Graham, known for his foreign policy work, was a staunch supporter of the Iran war and in recent years urged both Trump and the Biden administrations to back Kyiv's fight against Russia's invasion. "On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S. Senator...

Alexis Mac Allister put the defending champions ahead early in Kansas City on Saturday but Dan Ndoye scored a deserved equaliser midway through the second half. Disaster struck minutes later for Switzerland when Breel Embolo was shown a second yell...

The Atletico Madrid forward scored Argentina's decisive second goal in the 112th minute in Kansas City to finally end the resistance of the European team. The Swiss mounted a robust rearguard action after Breel Embolo was dismissed in the second ha...

Referee Mike Beltran stopped the mixed martial arts welterweight contest at UFC 329 in Las Vegas after Ireland's McGregor, 37, fell to the mat three times in the first minute. McGregor jumped and launched a roundhouse kick at Holloway in the openin...

Trained in computer vision, a critical part of autonomous and intelligent driving systems, Peil could once have expected to sail into a role at one of Germany's industrial giants. But years of stagnant growth in Europe's biggest economy and increas...

Fans of the South American team dominated the stands in Kansas City and were celebrating as early as the 10th minute when their hero Lionel Messi set up Alexis Mac Allister's opener. Switzerland levelled midway through the second half through Dan N...

Haaland failed to score for the first time in 15 competitive games for his country in Miami as Jude Bellingham's double fired England into the last four. The Manchester City striker had scored seven times in his four games at a major international ...

A furious Tuchel was in little mood to celebrate despite England reaching the last four for just the fourth time in history after Bellingham's double overturned Andreas Schjelderup's opener. “We made life very, very difficult for ourselves today,...

While FIFA swiftly issued a statement after Norway's 2-1 defeat in Miami to say that a chip sensor embedded in the ball showed no sign of it hitting a cable, Solbakken was adamant. "That was unlucky for for us," Solbakken said. "The ball fell strai...

"Classic England," 32-year-old Olly Aleksejuk told AFP after watching his team come from a goal down to eke out a 2-1 victory following extra-time to progress to the semi-finals. "I would like it to be easier!" said the IT worker, one of several hu...

This list now stretches to more than 20 countries, including five where restrictions are already in force, according to an AFP tally. In most, the measures are very recent and target children under the ages of 15 or 16. An expert committee is due ...

With recently authorized "pet friendly" weddings, Ecuadoran officials are embracing the role of furry friends in modern families. Elsewhere in Latin America, only human witnesses are allowed, although Argentina and Mexico have made a few exceptions....

Schmidt took over Australia from Eddie Jones in March 2024 following their disastrous 2023 World Cup campaign when they failed to get out of their pool for the first time in their history. After an initially bright start with wins against Wales and...

Trailing after half-an-hour in Wellington on Saturday, the hosts powered home 47-17 against the 10th-ranked Italians, boosted by a hat-trick by wing Will Jordan that took him to a record 50 tries for New Zealand. Much like the 32-30 win over France...

After stunning Italy 27-10 in Tokyo a week ago, Japan took an early lead against Ireland in Newcastle on Saturday and were within six points of Andy Farrell's world number three side with 10 minutes left. A converted try for Ireland on the hooter g...