Real Madrid star Mbappe and Manchester City striker Haaland have started the tournament in blistering form, neck-and-neck on four goals apiece in the race for the Golden Boot, just behind leader Lionel Messi on five. On Friday the two forwards will...

Adebayo Israel was always passionate about theatre "but this is where I gained my confidence on stage", the 21-year-old student told AFP, warming up his voice ahead of that night's production of "Medaaye". Israel is the latest in a long line of act...

At least 101 million Europeans have roasted for several days in temperatures of over 35C, with an estimated few hundred people, including children, thought to have died as a result, many drowning as they sought respite from the inferno. Scientists ...

Hers was one of many individual tragedies unfolding after quakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 hit in quick succession in northern Venezuela on Wednesday evening, with La Guaira among the worst-affected regions. On Thursday night the death toll stood at...

It would have been "virtually impossible" for such exceptional temperatures to occur in June fifty years ago, the World Weather Attribution group of scientists said. A similar heatwave would have been 3.5C cooler during the day in June 1976, conclu...

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) head Rafael Grossi's remarks come as the United States and Iran negotiate a broader agreement to end the war, with Tehran's nuclear programme a key sticking point. "I think the objective of this (recent US-...

Already crowned Group D winners, the US had arrived in Los Angeles seeking to extend a perfect start with a third win, but with more than an eye on next Wednesday's last-32 meeting against Bosnia-Herzegovina. For Turkey, already eliminated and with...

Japan and China have often had fraught political ties, but some Chinese supporters in Shanghai put that aside to cheer Japan's 4-0 win over Tunisia. Japan sealed their place in the last 32 on Thursday following a 1-1 draw with Sweden in Texas and f...

The deposit, reputed to be the largest in Africa, is one of the Democratic Republic of Congo's hidden treasures -- which are at the centre of a global race for critical minerals. In the ultra-modern installations, thousands of workers churn out the...

Campaigners are now documenting conditions in this densely packed area of India's capital, home to some of the country's poorest people, hoping to push policymakers to better protect vulnerable communities. "I prefer staying outside after work, bec...

Diplomacy between the two countries chilled in 2019 when Sheinbaum's political mentor, then-president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, wrote a letter to the Spanish crown requesting the recognition of "crimes" committed in the 16th century. Felipe VI n...

Tunisia were beaten 3-1 by the Netherlands in Kansas City on Thursday, following a 5-1 defeat against Sweden and a 4-0 reverse against Japan to finish bottom of Group F. Veteran French coach Renard was hired last week after Sabri Lamouchi was fired...

Footage of fighting pupils circulated across Facebook, X, Reddit and Telegram in early June, sparking outrage and probes by police and education authorities. Filmed by classmates as others looked on, the videos showed secondary school girls slappin...

On one side sits the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), organisers of the only grass-court Grand Slam, which wants to triple the size of its historic grounds. Its opponent: local residents, who argue the plans threaten the leafy suburban area's ...

Here, AFP Sport takes a look at the previous teams to rack up a minus goal difference of double digits while failing to get a group-stage point on the board: North Korea (2010) Group record (played, won, drawn, lost, goals scored, goals against, p...