According to Lebanon's authorities, Hezbollah would no longer fire into Israel under the agreement, while the Israeli military would cease striking south Beirut, long a bastion of the Iran-backed militant group. The developments followed a dramatic...

Saints were thrown out of the Championship play-offs last month after admitting sending a young intern to spy on a Middlesbrough training session. The English Football League said the south-coast club were found guilty of a "deplorable" act of putt...

Huang, head of the US artificial intelligence hardware giant that is the world's most valuable company, was asked about the Samsung dispute at a news conference in Taipei, where a major tech show is taking place this week. "I'm not an expert in tha...

Jotaro Kanazasi, 32, chose to settle in Russia 14 years ago, the country known for Moscow's Bolshoi and St Petersburg's Mariinsky theatres, to fulfil himself "fully as a dancer," as he puts it in halting Russian. Some foreign dancers chose to leav...

Argentine social media giant Valen Scarsini, known as "El Scarso", last week called for his fans to boost unheralded Payne's following, kicking off an online explosion of interest. But New Zealand's coach said the unexpected fame -- Payne had just ...

Between them 24-year-old Jannik Sinner, and 23-year-old Carlos Alcaraz have won the last nine majors. But the Spaniard is injured and Sinner could not stand the Paris heat and lost in the second round. In their place are three striplings playing a ...

Authorities in the Ukrainian capital had been sounding the alarm that Russia was preparing another massive barrage, the latest in a string of deadly strikes that have escalated the four-year war and dented already slim hopes for peace. AFP journali...

But the spontaneity that charmed tourists and supported street vendors in Vietnam's capital has subsided in recent months as authorities clamp down on illegal use of footpaths. Unauthorised peddling, parking and blocking foot traffic were long tole...

Fujimori faces a tight presidential runoff against leftist Roberto Sanchez, after a campaign dominated by violent crime, extortion and anger at a political class that many voters blame for years of chaos. The race remains highly competitive after a...

Tech companies promising to "democratize" football are launching apps that allow young players to upload videos recorded on their phone of them showcasing their ball skills. AI is then used to analyze and score their performance, which is sent to s...

Syrian authorities have said the country was experiencing an "exceptional" rise in water levels along the Euphrates River, which originates in Turkey and flows through the Raqa and Deir Ezzor provinces before reaching neighbouring Iraq. The water f...

Last August, the UN Security Council, under US pressure, decided to end the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on December 31, 2026. However, it asked Guterres to propose options by June 1 to allow UN peacekeepers to r...

The match lasted five hours and 26 minutes and ended with both men moving as if badly blistered. "I don't know how I am standing here," said Arnaldi, adding that he had been hobbled by a foot injury earlier in the year. It was his second consecuti...

Sweeney, 41, will not begin his new duties until the Spurs have finished the best-of-seven NBA Finals, which begin against the New York Knicks in Texas on Wednesday. Sweeney has served as an NBA assistant coach since 2013 with Brooklyn following tw...

The clash started when teachers, who are demanding better pay and benefits, broke through one of the metal barriers that have been set up at the entrance to the Zocalo plaza, a block from the government palace and a giant screen where fans will watc...