It was not immediately clear when a new premier will be chosen, but Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) chief Shehbaz Sharif was almost certain to be picked to lead the nuclear-armed nation of 220 million people.

Johnson became the latest European leader to visit Kyiv this weekend after the bodies were discovered in several towns from where the Russian army retreated.

Marioupol is a strategic port city that would let Russia access the sea of Azov. 80 to 90 percent of the city has been completely destroyed.

At least 10 people were wounded in clashes in Jenin as well as in Jericho and Tulkarem, the Palestinian health ministry said Sunday, while the Palestinian Prisoners Club announced 24 arrests in various West Bank cities. "Troops are currently operat...

People in this neighbourhood in the north of Kharkiv tell us that 80 percent of local inhabitants have fled the almost daily bombings. Those who remain are learning to live with the incoming fire.

It was the second time in the opening three races of the season that the Dutchman had failed to go the distance after also retiring in Bahrain. "We are so far behind (Ferrari). We need to finish races," Verstappen said after pulling over on lap 39 ...

Voters at a polling station in Paris's 17th arrondissement (district) expressed appreciation for the right to vote in France as voting in the first round of the presidential election got under way.

The world championship leader from Monaco started from pole, held his position at the first corner and never looked back, scorching round the 58-lap Albert Park circuit to take the chequered flag by a massive 20.5 seconds. Red Bull's Sergio Perez w...

The country of only 375,000 people is more accustomed to reading about murders in its famed Icelandic noir novels than in its morning newspapers. "A gun for Icelanders symbolises sports" or hunting, said sociologist Helgi Gunnlaugsson. "It's very ...

Twelve candidates are in the race, which will see the top two in the first round face a run-off on April 24. AFP looks at all the hopefuls, from the frontrunner Macron to an eccentric former shepherd from the Pyrenees mountains. FAR RIGHT Marine L...

Ukraine is preparing for "big battles" against Moscow's forces in the east of the country, officials in Kyiv said, as thousands of civilians flee in fear of an imminent Russian offensive.

Early bird voters have cast presidential ballots at one of about 65 polling stations in Paris's 17th arrondissement (district). FRANCE 24's James Creedon is on the ground.

But towards Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion, the reception has been starkly different -- and long-term migrants have been the first to notice. Shahran, 16, is among around 100 Afghans who were recently told to clear out of their lod...

Ukraine is preparing for "big battles" against Moscow's forces in the east of the country, officials in Kyiv said, as thousands of civilians flee in fear of an imminent Russian offensive.

Woods, 14 months removed from a car crash that left him with injuries so severe he feared he might lose his right leg, saw his hopes of a stunning comeback for a sixth green jacket come undone with his worst-ever Masters round, a six-over par 78. T...