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Oct 4, 2026 - World

Costa Ltd reports operating profit of £20m in year to 31 December 2025 after losses of £13.5m in 2024Costa’s main coffee shop arm has returned to an operating profit after revamping its high street outlets and broadening its menu with iced drinks, matcha and fresher pastries.The chain, which has 2,700 outlets in the UK and Ireland out of 4,000 globally, and employs about 20,000 people, also opened a net 50 new outlets in the UK last year – its first net increase in several years. Continue reading...

Oct 4, 2026 - World

Brazilians began voting Sunday in a high-stakes presidential election pitting incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, ideological opposites who are each seen as having a shot at an outright victory.

Oct 4, 2026 - World

Government-allied fighters entered Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, a witness said Sunday, after the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front announced its withdrawal following renewed fighting.

Oct 4, 2026 - World

Government-allied fighters have entered Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front announced its withdrawal

Oct 4, 2026 - World

Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine in the alleged robbery and murder of a woman on Okinawa, officials said Sunday, the latest criminal case on the southern island where the heavy American troop presence has remained a sensitive issue.