The United States operates more than 800 F-35 jets, its most costly weapons system, which is also flown by many of its defence allies, including Australia. News outlet Politico said a shipment of F-35 parts, including a canopy with radar-resistant ...

Around 20 countries including the US and China will be represented at the meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, held amid international pressure on Phnom Penh do more to tackle the multi-billion-dollar online scam industry. Southeast Asia has emerged ...

World Cup-winner Zaheer, a left-arm pace spearhead who played 309 internationals for India, succeeds Stephen Fleming, a former New Zealand skipper. Fleming parted ways with five-time champions Chennai earlier this year after 18 years as coach of on...

Italy-based Fariba Hashimi powered home second in the women's road race near Nagoya in Japan, calling the triumph "something special". "I can't explain my feelings now," said the 23-year-old, before reflecting on how she was attacked with stones an...

Young speedcuber Lian Yunzhi broke the women's 3x3 average world record twice this month at two World Cube Association certified competitions in Wuhan and Guangzhou, according to state broadcaster CCTV on Monday. She posted averages of 4.52 and 4.2...

Yu smashed the Games record in winning the women's 200m butterfly on Sunday in Tokyo and then repeated the feat in Monday's 200m individual medley. The schoolgirl's 2min 06.10sec in scorching to victory in the medley was the fastest time in the wor...

The end of World Cup cycles usually herald in a host ofnew faces, however, the 2026 vintage is particularly bountiful, with no fewer than 10 European nations having appointed a new coach since this summer's tournament in North America. Most notable...

The Houthi movement staged a lightning offensive in recent weeks to take over Yemen's entire Red Sea coast, including Mokha, threatening global trade and pushing up energy prices up. Gains made by Yemen's Houthis have cemented Iran and its allies h...

"I believe we need a rethink when it comes to this endless growth and expansion," protest organiser Christina Gruber told AFP as around 400 people gathered outside the headquarters of the regional government in Linz. Gruber, a 38-year-old freelance...

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford returned to form with 327 passing yards and four touchdowns for Los Angeles as the Giants never recovered after suffering an early injury to signal-caller Jaxson Dart. The Rams had been trounced 27-7 by San Francis...

The 17-year-old, who stands just 169cm (5ft 6ins), has posted the two fastest 200m breaststroke times in the world this year and is aiming for the world record at this week's Asian Games. Earlier this year he came within almost a second of the mark...

The image of Jinnah was shown at a new museum display this month at Dhaka University -- only to be torn down, exposing a bitter dispute over how Bangladesh remembers its complicated history. Abu Tayyab Habildar, the university student who ripped th...

China says Taiwan is part of its territory and claims jurisdiction over the Taiwan Strait, a major international shipping route. New Zealand, the United States, Australia and other countries view the strait as international waters open to all vesse...

Now 54, Zidane is widely recognised as one of the all-time great French players, alongside Michel Platini. Deschamps was the captain of the first France team to win the World Cup, as hosts in 1998, and of the side that won Euro 2000. But Zidane was...

The Iran-backed group has now attacked Riyadh with a missile strike, seized Yemen's entire Red Sea coast and is blockading Saudi oil exports, seemingly unimpeded. Experts say Saudi Arabia has struggled to rebuff the group in part due to its relianc...