The attacks marked one of the more severe tests yet of a fragile April 8 ceasefire, that has largely held despite sporadic strikes after more than a month of war sparked by the US and Israeli attack on Iran. Kuwaiti officials blamed the attack on t...

Some 20,000 guests from 130 countries are set to attend the three-day annual Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) -- an event once dubbed "Russia's Davos" -- which starts Wednesday. The strikes come a day after a barrage of Russian...

"The Iran national football team will depart Antalya for Tijuana at 15:20 (1220 GMT) on Saturday, June 6, and is scheduled to arrive in Mexico at 1:30 am (0730 GMT) on Sunday, June 7," it said. The Iran players, who have been at a training camp in ...

Gane will take on Brazilian Alex Pereira in a special June 14 bout organised in the White House on the day of US President Donald Trump's 80th birthday, as part of the 250th anniversary celebrations for the founding of the United States of America. ...

The tourists were swept aside 4-1 in Australia in a series that ended in January, sparking renewed criticism of Brendon McCullum's men over their ultra-aggressive "Bazball" style of cricket. Attacking cricket has been the hallmark of McCullum's fou...

Dozens of people congregated at the apartment building where she used to live for a chance to take a photo of the 64-year-old, some of them calling her "our neighbour". The former athlete recounted her life as a kid who had to wake up early and tra...

It was New Zealand's heaviest loss in nine years and a rude awakening with a friendly against England next and the World Cup in North America just over a week away. The game at Inter Miami's stadium in Fort Lauderdale -- which teed up two of the lo...

One of only two top-10 seeds remaining in the women's tournament, Sabalenka will know this is a golden opportunity to go one step further than her runner-up finish last year at Roland Garros. "I think because I'm not really focusing on that and I'm...

Now in Spain's Canary Islands, one of the main entry points into Europe for African migrants, he hopes to build a future that will allow him to support his family in Senegal. Ndom recalled being afraid during the roughly 1,000-kilometre (600-mile) ...

But it was an AI clone, making the American mother yet another victim of a growing wave of impersonation scams. Rapidly evolving artificial intelligence technology has demolished the boundaries between reality and fiction, handing cybercriminals st...

Many trains were largely deserted in and around Tokyo, as commuters in the usually bustling megacity stayed home to escape Storm Jangmi's deluge. Some railway services were delayed or cancelled in the country whose public transport system prides it...

Scotland supporters are more famous for making an impression on major tournaments than their team on the pitch. The nation has never made it out of the group stage at World Cups and European Championships in 12 previous attempts. Yet around 200,00...

The plans risk further angering the United States, which has pushed back hard at the European Union's fines and rules in recent years against American tech companies. The bloc has in the past year ramped up its efforts to boost domestic manufacturi...

Chanting "Cancel the project" and holding banners reading "Albania is not for sale" and "Ivanka, go home" -- a reference to Kushner's wife -- the protesters demanded the government block the resort project, which has raised concerns over environment...

Asked about that pact alongside Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the Solomons leader -- who was elected last month -- said he had been "praying and fasting" about the Chinese security deal. "We are going to be reviewing, as we are review...