At the foot of imposing peaks, some still covered in snow in April, they toiled near the border with Pakistan to find the valuable glinting specks in a country where wages are low. Below a village of mud-brick houses and small terraced wheat plots ...

Axelsen, who won gold at the Tokyo Games in 2021 and again in Paris in 2024, had back surgery in April last year and said he had not managed to overcome his physical issues. "Accepting this situation has been incredibly difficult," he said in a sta...

She has now returned to the city where she honed her craft as a global star with her "Lux" tour. "Barcelona, I love you madly," she said in Catalan on Monday night, opening the first of four sold-out shows at Barcelona’s Palau Sant Jordi arena. ...

Hamano's 27th minute curling strike into the top corner proved decisive in the second of three games between the two women's football powerhouses. The United States dominated possession and had more shots but were let down by a lack of precision in...

Lavrov joins Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Vietnamese leader To Lam in meeting with Xi this week. The Russian diplomat told a news conference after meeting Xi that Moscow could "compe...

"After much thought and consideration, it is my sole decision to postpone my show in Marseille, France until further notice," the rapper wrote on X. France's interior minister Laurent Nunez was seeking to block West from performing in the southern ...

President Prabowo Subianto was hosted by counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace Tuesday, where they "discussed strengthening strategic cooperation," a statement from the government said. "This includes the procurement of defence equipment...

Moana Pasifika, founded in 2020 to provide a top-level pathway for players of Pacific heritage, blamed "financial, operational and strategic realities". "Despite the tireless dedication of players, staff and supporters it is no longer viable to con...

Charlotte had never won a win-or-go-home postseason game in 12 previous attempts and looked in danger of extending that record after blowing a 125-120 lead with 26 seconds remaining to allow Miami to edge ahead 126-125. After Miami star Tyler Herro...

Traders were also cheered by news that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to launch direct negotiations, fuelling optimism for an end to a conflict that has been a key sticking point in the fragile ceasefire between Washington and Tehran. While the Unit...

The pontiff is to meet Cameroonian President Paul Biya at the start of his four-day visit to the mainly French-speaking country, before heading to a conflict zone where English-speaking separatists have been fighting the army for nearly a decade. T...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, said on X that football's world governing body -- which stands to earn $11 billion from the tournament -- should foot the bill for transport costs to World Cup venues. Schumer was responding to a re...

Haiti has many problems, including political instability, poverty and crime. But through it all, the heart of the nation beats for football. Haiti's qualification for this summer's World Cup has come like a breath of fresh air for the poorest natio...

Lopez Aliaga, a fan of US President Donald Trump, is locked in a tight three-way race with a leftist candidate and a social democrat for second place in Sunday's vote. The election runner-up wins a ticket to June's presidential run-off against cons...

A serious-looking injury to Ekitike compounded a miserable night for the English champions as Ousmane Dembele's double sealed a 2-0 win at Anfield for the holders, who progressed to the semi-finals 4-0 on aggregate. The former PSG striker crumpled ...