Norris was stuck in the garage with an electrical problem while mechanics worked on his McLaren and he could not make it to the grid. Piastri did get round to the grid but was pushed back into the garage a few minutes later with a different proble...

The dominant victory at Stadium Australia in Sydney also ensured they will be at a 10th consecutive World Cup in Brazil next year. Japan are the only Asian country to have won the World Cup, in 2011. They were runners-up four years later. Currentl...

Despite sustaining heavy bombardments since US-Israeli forces launched a war against Iran on February 28, Tehran has defied Trump's assertion that its military capability has been "100%" destroyed. Iran's attacks and threats have nearly halted ship...

The vote on changing around 80 percent of the country's basic law is pushed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who seeks to balance the resource-rich former Soviet republic's ties between the European Union, Russia and China. After the 2022 prote...

But concerns over safety and rubbish collection could usher in a return of the right in local polls starting on Sunday. Rachida Dati, a right-winger who until recently was the culture minister, wants to become the capital's second woman mayor in a ...

AFP interviewed experts about the environmental cost of war that often goes under the radar: Bombers and warships US and Israeli aircraft use a considerable amount of fuel reaching the Gulf and flying sorties over Iran, said Benjamin Neimark at the ...

"I called him two or three more times and he didn't answer. After that -- may God have mercy on him -- that was it," she told AFP, her lips trembling as she looked at a framed picture of her son, Thaer. A little while later Thaer was dead, shot an...

For decades, the Gulf was seen as an oasis of safety in a tumultuous Middle East, with the United Arab Emirates branding itself the safest country in the world and boasting of its very low crime rates. But that image has now been shattered. Iran h...

Russia's Medvedev, a former world number one now back on the rise and ranked 11th, beat Alcaraz 6-3, 7-6 (7/3), handed the Spaniard his first defeat of the season after 16 wins. But the 22-year-old, who followed up his Australian Open triumph with ...

Medvedev avenged losses to Alcaraz in back-to-back Indian Wells finals in 2023 and 2024, using an impressive service display and aggressive play from the baseline to keep the Spanish star on the back foot throughout. "Super happy to beat someone as...

The Middle East war has unleashed an avalanche of AI-generated visuals, dwarfing anything seen in previous conflicts and often leaving social media users unable to distinguish fabrication from reality, researchers say. In a bid to protect "authenti...

The defending champions meet Sam Kerr's Matildas at the 60,000-capacity Perth Stadium on Tuesday after needing extra-time to edge Taiwan 2-0 in their last eight clash on Saturday despite being raging favourites. Australia booked their spot in the f...

The 22-year-old Alcaraz became the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam with his Australian Open triumph this year. He followed with a title in Qatar and took a 16-0 record into Saturday's semi-final. But Medvedev was up to the challenge, l...

The National Assembly is the country's top legislative body, but serves mainly to ratify decisions by the ruling Communist Party. The Southeast Asian nation of 100 million is both an economic success story, boasting eight percent growth last year, ...

Victory at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday evening propelled them to fourth on the ladder with three wins from four and a game in hand on some of their rivals. The clash was a dour affair for almost an hour before a double from Wallabies fl...