There is "a likelihood that this memorandum of understanding agreement could be a game changer", Carney told reporters on the third day of a G7 leaders' meeting in the French town of Evian. He pointed to encouraging discussions, which included US P...

Portuguese great Ronaldo, 41, has a tough act to follow after his old nemesis Lionel Messi scored a spectacular hat-trick for Argentina on Tuesday to equal the all-time World Cup goalscoring record, making a mockery of his 38 years. Between them, R...

The US Marines will include Australia in a global prepositioning programme for weapons, ammunition and vehicles for the first time, AFP reported on Tuesday, citing tender documents. An initial stockpile in Melbourne city will move to US warehouses ...

Among the country's biggest ice cream firms, the six "are suspected of colluding" to hike prices, a source familiar with the matter told AFP on Wednesday. Company officials are thought to have sent emails or met up for years to coordinate the timin...

Talk of securing access to AI will be on the agenda both in the French capital and at the G7 summit in Evian, where President Donald Trump and the heads of US tech giants are meeting leaders of top industrial economies. Washington last week pushed ...

For years a political outsider, Pauline Hanson's One Nation has surged this year to become the country's most popular party, according to opinion polls. The senator -- long compared to US President Donald Trump or France's Marine Le Pen -- is also ...

The 38-year-old Argentina captain etched another memorable chapter in his glittering career with a brilliant hat-trick in the South Americans' 3-0 win over Algeria in Kansas City. Messi's hat-trick -- his first ever at a World Cup -- vaulted him al...

Putin has sought to deepen political and economic ties with Asia during Moscow's more than four-year full-scale offensive against Ukraine. The summit in the capital of Tatarstan, around 700 kilometres (435 miles) east of Moscow, comes as the G7 mee...

Searchers tracked down the carnivorous marsupial the previous night in the bush, less than two kilometres (1.2 miles) from her home in the Paradise Country park on Queensland's Gold Coast. "Upon finding her, Mary was in an unstable condition, and t...

On a night for the ages in Kansas City, the records kept tumbling for Argentina's miracle man, considered by many to be the greatest footballer of all time. When the match kicked off at the home of the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs, Messi became the fir...

The ornate stone balconies of the decaying colonial townhouses jutting above your head are liable to collapse at any moment. Tens of thousands of people housed in these monuments to pre-revolutionary Cuba, which were subdivided into apartments afte...

Armed with a richly talented generation, Portugal are among the favourites to win the World Cup for the first time. Ronaldo's continued presence in Martinez's team has sparked debate over whether he is still a positive influence. No one can match ...

The Manchester City forward gave Norway the lead in their first appearance at a major tournament in 26 years and put them ahead again late in the first half after Iraq had equalised in Boston. "You could see that he adapted to the occasion, the occ...

The 38-year-old, who captained the South American nation to the title four years ago in Qatar, is also winning his 200th international cap. The Argentine's great rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, will equal Messi's record of six World Cup appearances if he...

England are among the favourites for the tournament in North America after a string of near-misses at recent European Championships and World Cups. But history weighs heavy on Thomas Tuchel's talented side as they chase their first major trophy for...