have not yet released…

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Australia became the first country in the world last year to introduce a social media ban requiring many platforms to prevent children from having accounts. The measure has significant implications for children and for the finances of major technology companies, whose business models depend heavily on social media users. Holly Williams examines the impact of Australia’s policy in a report for 60 Minutes airing on Sunday.

The Gentlemen season three cast has been confirmed, with Robert Carlyle, Orlando Bloom and Elijah Wood joining Guy Ritchie’s Netflix crime drama as filming gets under way in Morocco. Dexter Fletcher, Bruna Marquezine, Ed Speleers, Saffron Burrows and Bugzy Malone are also among the new additions to the series, which is returning with an expanded line-up. Carlyle is known for playing the violent Begbie in Trainspotting, while Bloom and Wood starred together in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Joely Richardson, Jasmine Blackborow, Harry Goodwins, Benjamin Clementine and Maya Jama will reprise their roles in the third season.…

Air fares are rising as fewer people fly in the US, with major airlines choosing higher ticket prices over filling every seat or carrying record numbers of passengers. The number of travellers screened at US airport security checkpoints is on course for its first annual decline since 2020. Since April, around 9.3 million fewer people have been screened than during the same period last year, although the fall is less than 2%. Airline executives say demand remains resilient, particularly for premium cabins, even as higher jet fuel costs push fares upwards and put pressure on profits. American Airlines chief commercial…