Moscow's army announced Kyiv had also restarted its retaliatory attacks on Russia, saying its air defence units had downed 27 Ukrainian drones after the ceasefire expired. US President Donald Trump had announced the pause on Friday, hours before Ru...

Takahiro Kitano, who is also a Japanese Olympic Committee vice president, made the comments during an investigation into the two-man bobsleigh team's failure to qualify for this year's Milan-Cortina Olympics. Kitano said in a statement that there w...

Relations between Islamabad and Kabul have been fraught since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, and exploded into what Pakistan's defence minister called "open war" in February. Islamabad accuses the Afghan Taliban government of sheltering mil...

Beijing has been relatively shielded from the effects of the conflict thanks to its oil reserves and diverse energy sources. Meanwhile, its dominance of the rare earths industry gives it a key bargaining chip in extracting concessions from Washingto...

James, 41, delivered a typically defiant performance with 24 points and 12 rebounds but it was not enough to prevent the Lakers from falling 115-110 as the Thunder completed a 4-0 sweep in the Western Conference semi-finals series. The four-time NB...

Umpire Takuto Kawakami was behind home plate during a game in Tokyo on April 16 when slugger Jose Osuna swung his bat, which flew out of his hands and struck the left side of Kawakami's head. The 30-year-old fell to the ground and was rushed to hos...

This year marks the 70th edition of Eurovision, the world's biggest live televised music event which despite the razzmatazz rarely escapes the politics in the background. Israel's war in the Gaza Strip prompted five countries to withdraw from the g...

Here are the key things to know about the ice-covered continent and the challenges it faces: The Antarctic Treaty The Antarctic Treaty was signed in 1959 and designates the continent as a land of science and peace while freezing territorial claims. ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points as the defending champion Thunder advanced to the Western Conference finals after sealing their second sweep of the postseason following a 4-0 first-round defeat of Phoenix. Lakers star James, 41, is out of ...

The two South Korean firms have emerged as key suppliers of high-performance chips powering AI infrastructure globally, posting record first-quarter earnings as global demand surges. South Korea's benchmark Kospi has rallied over the past month, re...

Taiwan, tariffs, rare earths and the war in Iran are among the contentious topics set to be discussed by the two leaders, whose styles of communication could hardly be more different. Trump's often bombastic, freewheeling comportment on the intern...

Officials from the nearly 60 countries signatory to the Antarctic Treaty are meeting in Hiroshima for annual discussions on protecting and managing the fragile region. The continent and its abundant wildlife are protected under the 1959 treaty, whi...

In its main competition, a total of 22 films are vying for the prestigious Palme d'Or prize for best film, which was won last year by the highly political Iranian movie "It Was Just an Accident" by Jafar Panahi. But as usual in the build up to the ...

Mosquitoes kill around 760,000 people every year, according to research site Our World in Data, with humans ourselves coming a distant second. This is because mosquitoes account for 17 percent of all infectious diseases, including malaria, dengue, ...

The global superpower may historically be a footballing minnow, but soccer has boomed since the US last hosted in 1994, and the co-hosts are no longer merely making up the numbers. Young Americans now spearhead some of Europe's top clubs, from Chr...