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PARIS, Aug 26 (Reuters) – French far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon is seen as the possible rival to far-right candidate ​Marine Le Pen in next year’s ‌presidential run-off, a second poll showed this week, stressing the electorate’s growing polarisation as Emmanuel Macron’s era ends.

By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Brazil’s Treasury on Wednesday revealed a worsening public debt profile this year, projecting that the share linked to the benchmark Selic rate could reach ​a record 53% of the outstanding stock. With more liabilities tied ‌to floating rates, higher borrowing costs feed directly into debt accumulation.

By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Aug 26 (Reuters) – American singer Miley Cyrus said on Wednesday she was heartbroken following the death of her godmother, country music icon Dolly Parton, who died of cancer at ​age 80 on Tuesday. “The feeling of losing my Aunt Dolly is ‌beyond what feels right to share. Our most sacred moments were private and they’ll stay there behind the stage, beneath the glamour & between our hearts,” Cyrus, who often referred to Parton as an aunt, wrote on X.

By Ben Ezeamalu LAGOS, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Nigerian kidnappers have collected nearly $5.8 million in ransom payments in the last year from civilian abductions, crime that is crippling education and eroding public trust in the government, a security consultancy ​said on Wednesday. Nigeria’s SBM Intelligence said 7,825 people were kidnapped between July ‌2025 and June 2026, up 66% from the year before.

By Field Level Media Aug 26 (Field Level Media) – The PGA Tour unveiled its 2027 schedule Wednesday. It features significant changes to the beginning and ending stretches of the 33-event regular-season slate leading into the FedEx Cup playoffs. The tour, which typically begins with two events in Hawaii, will not hold a tournament in the state for the ​first time in 56 years. The season will instead begin with The American Express in La Quinta, Calif., on ‌Jan. 21.

Aug 26 (Reuters) – Five-time major champion and former world number ​one Brooks Koepka ‌was named on Wednesday as the first player to join TGL ‌expansion ​team Motor ⁠City Golf Club.

Aug 26 (Reuters) – Europe’s Solheim Cup captain Anna Nordqvist has announced her retirement from professional ​golf as a player after an ‌18-year career. The 39-year-old Swede said in a video on the LPGA website () on Wednesday that she was calling ‌it ​a day to focus ⁠on health and ⁠family after this week’s FM Championship in Boston. She will lead Europe in the Solheim Cup ​at Bernardus Golf Club in the Netherlands from September 11 ⁠to 13.

Aug 26 (Reuters) – The PGA Tour said on Wednesday that Matt Gogel has been suspended for six ​months for betting on golf ‌tournaments. Gogel, who plays on the PGA Tour Champions, which is reserved for professional golfers aged 50 and older, placed bets ‌on PGA ​Tour competition but not ⁠on tournaments in ⁠which he was a participant, the Tour said in a statement.

KYIV, Aug 26 (Reuters) – A U.S. senator sponsoring a bill for wide-ranging sanctions on Russia said on Wednesday he was hopeful it would pass the ​House of Representatives next month, and be a “sledgehammer” ‌to President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to fund his war in Ukraine.

WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Two Democratic U.S. ​lawmakers on ‌Wednesday asked a congressional watchdog agency to investigate ‌the ​Transportation ⁠Department’s failure ⁠to ensure privacy of airline passengers.