Trump, who has sought to root out what he called "woke" culture, has accused the Smithsonian -- which operates 21 museums and galleries --- of trying to rewrite American history on issues of race and gender. A 162-page White House report said that ...

The conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, along with global trade turbulence and energy security, will dominate the two-day meeting of the 11-nation bloc. But Xi's visit is also being closely watched as his first to neighbouring India since 201...

After nearly a decade in prison, the Romanian sought redemption on some of the world's most extreme routes. His story is portrayed in the documentary "The Ultra Runner," which premiered Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Di...

Anyone wearing smart glasses can take photos, film videos, listen to music, make phone calls, translate text or interact with an AI assistant, with sales now hitting the millions. The devices grabbed attention this summer after a marketing tie-up b...

The 28-year-old Washington native fell in four sets to compatriot Ben Shelton in a blockbuster US Open semi-final, coming up empty in his third trip to the last four in the last five years. "You never want to be too confident you can get back to it...

Not far from there, campaign posters clung to the sides of bombed-out buildings, a stark reminder of bloody battles between jihadist fighters and government forces nearly a decade ago. Following an on-off peace process that began in the late 1990s,...

The 40-year-old "Bad Romance" singer, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, began dating Polansky in 2020, and became engaged to the entrepreneur in 2024. A source confirmed news of the child's birth to Page Six and People, but no additional detai...

Tamang is among more than 500 children separated from their parents by the catastrophic August 26 flooding that hit the China-Nepal border, sweeping away homes, bridges and houses. Nepal's disaster agency said Friday that 1,385 bodies had been retr...

"I wondered what sort of a nut it was," the 58-year-old told AFP with a laugh, looking out over the deep valley and terraced rice fields that unfold below her farm. Now she has more than 140 hazelnut trees on the steep slope overlooking her home, a...

Eighth-seeded Shelton blasted 20 aces on his way to a thrilling 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 victory on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court that sends the 23-year-old into Sunday's championship match against top-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany. A pulsating all-...

AFP watched tents being set up to accept 30 bodies brought from the M/V June Aster, which ran aground near the tourist hotspot after a fire erupted Wednesday evening and tore through the vessel "in seconds". Coast guard spokeswoman Noemie Cayabyab ...

AFP looks back on some the festival's on-screen highlights and off-screen talking points. Star-gazing War, moral corruption, family dysfunction and female oppression all played out on the screen in what was a heavy programme, all while the festival'...

"NAZA", which features Israeli whistleblowers analysing the mass killing of civilians in Gaza, earned a record 25-minute standing ovation at its premiere on Thursday and is the highest-scored film by international critics, according to film magazine...

"The Pitt" topped the nominations list with 25, followed by "Hacks" with 24. So far, after the early prizes were awarded in mainly technical categories, horror-comedy "Widow's Bay" leads the pack with eight. The gala will be hosted by "Law and Ord...

"Widow's Bay" stars Matthew Rhys as a wacky New England mayor who is trying to boost tourism on his island, which residents believe is haunted. It has already scooped up eight awards in the Emmy pre-gala ceremonies, at which the vast majority of th...