FRANKURT, Aug 31 — Volkswagen's Brazilian branch plans to contest a ruling that deemed it responsible for keeping workers in conditions similar to slavery during the 1970s and 1980s, the company announced yesterday.

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 30 — Haiti is enduring a “perfect storm of suffering” while the world largely ignores its plight, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council yesterday.‍

LOS ANGELES, Aug 30 — The Seattle Sounders are determined not to be overawed as they prepare to face Lionel Messi and Inter Miami in Sunday’s Leagues Cup final.

WASHINGTON, Aug 30 — A US appeals court on Friday ruled that many of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, which have disrupted global trade, were unlawful — but allowed them to remain in place temporarily, giving him time to appeal to the Supreme Court.

MONACO, Aug 29 — Liverpool and Manchester City will both face Real Madrid in this season’s Champions League, while holders Paris Saint-Germain were drawn against a challenging lineup of opponents including Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

CARACAS, Aug 29 — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro declared yesterday that there was “no way” US forces could invade his country, following Washington’s deployment of five warships and 4,000 troops to the Caribbean in what it described as an anti-drug trafficking mission.