France's government has suffered its first defeat in parliament after President Emmanuel Macron's ruling party lost its majority in elections last month.

The revelation in a new BBC documentary could have raised questions about Farah's UK citizenship, but the interior ministry said it was taking no action. A spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: "He is a sporting hero, he is an inspirati...

Standing a towering 2.03 metres (6feet 6inches) and weighing 122 kg (19stone 2pounds), the 30-year-old Springbok lock will become the seventh and youngest South African to reach the 100-cap mark. Hailing from a tough neighbourhood, he has a well-ea...

Rajapaksa, one of a clan of four brothers who have dominated the country's politics in recent years, was defence secretary under his brother Mahinda's Rajapaksa's presidency from 2005-15. He denied allegations that at least 40,000 minority Tamil ci...

Four ex-bosses of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) were ordered to pay the damages in a suit brought by shareholders over the nuclear disaster triggered by a massive tsunami. Plaintiffs emerged from the Tokyo court holding banners reading "shar...

Then-president Moon Jae-in's administration had expelled the men after investigators said the pair murdered 16 crewmates before taking their fishing boat to South Korean waters. The government said at the time that the men -- described by officials...

US President Joe Biden lands in the Middle East on Wednesday for a trip that will see Israeli leaders urge tougher action against Iran, before a delicate stop in Saudi Arabia.

Climate activists "Just stop Oil" garnered a great deal of publicity at the British Grand Prix Silverstone circuit in July while, others have also glued themselves to artistic treasures from the likes of Vincent van Gough. But sports appears to rea...

The demonstrations, called for by the Central American country's numerous unions, have lasted for two weeks and resulted in some main highways being closed. President Laurentino Cortizo announced Monday that the price of gasoline for private vehicl...

The blue-haired 25-year-old who recently won the American Song Contest -- the US version of Eurovision -- told AFP that eating kimchi was one of her few cultural links to her Korean heritage growing up. That is, until AleXa discovered K-pop in 2008...

Russia and Ukraine were due Wednesday to hold their first talks with UN and Turkish officials aimed at breaking a months-long impasse over grain exports that has seen food prices soar and millions face hunger. Follow the day's events on our live bl...

The findings of a French Senate enquiry into the crowd chaos at this year's Champions League final in Paris are set to be published on Wednesday, threatening further embarrassment for the police and under-fire Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin.

The 26-year-old heads to the World Athletics Championships aiming to put sprinting on the map in a country where the long-distance runner is king. Omanyala wears two wristbands on his right arm: one, made of black and green beads, bears the numbers...

World number five Ko of New Zealand and South Korea's eighth-ranked Kim will head a 40-player field for the inaugural Simone Asia Pacific Cup, the first event in the country since the 2012 Indonesia Ladies Open. They will compete over 54 holes of s...

The 79-year-old president's visit to Jeddah on Friday will be the focus of the tour, after Biden branded Saudi Arabia a "pariah" over the 2018 murder of dissident Saudi journalist and US resident Jamal Khashoggi. Air Force One will also make an unp...