No Frenchman has won the Tour since Bernard Hinault did so for a record-equalling fifth time in 1985. The 19-year-old Seixas has been in stunning form this season, winning seven races and pushing all-time great Tadej Pogacar close in the Liege-Bast...

In its first statement on the crisis, Oceanwide Expeditions confirmed it was dealing with "a serious medical situation" on board the MV Hondius, travelling from Ushuaia in Argentina to Cape Verde. The operator confirmed the three deaths, two on boa...

- Iran warns over Hormuz - Iran's military said that US forces would be attacked if they entered the Strait of Hormuz, after US President Donald Trump announced Washington would begin escorting ships through the blocked waterway. "We warn that an...

Negotiations between the two countries have been deadlocked since a ceasefire in the US-Israeli war against Iran took effect on April 8, with Tehran's stranglehold on the strait a main point of contention. Trump said on Sunday that the new maritime...

And in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, veteran politician MK Stalin was trailing, challenged by a political debutante -- film star C. Joseph Vijay. Elections in five states and territories took place in April and May, with Modi's Bharatiya Janata...

But that is set to end in crunch polls Thursday as impatient Britons abandon their old political loyalties for anti-establishment parties amid persistent cost of living pressures. A Labour defeat in the country of three million people will be a maj...

Elections in five states and territories took place in April and May, and Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the ruling party in the national parliament, is hoping to make inroads into opposition-held states. In West Bengal, the Hindu-nationalist...

Speaking in Canberra after talks with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, she said the two countries would respond urgently to secure stable energy supplies. Roughly one-fifth of the world's oil normally flows through the Strait of Hormuz, ...

China meanwhile beat France to lift the Thomas Cup, the men's crown, also in the Danish city of Horsens. South Korea won the Uber Cup for a third time with a 3-1 victory over title-holders China late on Sunday. Top-ranked An put the Koreans on th...

Saka scored and provided an assist for Viktor Gyokeres as Mikel Arteta's men bagged three goals for the first time in 16 games in Saturday's 3-0 win over Fulham. All three goals arrived before Saka was withdrawn by Arteta at half-time to protect th...

The Argentine forward, linked with a move to Arsenal as well as to Spanish champions Barcelona, has seemed at times to be getting itchy feet in the Spanish capital. It is crucial for coach Diego Simeone and the club to convince Alvarez that he can ...

The federal royal commission -- the highest level of government inquiry -- was called to probe factors leading to the attack by two gunmen on Jewish families near Australia's best-known beach in December. "The sharp spike of antisemitism that we ha...

The neighbours remain technically at war after their 1950–53 conflict ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty, and sporting and cultural exchanges between them are very rare. Naegohyang Women's FC will play the South's Suwon FC Women on ...

Australia is a major supplier of coal and liquefied natural gas to Japan, which in turn is a source for about seven percent of Australia's diesel. Takaichi held talks with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese before jointly addressing the media, with en...

"Mayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength, and he's fighting with that same level of strength as we speak," spokesman Ted Goodman said in an X post. Goodman did not say where Giuliani was receiv...