The "Ice Prince" was dethroned as Olympic champion in February by US star Nathan Chen, finishing a disappointing fourth place in Beijing. Wearing a dark suit and bowing deeply as he took to the stage, the skating sensation told a packed press confe...

Panahi, 62, has won a number of awards at international festivals for films that have critiqued modern Iran, including the top prize in Berlin for "Taxi" in 2015, and best screenplay at Cannes for his film "Three Faces" in 2018. He is the third dir...

Over the weekend, the country's government announced it had reached a compromise with Bulgaria in a long-running dispute that had served as an effective roadblock to the onset of talks for EU membership. On Tuesday, officials from North Macedonia ...

The winner will take charge of a bankrupt nation that is in talks with the IMF for a bailout, with its 22 million people enduring severe shortages of food, fuel and medicines. Sri Lanka ran out of foreign exchange to finance even the most vital imp...

The 25-year-old three-time Grand Slam winner stunned the sporting world with her bombshell retirement in March, just weeks after becoming the first home Australian Open champion in 44 years. Barty had been coy on what she would do next, but has alw...

With Ghana now buckling under nearly 30 percent inflation, the Accra shoe seller was shocked when the government announced in July it would have to seek help from the IMF. President Nana Akufo-Addo once promised "Ghana Beyond Aid" to keep his West ...

The summit is the first hosted by Iran's ultra-conservative President Ebrahim Raisi since he took office last year, and the second trip abroad by Russia's Vladimir Putin since he ordered the invasion of Ukraine in February. It comes days after US P...

Twitter wants a judge to force Musk to complete the purchase, which he is trying to scrap over his allegations the social media platform misled him about its tally of fake accounts. Billions of dollars are at stake, but so is the future of the plat...

"I think we will all live in Russia, and I need a Russian passport," the 31-year-old makeup artist said in central Melitopol, holding her youngest son in her arms. She spoke to AFP during a closely supervised press tour organised by the Russian def...

The rupee hit 80.0600 against the greenback soon after trading started, compared with the previous close of 79.9775, Bloomberg data showed. High inflation and rising interest rates in the United States coupled with fears of an impending recession i...

Pace bowler Naseem Shah bowled Prabath Jayasuriya for four early in the morning session after the hosts resumed the day on 329 for nine in Galle. Mohammad Nawaz, an all-rounder who bowls left-arm spin, returned figures of 5-88 after taking his maid...

Alex Morgan scored from the penalty spot in the 78th minute to seal victory as the reigning world champions avenged their upset loss to the Canadians in last year's Olympic semi-finals. Morgan rifled a left-footed spot-kick into the bottom right co...

Day four of action at Hayward Field in Oregon saw experience count as multiple gold medallists from the Tokyo Olympics followed up on their efforts in the Japanese capital with more podium-topping. "This is my third consecutive world (outdoor) titl...

The rupee 80.0600 against the greenback soon after trading started, Bloomberg data showed. High inflation and rising interest rates in the United States coupled with fears of an impending recession in the world's biggest economy have fuelled a broa...

AFP Sport looks at what to look out for in the last eight. England v Spain (Wednesday, 1900GMT) The blockbuster clash of the quarter-finals is first up as hosts England aim to make the last four for the fourth consecutive major tournament. The Li...