Ukrainian drones have again targeted the Russian online shopping giant Wildberries. Authorities in Russia’s Tambov region said a major warehouse was entirely destroyed in the latest attack. At least 12 people have died in a series of strikes on the company.
Published On 26 Aug 202626 Aug 2026
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Receiver Allen Robinson II spent one season with the Rams. It didn’t go the way L.A. fans had hoped when the former Pro Bowl receiver signed a three-year, $46.5 million deal with the then-reigning Super Bowl champions.
Still, Robinson had some positive takeaways from that portion of his career to share during a video he posted to Instagram on Monday announcing his retirement from the NFL after 11 seasons.
“I learned a lot about football from Coach [Sean] McVay and Cooper Kupp and the guys I was around to be able to then use for the rest of my career,” Robinson said.
The video, titled “No More Sundays,” was posted on Robinson’s 33rd birthday. It shows Robinson watching film from every stop during his football career — from his days as “a kid in Detroit trying to be like Randy Moss” to his final NFL season with his hometown Lions in 2024. It and ends with him turning off the projector and literally hanging up his cleats.
Robinson played three seasons at Penn State and led the Big Ten Conference in receptions and receiving yards in 2012 and 2013 and receiving touchdowns in 2012. The 6-foot-3 player was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2014 draft and made the Pro Bowl in his second season.
During the first game of his fourth year with Jacksonville, Robinson tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and missed the rest of the season. He signed with the Chicago Bears before the 2018 season and had four productive years there, which led to his contract with the Rams.
Robinson was expected to be an upgrade over veteran receiver Robert Woods, who was subsequently traded to the Tennessee Titans soon after the Robinson deal, but wasn’t able to achieve his previous levels of success. He wasn’t able to establish a rapport with veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford, who did not throw passes during offseason workouts or part of training camp because of a right elbow condition.
A foot injury caused Robinson to miss the final seven games of the season. He finished the year with 33 catches for 339 yards and three touchdowns. During the offseason, the Rams traded Robinson and a seventh-round draft pick (No. 251 overall) to the Pittsburgh Steelers for that team’s seventh-round pick (No. 234 overall). The Rams were on the hook for about $10 million of Robinson’s salary.
“I did get injured, so I didn’t have a full season in L.A.,” Robinson said. “But I think I learned a lot about myself, being able to just kind of persevere, go through adversity and being able to mentally grow up. I can say that my career wouldn’t be what it was if I didn’t have a lot of those learning moments.”
Robinson finishes his career with 565 receptions for 7,058 yards and 43 touchdowns. He and former NFL cornerback Prince Amukamara started the “Press Release” football podcast last year. In addition, Robinson has hosted several youth football programs over the years.
“Football gave me more than I ever could’ve imagined,” Robinson wrote on Instagram. “It challenged me, shaped me, humbled me, and rewarded me in ways I’ll carry for the rest of my life. I came, I saw, I conquered and I leave with nothing but gratitude.
“The memories, the relationships, the victories, the lessons, they’ll stay with me forever! Thank you for every moment, every cheer, every lesson, and every opportunity.”
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Secret Service has confirmed it is aware that Iranian state media has aired a video that appears to threaten the life of Barron Trump, President Trump’s youngest son.
“The U.S. Secret Service is aware of the video and investigates anything that can be perceived as a threat toward our protectees,” Secret Service spokesman Nate Herring said in a statement. “Out of concern for operational security, we do not discuss matters of protective intelligence.”
Since the U.S. assassination of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian media have on multiple occasions circulated content threatening the president and family members. The assassination came at the start of the war in Iran that Trump launched alongside Israel.
CNN previously reported that the Secret Service had knowledge of the Barron Trump threat.
In the video game world, it’s one of the biggest releases of 2026.
For years, fans have been eagerly awaiting the sixth installment to the “Grand Theft Auto” franchise.
But the much-anticipated release of the game has been disrupted by a flurry of leaked scenes — such as a plane flying over a metropolis and the interior of a strip club — that has flooded the internet in the last week without the consent of its publisher, Rockstar Games.
Rockstar has not confirmed the videos’ authenticity, but its parent company, Take-Two Interactive, is taking action. The New York-based company late last week issued subpoenas to Microsoft, Discord, X and Google to track down the alleged hackers.
The requests were filed in the Southern District Court in New York under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
The filings involve the unauthorized use of copyrighted material such as “audiovisual content, artwork, images, dialogue, or other creative elements” from proprietary software owned by Take-Two, according to the documents.
Take Two is asking for identifying information associated with the online profiles and activity tied to the leaks, which have generated considerable buzz in the gaming world.
Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar did not respond to a request for comment. Here’s what to know:
The online persona Cyberleek appears to be closely associated with the ongoing leaks, according to court documents. The hackers claim to be leaking these gameplays as an act of protest and have a list of demands, which include a physical disc of the game, which Rockstar previously said it would not release. The other demands include no paywalled solo player content and full offline access.
“Publishers sell licenses and call them purchases. They ship unfinished games and call them living services,” Cyberleek wrote on its website. “They lock content on discs and call it DLC. They kill games and keep the money. Every year anti-consumerism tightens its grip, and every year gamers get less for what they pay.”
The group also claims to have obtained a playable build of the game and asks users for cryptocurrency donations.
The first “Grand Theft Auto” was released in 1997 by BMG Interactive. Before it was even released, the action-adventure game was met with a wave of controversy, as the game was centered around illegal activities such as stealing cars and running people over.
The game started to gain real traction in the early 2000s, when Rockstar took over its development. Rockstar is based in New York and maintains California offices in Santa Monica and San Diego. The “Grand Theft Auto” franchise remains its hallmark title and continues to grow a loyal fan base.
The new release of “Grand Theft Auto VI” is slated for Nov. 19 for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. It marks the first major release in the franchise since 2013. The standard version will cost $79.99, while the ultimate version will cost $99.99.
These leaks, which include several maps, video from a gas station and a car wash, come just days before the game is set to have an exclusive preview on Netflix. On Thursday, Rockstar and the media giant are set to share an exclusive extended look at the game on the streaming platform.
That’s hard to say. Investors appear to be nervous about the potential effect on the company’s business. Since the leaks first started to pop up last week, Take-Two’s stock has continued to plummet. On Monday, the stock closed at $233, down 10% over the last five days.
Although investors appear to be uneasy about the leak, some analysts don’t think it will dampen sales of the game.
“This game is gonna crush every record ever,” said Michael Pachter, a video game industry analyst. “This game could sell 10 million units in the first minute. I think it could do 20 million in the first day and a half.”
Unauthorized leaks aren’t as commons as they are in the music and movie industries, but they do occur. In the last few years, several games and sensitive information have been leaked. One of the largest instances was in 2023 when developer Insomniac Games was targeted for data surrounding the upcoming “Marvel Wolverine” game.
But it’s rare for hackers to get a hold of a playable version of the game, which might have happened in the “Grand Theft Auto” incident, said Sanjay Madhav, a technology professor at USC.
“If you compare it to something like a movie being leaked, that’s a little bit different because presumably if you watch the whole movie, you’re not really compelled to watch it again,” Madhav said. “But I think in this case, unless they release the playable build for other people to download, I don’t think that it’s going to have a noticeable impact on their sales.”
Mass kidnappings highlight Nigeria’s security crisis in the north as elections approach.
Published On 24 Aug 202624 Aug 2026
Kidnappers have released a video of what appears to be a large group of people being held captive by armed men in a forested area in Nigeria.
The video emerged on Sunday, two days after gunmen abducted as many as 600 worshippers during Friday prayers at a mosque in Dekera village in Nigeria’s north-central Niger state.
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The incident comes as Nigeria prepares for presidential elections in January, with security likely to be high on the agenda due to a wave of mass kidnappings for ransom across the north of the country.
Dekera village residents have reported that gunmen took people away in simultaneous raids on several communities.
In the video, posted on Facebook and WhatsApp and circulating widely, children can be heard crying. A gunman speaking in the Hausa language speaks directly to families of the captives, telling them to identify relatives.
“These are all your people,” the gunman says.
News agencies reported that they could not verify the exact date or location where the video was filmed. However, no older version of the video has been found posted online before Sunday.
Residents, including Abdulmutallib Muqaddas Dindi, were able to confirm the identities of some of the hostages.
“We have identified our elders, relatives, and some of us have seen their wives and children in the video,” he said.
Police and state authorities have not responded to requests for comment.
Amnesty International has urged Nigerian authorities to secure the release of the worshippers, warning of the growing threat posed by mass abductions in northern Nigeria.
State Commissioner for Information and Orientation Obed Nana told the Anadolu news agency that an operation is under way to “assess the situation, track the attackers, and facilitate the rescue of the abducted worshippers”.
Mass abductions for ransom have become common in parts of northwestern and north-central Nigeria, with armed gangs frequently raiding villages, schools and highways and holding abductees until the gangs are paid large sums of money.
Increasingly, the gunmen are targeting communities further south, beyond hot spots in the north.
As he prepares for the election, President Bola Tinubu has faced growing criticism over lax security.
Netherlands international Memphis Depay has defended the release of his new music video showing Corinthians’ headquarters in flames as “just art” – days after a contract row with the Brazilian club.
The former Manchester United forward agreed to take a “significant” pay cut to stay at Corinthians on Tuesday.
It came a week after the club opted against renewing his contract.
But Depay has now come under scrutiny for releasing the controversial music video for his track ‘Don’t Panic’.
It was released just 24 hours after the 32-year-old helped Corinthians reach the quarter-final of the Copa Libertadores, and appears to contain references to his recent disputes with the club, showing him watching their administrative center Parque Sao Jorge in flames.
In the song, Depay does not name who he is referring to, but mentions “rivals” and sings: “I know a vice-president who is now my enemy.”
Corinthians fans are currently protesting against the club’s ownership amid growing financial and governance issues and Depay moved to dampen any potential backlash against the video before further protests, external by saying it was filmed “months ago”.
“I hope its a peaceful protest where people can express what they think calmly. About my music, I insist it’s just art,” he said on social media, external.
Referencing to the club’s headquarters’ being in flames, the Dutchman added he was “fully against any type of violence of all kind”.
Video obtained by The Times shows Royal High football coach Adam Brubaker kicking a football toward a student and hitting him in the groin area, which has resulted in the school beginning an investigation on the eve of the team opening its season on Friday.
Brubaker is no longer coaching the team, with the existing coaching staff taking over and the team still planning to play Monroe on Friday, according to a Simi Valley Unified School District official.
Brubaker, a former Panorama coach, took over as head coach at Royal in the middle of the 2025 season.
SYDNEY Sweeney has shown off her bra from her new Syrn line to commemorate its release.
The Euphoria star celebrated “launch day” with a clip of herself wearing several articles from her new Campus Crush collection.
In the video posted on Syrn’s official Instagram page on Wednesday, Sydney, 28, briefly flashed her chest in a white Plot Twist Bralette while changing in her trailer.
She filmed herself putting on a white Victory Lap Baby Tee, paired with navy blue Booty Call Knit Boxers.
Sydney tousled her long blonde hair in loose waves while posing and smiling at the camera.
“IT’S LAUNCH DAY. Shop the new Campus Crush collection now,” the post’s caption read, while noting each piece of her new wardrobe.
The actress has debuted multiple new collections from her lingerie brand, Syrn, in recent months.
Earlier this month, The Housemaid star promoted the company’s new Romantic line, featuring various lace bras and underwear.
She also dropped a racy black lingerie set for her Seductress line, and an array of underwear, bras, and loungewear from her Playful collection, Small Town Girl.
Sydney enlisted model Amélie Tremblay to help her promote the new Playful pieces, sharing videos and photos of the pair modeling matching sets in the mirror.
The ladies also captured themselves having an impromptu dance session and Sydney playfully smacking Amélie’s butt multiple times.
Sydney shared similar posts early last month, showcasing her breasts, bare butt, and washboard abs in numerous pieces from the collection, which launched on July 16.
She had been pulling double duty, working on her Syrn brand, while in Australia filming a new project.
Her boyfriend, Scooter Braun, also joined her on set.
Fans were reminded of Sydney’s previous starring role in the erotic thriller The Voyeurs when the film landed on Amazon Prime in May.
The spine-chilling movie premiered in 2021, and involved some of Sydney’s raciest scenes, as she portrayed an optometrist who becomes dangerously obsessed with spying on her neighbors.
Sydney’s character, Piper, strips down completely naked in the film and gets intimate with her on-screen lover, among other raunchy moments.
The White Lotus star has since starred in many other promiscuous scenes in her following TV and film roles.
Her most talked-about role was playing Cassie Howard in HBO Max’s Euphoria.
The latest season showed Sydney wearing scandalous outfits, including dressing like a sexualized baby and a puppy, in an effort to increase Cassie’s OnlyFans following.
Sydney and the show’s creator, Sam Levinson, faced a slew of backlash for her X-rated behavior on camera; however, an insider exclusively told The U.S. Sun that the actress had “no shame” and “laughed” at the critics.
The UAE has already completed nearly 50% of a second pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, said the CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co,, or ADNOC. The new pipeline will double ADNOC’s export capacity through Fujairah, a port that sits on the Gulf of Oman just beyond Hormuz. The United Arab Emirates has built nearly 50% of a second pipeline that will bypass the Strait of Hormuz, said the CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., or ADNOC, on Wednesday.
“Right now, too much of the world’s energy still moves through too few chokepoints,” Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber said in an interview at the Atlantic Council. The new pipeline will double ADNOC’s export capacity through Fujairah, a port that sits on the Gulf of Oman just beyond Hormuz. The UAE has accelerated the construction of the project due to the Iran war. The pipeline is expected to become operational in 2027. Iran has blockaded Hormuz since early March, choking off the oil and gas exports of the UAE and the other Gulf Arab producers. The UAE has redirected some oil exports through an existing pipeline to Fujairah, which has a maximum capacity of 1.8 million barrels per day.
The Hormuz blockade has triggered the most severe energy supply disruption in history, al Jaber said. More than 1 billion barrels of oil have been lost due to the strait’s closure, the CEO said. Nearly 100 million additional barrels are lost every week that Hormuz remains closed, he said. It will take at least four months to ramp oil flows up to 80% of normal levels even if the conflict ends immediately, Al Jaber said. It will take until the first or second quarter of 2027 for oil flows to fully normalize, he said. “This is not just an economic problem,” Al Jaber said.
“In fact, this sets a dangerous precedent once you accept that a single country can hold the world’s most important waterway hostage.” Iran blockaded Hormuz after the U.S. and Israel launched a massive wave of airstrikes against it on Feb. 28. Those strikes killed top Iranian leaders including head of state Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CNBC on Friday that the importance of Hormuz to the global energy market will decline after the Iran war, as Gulf nations build more pipelines to bypass it. “This is a card you can play once,” Wright said of Iran’s blockade. “There’ll be other routes for energy to get out of the Persian Gulf.” “We will see a decreasing importance from the Strait of Hormuz, but not a decreasing importance of those nations’ energy production and energy supply,” he said.
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