Internet monitor Netblocks said authorities had imposed a total connectivity blackout late Thursday and added early Friday that the country has "now been offline for 12 hours... in an attempt to suppress sweeping protests". The son of the shah of I...

Joint is a talent at age 19 but she was blown away by the six-time Grand Slam champion, Swiatek teaching her a lesson in a 6-1, 6-1 victory in 58 minutes. The 24-year-old Swiatek will be among the favourites when the Australian Open starts on Janua...

Miura, known as "King Kazu", joined third-division side Fukushima United on a six-month loan ahead of the new season starting in early February. The forward, who will turn 59 next month, said he wanted to repay his new team's faith in him with goal...

Forecasters from Britain to Germany urged people to stay inside as they issued weather warnings, including the rare, highest-level red wind alert for the British Isles of Scilly and Cornwall in southwestern England. In France, some 380,000 househol...

Keys stunned Sabalenka nearly 12 months ago but the Belarusian took revenge on the American with a statement 6-3, 6-3 victory to reach the semi-finals. Keys was playing less than 24 hours after her marathon three-hour win over Russia's Diana Shnaid...

The visit to Takaichi's picturesque hometown of Nara on Tuesday and Wednesday follows major Chinese military drills around Taiwan, and North Korea firing ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan. Tokyo and Beijing are also embroiled in a diplomatic...

Vincent Kompany's side will be hoping to strengthen their nine-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga when they return from the winter break at home to Wolfsburg this weekend. Yet they will be without star midfielder Kimmich, who is still recover...

Speaking after her surprise loss to Karolina Muchova in the Brisbane International, world number five Rybakina said Sabalenka's criticism of the packed WTA Tour calendar was correct. WTA rules stipulate that top players must play all four Grand Sla...

The Super Eagles arrived in Marrakesh for the last-eight tie as the top scorers at the tournament with 12 goals in their four games so far. Wins against Tanzania, Tunisia and Uganda in the group stage were followed by a 4-0 demolition of Mozambique...

In 2020, George Floyd was killed by a police officer in the same neighborhood, sparking a wave of Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests here and across the country, as the United States examined bias in law enforcement and generations of fractured race ...

The fire that ripped through Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana as it was packed with revellers ringing in 2026 killed 40 people, most of them teenagers, and injured 116. Seven of those who perished in the blaze were members of the local footbal...

Just over a week after the tragedy at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, which left 40 dead and 116 injured, the wealthy Alpine nation will come to a standstill for a minute of silence at 2:00 pm (1300 GMT). A chorus of church bells will th...

Ukraine and its Western allies, scrambling to bring an end to the war as it approaches the four-year mark, agreed this week that Europe would deploy troops after any ceasefire. But Moscow, which says it launched its February 2022 invasion in part t...

Country representatives will vote on the divisive accord in Brussels, likely paving the way for it to be inked in Paraguay next week, more than 25 years after negotiations were launched. The European Commission sees the deal as crucial to boost exp...

Across Southeast Asia, scammers lure internet users globally into fake romantic relationships and cryptocurrency investments. Initially largely targeting Chinese speakers -- from whom they have extracted billions, prompting rising public anger -- t...