‘Not crime to make mistakes’: Pakistan’s Azam under pressure
Pakistan captain Babar Azam was described as "depressed" and under pressure to save his job Sunday after the team crashed...
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Thousands to march in France against anti-Semitism
Tens of thousands are expected to attend a march against anti-Semitism in Paris on Sunday amid bickering by political parties...
Heavy Gaza combat heightens fears for people trapped in hospital
Intense fighting raged around Gaza's biggest hospital Sunday where doctors said thousands of Palestinians were trapped in dire conditions, as...
Displaced Gazans live in dust, fear and hunger
At first Youssef Mehna thought the war would quickly be over. Then he was wounded, his house was destroyed, and...
Tons from Iyer and Rahul power India to 410-4 against Dutch
Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul hit attacking centuries to power India to a mammoth 410-4 against the Netherlands as the...
Paris protesters call for end to Gaza massacre
Several thousand people demonstrated in Paris on Saturday under the rallying cry "Stop the massacre in Gaza". The left-wing organizers...
Two Brazilians allegedly tied to Hezbollah deny all charges
Two people arrested in Brazil for allegedly planning terrorist attacks in the country on behalf of Lebanon-based Hezbollah have denied...
Israel turns to archaeologists to find victims of Hamas attack
Moshe Ajami is no stranger to human remains. But until October, the bits of bone and teeth he handled were...
From civil war to surfing: five things about Liberia
The West African nation of Liberia will vote for a new president on Tuesday in a run-off race between President...
From slums to football star and president, Liberia’s George Weah
From Liberia's swampy slums to international football star and then president, George Weah is contesting a second term in a...
Joseph Boakai: political veteran with plan to ‘rescue’ Liberia
Liberia's main opposition contender for president Joseph Boakai has four decades of political experience behind him but at the age...
Joseph Boakai: political veteran with plan to ‘rescue’ Liberia
Liberia's main opposition contender for president Joseph Boakai has four decades of political experience behind him but at the age...
Chinese vessels in high-seas chase of Philippine boat with media
As a Philippine Coast Guard rubber boat carrying journalists sped towards Filipino troops on a grounded navy vessel in the...
Microsoft chief says Russia is spreading Middle East disinformation
Russia has been spreading "disinformation" about the situation in the Middle East, the president of Microsoft said Saturday, as tensions...
Mali army closes on Touareg rebel town: sources
Mali's army moved closer Saturday to the strategically important northern town of Kidal that is held by Touareg separatist and...
Australia responds to ‘cyber incident’ affecting ports
The Australian government said Saturday it was responding to a "significant cyber security incident" affecting several ports operated by DP...
Vatican takes ‘step’ towards transgender Catholics
LGBTQ rights campaigners welcomed a Vatican statement that transgender people can be baptized as a step towards a more inclusive...
Dravid hails ‘captain fantastic’ Rohit in India’s World Cup odyssey
Rohit Sharma was hailed on Saturday as a "fantastic" captain for leading India to a perfect eight wins from eight...
Gaza’s post-war governance uncertain as war rages
Who will govern Gaza when Israel's military offensive against Hamas ends? After five weeks of fighting, the answer remains shrouded...
Sri Lanka appeals ICC ban over political meddling
Sri Lanka's sports minister said Saturday he would appeal the country's suspension from the International Cricket Council (ICC) over alleged...
Pope dismisses US bishop who was prominent critic
Pope Francis on Saturday dismissed US bishop Joseph Strickland, a prominent conservative who has repeatedly criticized his papacy, following concerns...
Combat hits Gaza hospitals as Israel confronts toll fears
Gaza hospitals reported being under constant fire and running on nearly exhausted supplies Saturday as Israel rejected key allies' condemnation...
Blinken ends marathon tour warning ‘more needs to be done’ on Gaza
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a marathon diplomatic push Friday in India after a whirlwind Middle East...
Bangladesh PM rejects further pay hike after garment worker protests
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has rejected any further pay hikes for protesting garment workers demanding a nearly tripled wage...
Elusive Attenborough echidna rediscovered in Indonesia
An elusive echidna feared extinct after disappearing for six decades has been rediscovered in a remote part of Indonesia, on...
Philippines accuses China of ‘dangerous’ actions in South China Sea
The Philippines accused the Chinese coast guard Friday of "dangerous harassment" of Filipino boats in the disputed South China Sea,...
Erdogan blasts Turkey’s top court, backs probe into judges
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday accused Turkey's highest court of making repeated mistakes and defended an unprecedented criminal investigation...
Bangladesh coach calls for timed-out rule change as Shakib row rumbles on
Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha called for a change to cricket's timed-out law, saying it should be a matter for the...
Wrecked Israeli community grieves for peaceniks killed in Hamas attacks
Rounds of outgoing Israeli artillery rattle the edge of the war-afflicted Gaza Strip, where a kibbutz community grieves for residents...
‘No pressure’ Azam blasts critics as World Cup dream slips away
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam blasted his critics on Friday, telling them "it's easy to give advice on TV" as he...
Jailed Iranian Nobel winner ends hunger strike
The family of imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi says she has ended a hunger strike after she...
Prince Harry wins latest round in legal battle with UK newspapers
The publishers of two UK newspapers on Friday lost a bid to have a case for unlawful information gathering brought...
Xi, Biden to meet in US next week for first talks in a year
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first meeting in nearly a year next week...
Blinken warns N. Korea, Russia military ties ‘growing and dangerous’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Thursday that military ties between North Korea and Russia are "growing and dangerous",...
Gaza workers stuck in West Bank desperate to return despite war
It seems an incongruous question in the middle of Israel's war with Hamas, but asked who wanted to return home,...
Israel to begin four-hour ‘pauses’ in Gaza, US says
Israel has agreed to daily four-hour military pauses in northern Gaza for humanitarian purposes, the White House said Thursday, even...
Armed rebellion risks break-up of Myanmar: junta-backed president
Myanmar's junta-backed president said the country is at risk of breaking apart if the military cannot crush a joint offensive...
Thwarted Thai PM candidate Pita vows to run again: AFP interview
Thwarted Thai election winner Pita Limjaroenrat vowed Thursday to run for prime minister again, defying conservative forces that blocked him...
Best of enemies: England-Pakistan cricket flashpoints
Cricket matches between England and Pakistan have often been fraught affairs, with rows over umpiring, allegations of ball-tampering, abandoned fixtures,...
Best of enemies: England-Pakistan cricket flashpoints
Cricket matches between England and Pakistan have often been fraught affairs, with rows over umpiring, allegations of ball-tampering, abandoned fixtures,...
Spain PM strikes key deal with Catalan separatists: source
Spain's prime minister has clinched agreement with Catalan separatists, a source told AFP on Thursday, in a deal that will...
EU court advisor recommends new ruling in Apple tax case
The European Court of Justice's top legal advisor recommended on Thursday that an EU court make a new ruling in...
Turkey’s Gaza fury deepens splits with EU
As Turkey's relations with the European Union come under strain over its democratic standards, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's outspoken pro-Palestinian...
UK minister condemned for attacking policing of pro-Palestinian protests
British interior minister Suella Braverman sparked outrage on Thursday for accusing police of double standards before a politically charged pro-Palestinian...
Ethiopian forces regain control of historic Lalibela: residents
The Ethiopian army regained control of Lalibela on Thursday following a pullout by a regional militia whose fighters had overrun...
EU opens probe into TikTok, YouTube over child protection
The EU announced investigations on Thursday into YouTube and TikTok to find out what action the US and Chinese-owned platforms...
G7 backs ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Gaza, reaffirms Ukraine support
G7 foreign ministers said Wednesday that they supported "humanitarian pauses and corridors" in the Hamas-Israel war but refrained from calling...
Telecoms outage cuts off millions of Australians
More than 10 million Australians were cut off from internet and phone services on Wednesday after unexplained outages struck one...
Fossil fuel plans by producing nations threatens 1.5C limit: UN
Plans to expand oil, gas and coal production by major fossil fuel countries would push the world far beyond the...
Russia hands captive Ukrainian soldiers heavy sentences
Russian military courts on Wednesday sentenced two Ukrainian soldiers to 19 and 20 years in prison for allegedly shooting civilians...
‘Big Show’ to doting dad: Five things on Glenn Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell on Wednesday was the toast of the cricket world a day after his unbeaten 201 powered Australia into...
China’s diplomacy shifts from ‘wolf warrior’ to ‘handsome boy’
China's red carpet treatment for "handsome boy" Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese offered an intriguing blueprint for Beijing's shifting approach...
‘Act urgently’: French lawmakers call for new Africa approach
France must "act urgently" and conduct reforms to restore its ties with Africa as Russia and China's influence is rising...
Iran jails French national for 5 years: family
An Iranian court has ordered a five-year jail sentence against a French national tried on national security charges, his family...
Thousands flee as Israel tightens ‘stranglehold’ around Gaza City
Thousands of Palestinians were fleeing on foot Wednesday in a surge away from the fighting and intense bombardment in Gaza...
UK police urged to ban pro-Palestinian rally
British police came under mounting government pressure on Wednesday to ban a pro-Palestinian rally scheduled to take place in London...
Scientists blame climate change for ‘extreme drought’ in Iraq, Iran and Syria
The "extreme" drought gripping Iraq, Syria and Iran would not have occurred without climate change caused primarily by burning fossil...
French Polynesia president backs Olympics surf venue rethink
The president of the French overseas territory of French Polynesia has suggested an alternative venue for the 2024 Olympics surf...
France divisions exposed by march against anti-Semitism
A call for a weekend march in Paris against anti-Semitism sparked bitter squabbling between political parties Wednesday despite a surge...
US Supreme Court to weigh whether abusers have right to own guns
The conservative US Supreme Court has an opportunity on Tuesday to clarify its latest case law on the right to...
