The 77-year-old king, who is receiving treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer, will embark on a jam-packed trip to some of the furthest corners of the Commonwealth taking in three countries in nine days. He will first make solo visits to the B...

Donovan Mitchell and James Harden led the scoring for the victorious Cavs, with 26 and 19 points apiece, as Cleveland moved to 2-1. "Tough win for us, especially early in the season," said Harden, who added four rebounds and nine assists. The Timb...

The Cowboys, whose offense had misfired in back-to-back losses to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers, pulled emphatically clear of their NFC East rivals in the second half to move to 3-4. CeeDee Lamb made two superb touchdown catches an...

In China jokes about Mao, the country's founding leader who died in 1976, are considered disrespectful and remain a social taboo. "Our company firmly opposes and has a zero-tolerance policy towards any behaviour that offends national sentiments," d...

Left-handed starter Gasser threw six shutout innings, allowing only one hit with a walk and three strikeouts in facing the minimum 18 batters. "It was awesome," Gasser said. "We're going to enjoy tonight. It was a great team win. But we've got work...

"Our company firmly opposes and has a zero-tolerance policy towards any behaviour that offends national sentiments," drinks giant Dongpeng said in a statement, adding that "with immediate effect we are terminating all cooperation with Kylian Mbappe"...

Tiffany Hayes and reserve Cecilia Zandalasini each added 12 points for the Valkyries while Stokes and Burton each pulled down a team-best eight rebounds. Golden State seized a 3-2 lead over the Dream in the best-of-seven championship series, which ...

The 77-year-old's security-first reputation was all but shattered by Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, and his main rival -- ex-military chief Gadi Eisenkot -- has channelled public anger over the failure and is running neck and neck with Netanyahu in...

For some voters in Tuesday's general election, the 66-year-old's lack of charisma may be one of his greatest assets. Serious and unassuming, Eisenkot is in many ways the opposite of Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving prime minister, who has flawle...

Jay-Z's Roc Nation entertainment company has produced the star-packed Super Bowl halftime show each year since 2020, selecting the headliners, but the hip-hop mogul has not previously performed himself at the event. "When we first reached an agreem...

AFP looks at the key issues that have shaped the campaign. Accountability for October 7 Many Israelis have demanded an independent state commission of inquiry into the failures that allowed Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, which resulted in the death...

Israelis are casting their ballots in the shadow of three years of multi-front regional wars triggered by October 7, with the trauma still fresh and questions over accountability and security central to the campaign. The close-fought vote comes as ...

Trump has for years claimed -- without evidence -- that hundreds of thousands of non-Americans vote in Democrat-controlled states, skewing results. Now he and his surrogates have launched a series of high-profile actions aimed at proving their case...

Both sides said they would observe the truce starting at 3:00 am local time (0100 GMT). AFP was not able to immediately verify whether there had been a decrease in fighting. The war-ravaged city in Ukraine's southern Kherson region has been caught...

Ardern, 46, won international acclaim for her handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in New Zealand but the restrictions dented her popularity at home before she stood down from politics in January 2023. She initially joined Harvard University in the Un...