Wide adoption of phones running on so-called AI agents would be a revolution, but would also take control away from major apps, which aren't always happy about it. At least three firm were showcasing so-called agentic phones at the World Artificial...

Sindhu, a world champion in 2019 and Olympic silver medallist in 2016, beat Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-17 in Tokyo to win the competition for the first time. It was her first title since she won at the Syed Modi India International in Luckno...

A fluctuating season ended on a low for the Irish, well beaten 40-21 by New Zealand in Auckland on Saturday to suffer their first loss of the Nations Championship. It ended a six-game winning streak since another heavy defeat, against France in the...

AFP Sport picks out some of the key talking points after more than five weeks of action in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Hotshots The race for the Golden Boot caught fire early and has remained absorbing until the final weekend. The names...

The South Americans are striving to become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to win back-to-back World Cups, while Spain are eyeing a second title after their maiden victory in 2010. Sunday's showpiece is likely to be the final World Cup appearan...

Trump is expected to present the trophy alongside FIFA boss and close friend Gianni Infantino to the winner of the game between Spain and Argentina. The match in New Jersey will be the first World Cup fixture that Trump has attended, in an unusual ...

Inside, neatly made-up rooms for visiting priests line warmly lit halls that lead to a chapel where the 400-year-old ritual takes place. Holy relics employed in the proceedings line one wall, another features a one-way mirror that allows family mem...

They head home after a gruelling tour in which they leaked 131 points across three Tests, with their defence repeatedly sliced open. After crashing 27-10 in Tokyo to Japan, they were humbled 47-17 by the All Blacks at Wellington then thrashed 57-10...

Police launched an investigation in June and arrested eight people responsible for handling donations at the revered Hindu shrine in the northern city of Ayodhya. Authorities have not disclosed the amount allegedly stolen, but media reports say it ...

This includes bolstering London's close ties with Kyiv and plans to strengthen relations with the European Union after the rancour of the Brexit years. But in line with a growing clamour on the left wing of the Labour party angered by the Gaza conf...

The latest bombardment highlights a dual challenge for Ukraine in its fifth year of war, facing almost daily Russian attacks alongside rare domestic political instability triggered by a sudden wartime shakeup of its military leadership. AFP journal...

Hajj Ali is among the thousands of southerners who lost their houses in the recent conflicts between Israel and Hezbollah, the first of which broke out in 2023 when the group launched attacks in support of its ally Hamas, and the second in March whe...

Schmidt's two-and-a-half year stint ended with a bang on Saturday when Australia ran in nine tries to crush Italy 57-10 in the Nations Championship at Perth. It was their highest score during his tenure and snapped a six-game losing streak. But it...

Deschamps guided France to World Cup glory in Moscow in 2018, becoming one of only three men to have won it as both coach and player. He led Les Bleus back to the final in Doha in 2022, where they lost to Argentina in a penalty shootout. Despite s...

Marshals confirmed the arrest of 39-year-old Andrew Tate, a self-professed misogynist, and his younger brother, but said that because the arrest warrant was sealed, "we are not able to disclose the charges." US news outlet TMZ posted video of law e...