The move, initiated by President Mohamed Muizzu earlier this year -- which came into effect on November 1 -- will "protect public health and promote a tobacco-free generation", the ministry said. "Under the new provision, individuals born on or aft...

The 30-year-old vice-captain doubled over in pain after pulling off a sensational catch to remove Alex Carey in the third ODI in Sydney last week. The Indian ODI vice-captain was forced off the field and hospitalised. The Board of Control for Cric...

The walkout, which began in small numbers in October, has now grown to around 200 workers at the port -- Bangladesh's main trade gateway and a vital hub in the global garment supply chain. "Foreign expert operators would increase the foreign invest...

The final result showed Hassan won 97.66 percent of the vote, dominating every constituency, the electoral commission announced on state television. A quick swearing-in ceremony would take place on Saturday, state TV said. The main opposition part...

Toronto's Rogers Centre promises to be electric after fans there were left stunned by the Dodgers' 3-1 triumph in a tight game six -- in which a spectacular game-ending double play in the bottom of the ninth inning finally extinguished the home team...

The Kuomintang party (KMT) controls parliament -- and the government's purse strings -- with the help of the Taiwan People's Party, and has close ties with China. Taiwan president Lai Ching-te, who leads the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), aims...

The defending champion Dodgers had to dig deep to thwart the Blue Jays' ninth-inning rally bid and knot Major League Baseball's best-of-seven championship series at three games apiece. They kept their bid for the first title repeat in 25 years aliv...

But beyond the staid statecraft, the summit and sideline events featured plenty of nods to the host country's vibrant pop culture and history. AFP takes a look: Trump's golden crown US President Donald Trump may be facing "No Kings" protests back h...

Anxiety over chip shortages began when the Netherlands invoked a Cold War-era law in late September to effectively take control of Nexperia, whose parent company Wingtech is backed by the Chinese government. China, in response, banned any re-export...

The Celtics avenged a 117-116 loss to the 76ers in their opener at Boston and improved to 3-3 while dropping the host Sixers to 4-1. "Just grit. I think we just slugged it out," said Brown, whose 13-of-19 shooting including 4-of-7 from three-point ...

The talks on the sidelines of the APEC gathering came the final day of Xi's first trip to South Korea in over a decade, and a day after his meeting with Canada's premier that was a reset of the nations' damaged ties. Trump had flown to South Korea ...

The 20-year-old from Kyoto scored 72.29 points in her ISU Grand Prix season debut to seize the lead in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. American Isabeau Levito, last year's women's world runner-up, was second on 71.80 with Italy's Lara Naki Gutman third on...

The shutdown, which began on October 1 due to a budget impasse in Congress, has sent personnel levels plummeting at the park -- which is home to the imposing 3,000-foot (915-meter) granite wall known as El Capitan. "We're challenged," a park ranger...

Gstaad capped an an impressive 2-year-old season with the win in the one mile race at Del Mar Racetrack near San Diego, going off as the favorite despite an unfavorable outside post and amply living up to his billing. Jockey Christophe Soumillon ti...