Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced plans for the ban in April, taking to TikTok -- one of the most popular social networks with young people in Greece -- to explain the "difficult but necessary" measure. After a heated debate in a parliam...

Macron, who on Thursday announced that only union demonstrations would be authorised this weekend, was to hold a meeting of his defence council of top ministers and officials and also meet security forces. He was also set to host for the first time...

Netanyahu, facing a tight race for a new term in Tuesday's election, said that Israeli troops prevented what could have been a major attack, with the two assailants allegedly carrying a large quantity of ammunition in their vehicle. An AFP journali...

The 57-year-old tycoon is the most prominent defendant in a trial starting Tuesday in Antananarivo over five Boeing 777s routed to Iran via temporary Malagasy registrations to circumvent multiple US sanctions. The planes, now registered to Iranian ...

In 2019, North Korea's Kim made the 60-hour train journey home from Hanoi empty-handed after his summit with the US president collapsed. Now, the dynamic has reversed: Trump is making repeated overtures, only to be met with silence from Pyongyang. ...

Tensions between the two Koreas have soared since the South last month blamed the blast inside the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) separating the countries on landmines laid by the North, an accusation it has fiercely rejected. The South...

With the disease still spreading five months into the epidemic, the nursery in the remote east is one of 12 receiving the children of those killed by the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever. "Many children have lost both their father and mother be...

Two days later, a Russian overnight strike ripped open the venue, leaving a gaping hole in the wall but no casualties. Between sleepless nights and incessant air raid sirens, the future Olympic hopefuls have long had to compete not just with their ...

The 56-year-old Swiss was present at a Tokyo meeting of the AFC when president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa gave his unequivocal backing. The AFC in August had joined UEFA (Europe) and CONCACAF (North and Central America and the Caribbean) ...

The 33-year-old scored 73 goals for club and country, the second-best mark in history after Leo Messi's 82 in 2010-11. But in continuing his habit of tormenting old foes Arsenal on Wednesday, the former Tottenham striker again demonstrated how com...

The Swansea-based club, having added high-profile Wallaby Marika Koroibete to their squad, entertain eastern rivals the Dragons in the URC on Saturday in their first game back at St. Helen's. The side which has produced Welsh greats such as Shane W...

Carrick's men are 13th in the Premier League ahead of Sunday's visit by Bournemouth and could drop into the bottom three if results go against them this weekend. With the club beset by infighting and off to their worst domestic league start for dec...

The Bears – playing their first home game since the passing of legendary former coach Mike Ditka earlier this month – improved to 5-2 thanks to a composed display from Williams, who made 22-of-33 passes with no interceptions. Chicago were also ...

With Australia hosting the World Cup in a year's time, coach Les Kiss has tapped the 23-year-old as back-up to Ryan Lonergan and Tate McDermott. Wilson's father played 79 times as flanker for Australia, nine as captain, and was a member of the 1999...

More than 10,000 screenings of the sci-fi thriller "Sanxingdui: Future Past" are scheduled for Friday, according to ticketing platform Maoyan. Public reception, however, has been less than enthusiastic. Presale revenue as of Friday morning stood a...