"We are astonished by the accusations that the kingdom is standing with Russia in its war with Ukraine," the Saudi defence minister, Prince Khaled bin Salman, tweeted late Sunday. The Saudi-led OPEC+ cartel -- which includes Russia -- has angered W...

The shock result comes a day after Namibia hammered Asia Cup winners Sri Lanka in the tournament opener in Australia. Munsey's 53-ball 66 laced with nine boundaries steered Scotland to 160-5 after being put in to bat first in the opening-round matc...

All able-bodied South Korean men under the age of 30 must perform about two years of military service, mainly because the country remains technically at war with nuclear-armed North Korea. BTS are credited with generating billions for the South Kor...

Switzerland's second-biggest bank said it had agreed with New Jersey authorities to make the "one-time payment... to fully resolve claims" for compensation, and said it had already provisioned the amount. In the claim filed in 2013, Credit Suisse w...

Hunt, who was parachuted into the job on Friday to replace sacked Kwasi Kwarteng, will "make a statement bringing forward measures from the medium-term fiscal plan" that is due on October 31, the Treasury said in a statement. Prime Minister Liz Tru...

China in June 2019 won the bid to host the event but pulled out in May because of its "zero-Covid" policy, leaving the AFC scrambling to find a new host for its flagship men's 24-team football tournament. The tournament had been due to be held in 1...

Air raid sirens sounded in Kyiv shortly before the first explosion at around 6:35 am (0335), followed by sirens across most of the country. "The capital was attacked by kamikaze drones," the president's chief of staff Andriy Yermak said on social m...

It will share the lessons it has learned so far at November's COP27 UN climate summit in Egypt. It has been nearly a year now since smoke has trailed up from the cooling towers of the coal plant in Pego, 120 kilometres (70 miles) northeast of the c...

But both far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are bending over backwards to project an image of youthful energy as the grueling campaign for Brazil's October 30 presidential runoff election enters the home s...

Foreign ministers from the bloc's 27 members states are expected to sign off on the decisions at a meeting in Luxembourg and diplomats say the mission should become operational next month. "It's a big first for the EU," said one European diplomat....

With its abundant rain and formidable summer humidity, Japan is far from ideal wine terroir, so producers have fine-tuned their craft to adapt to the challenges of the climate. The result is an acclaimed wine called koshu: a light, dry white design...

The pound rose, however, after British Prime Minister Liz Truss replaced her finance minister and speculation swirled that she would row back on more of the debt-fuelled, tax-cutting budget that sent shivers through finance markets. The healthy gai...

Lula attacked Bolsonaro as a "little dictator" and the "king of fake news," drawing accusations of lying, corruption and a "disgraceful" record in return, as the rivals sparred in the first debate for their polarizing second-round showdown on Octobe...

Queen Consort Camilla will award the coveted prize at the televised ceremony, in one of her highest-profile appearances since her husband King Charles III ascended the throne last month. The evening event will also feature a speech by singer-songwr...

It has been hailed as a new economic beginning in developing Africa, and condemned as a new source of pollution in a world suffocating from global warming. On the beach, a dugout canoe is hauled up the wet sand after a night's fishing. "Not a lot ...