With almost all the votes counted, De la Espriella held 49.66 percent of the ballots versus Senator Ivan Cepeda's 48.70 percent. The 47-year-old's victory is set to improve strained relations with Washington and extends a wave of rightist candidat...

The two alleged shooters, aged 15 and 14, had fired "randomly" inside San Jose National High School, police Lieutenant Evalyn Diaz told AFP of the violence that sent terrified students running for cover. Irvin Nogar, a 52-year-old social studies te...

Mundia was a 38-year-old father of three when he left in June 2025, one of hundreds of Kenyans promised well-paid civilian jobs in Russia, only to be forced to sign contracts with the Russian army, often at gunpoint. Most received little military t...

Government ministers said the Labour leader was reflecting on his political future over the weekend. As press gathered outside 10 Downing Street on Monday morning, it was unclear whether he had made a decision, and Starmer's office was not able to...

Thomas Tuchel's men were twice pegged back in the first half in Arlington, Texas, before upping their game to win 4-2. It was an impressive performance against an experienced if ageing Croatia team, but there will be stiffer challenges ahead agains...

That haka and the 8-7 New Zealand victory set Segner on a rugby path he could never have imagined. It culminated on Monday with the flanker being named by coach Dave Rennie in the 34-man All Blacks squad for next month's home Nations Championship T...

Messi, who turns 39 on Wednesday, equalled Miroslav Klose's all-time mark of 16 World Cup goals when scoring a hat-trick in the 3-0 opening win over Algeria. The Argentina captain was tearful after his first goal, and it later emerged that his fath...

This year, though, J-Bay is missing out on the international spotlight after the World Surf League (WSL) abruptly pulled the South African stopover from its 2026 Championship Tour. It is a blow for the otherwise humble Eastern Cape town of 30,000 i...

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi hailed the "major progress" achieved with the help of mediators Pakistan and Qatar, while the United States government has yet to issue a statement. Here are the main points from the joint Qatar-Pakistan state...

The latest trade statistics show Japan's exports of the highly nutritious gooey beans tripled from 2017 to 5,248 tonnes in 2025, with China and the United States topping the list of destinations. The delicacy infused with beneficial bacteria remain...

Clark, the 2023 US Open champion, withstood taunts from New York fans to fire a three-over par 73 and grab a one-stroke victory over fellow American Sam Burns at Shinnecock Hills for a second major title. "The first one was amazing and this one see...

The World Cup debutants from the tiny Atlantic archipelago are now within touching distance of the last 32 after following up their improbable opening draw with Spain by taking a point from Uruguay. Cape Verde, ranked 63rd in the world, will head i...

Burns birdied four of the first eight holes at windy Shinnecock and nearly matched the greatest final-round fightback in US Open history before finishing one stroke behind winner Wyndham Clark. "He just said he was really proud," Burns said of his ...

The 62-year-old Rennie has returned to New Zealand after coaching Japanese side Kobe, replacing Scott Robertson as All Blacks coach just over a year before the Rugby World Cup. Four debutants were named in Rennie's first 34-man New Zealand squad. ...

Scheffler settled for a share of fourth after firing a one-over par 71 to finish on 280 while Clark edged fellow American Sam Burns by one stroke for the title. Scheffler had a front-row view of what Clark endured. "The crowd was tough," Scheffler...