The contract extension would ensure that 38-year-old remains in competitive action until and after the 2026 World Cup hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. An official announcement is expected within the next two weeks, said the source co...

The Thai army said the Cambodian residents had "illegally occupied" Thai territory. The Southeast Asian neighbours agreed a truce in late July following five days of clashes that killed at least 43 people on both sides -- the latest eruption of a l...

For years Trump has blamed Antifa for various wrongs, from violence against police to being behind the US Capitol riot on January 6, 2021 that aimed to block Joe Biden's presidential election win. "I will also be strongly recommending that those fu...

Gordon trained with the Wallabies last week and is the only new name in the squad for the Rugby Championship leaders. Australia are a bonus point ahead of South Africa and New Zealand in the southern hemisphere championship standings, with Argentin...

President Donald Trump's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., handpicked the voting members of the medical advisory group that is expected to consider whether to alter the standard childhood vaccine schedule -- a move public health experts wa...

Environment ministers for the 27-nation bloc gathered in Brussels with the clock ticking down on a looming United Nations deadline to produce plans to fight global warming for 2035. "At the end of the day, we will continue to be either the most amb...

South Korea's Son, the former Tottenham captain who signed with LAFC in August for a reported MLS record $26 million, struck twice in the first half and again in the second. A former English Premier League golden boot winner, Son has had an instant...

Having won 12 of the 16 races to date this year between them, Piastri and Norris are already on the brink of wrapping up McLaren's 10th team title with seven races to spare. But the teammates are also locked in a race for the drivers' world champio...

Last month, 53 percent of the region was affected by drought -- an all-time high since records began in 2012 -- according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service. The figure is far above the 2012-2024 average for August of 30.1 percent. Eas...

AFP Sport looks at the two 400m hurdles events: Men's 400m hurdles final The iconic image of Warholm streaking through the finish line at the Covid-delayed Tokyo Olympics in a world record time for hurdles gold was one of the most enduring from thos...

Within minutes, millions of people -- including children -- watched the graphic footage auto-play across social media platforms. The amplification of the video showing the American conservative activist's final moments at a university in Utah under...

When the oil- and gas-rich Central Asian republic makes the headlines, it is usually for the eccentricities of its "National Leader" and "Hero Protector" Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov. The dentist-turned-autocrat who writes poems about his horse -- an...

The Japanese superstar has been superb on the mound as a starting pitcher this year after not pitching at all in 2024 as he recovered from elbow ligament surgery. He has also continued to shine at the plate, with 50 home runs going into Wednesday's...

Official media in the three countries mentioned Kirk -- a close ally of President Donald Trump -- 6,200 times since the activist was shot dead last week during a speaking event on a Utah university campus, the disinformation watchdog NewsGuard repor...

The top four in the world rankings unsurprisingly make up the semi-final line-up in Bristol. New Zealand have beaten England in five of the last six World Cup finals and haven't lost a match in the tournament since 2014 -- the year England last lif...