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...
China owed more than $1 trillion in Belt and Road debt: report
China is owed more than a trillion dollars through its Belt and Road project, making it the biggest debt collector...
Russia navy chief kicks off Myanmar naval drills
The head of Russia's navy met Myanmar's junta chief ahead of joint naval exercises due to begin Tuesday, according to...
World Cup ‘timed out’ dismissal row divides cricket
Cricket's "timed out" controversy split the game on Tuesday as Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan headed for home nursing a...
Olympic champion Semenya ‘not ashamed’ to be different
Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya said she is "not going to be ashamed because I am different" as she focuses...
Zadran posts Afghanistan’s first World Cup hundred
Ibrahim Zadran became the first Afghanistan batsman to score a World Cup hundred when he reached three figures against Australia...
Swiss museum shows controversial Nazi-era art collection
A top Swiss museum has run into trouble showing an art collection acquired in questionable circumstances during World War II,...
One month on, Israel’s deadliest Gaza war set to intensify
Israel's deadliest ever war in Gaza, sparked by the October 7 Hamas attacks, entered its second month Tuesday as Prime...
Kahlil Gibran’s Lebanon hometown celebrates ‘The Prophet’ centennial
Nestled in the mountains of northern Lebanon, a museum dedicated to Kahlil Gibran in his hometown of Bsharre has been...
Europe to decide its future in space at Seville summit
European ministers are meeting in the Spanish city of Seville on Monday and Tuesday to decide on the continent's future...
Russia strikes Odesa, damaging museum, injuring 8
Russian strikes overnight in the southern Ukrainian region of Odesa left eight people wounded and damaged a historic art museum,...
EU probes AliExpress to examine curbs on illegal products
The EU on Monday announced an investigation into Chinese e-commerce giant AliExpress, seeking more details on what measures it is...
Iranian Nobel winner Narges Mohammadi begins hunger strike in prison: family
Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has begun a hunger strike in her Iranian prison in protest at limits on...
French justice minister goes on trial in conflict of interest case
France's justice minister goes on trial Monday in a conflict of interest case that has been a major embarrassment for...
UK climate activists target ‘Rokeby Venus’ painting
Climate protesters on Monday smashed the glass cover of the "Rokeby Venus" painting by Spanish artist Diego Velazquez at London's...
‘He died so I could live’: Israeli couple torn apart in Hamas attack
When young Israeli Irene Shavit spoke to her mother after her first date with Netta Epstein, she said she was...
Mathews in World Cup ‘timed out’ controversy as Sri Lanka make 279
Sri Lanka batsman Angelo Mathews became the first player to be given "timed out" in the history of international cricket...
Fans forgo facemasks as India’s toxic smog clouds World Cup
The smog-choked Indian capital was ranked as the planet's most polluted major city on Monday, but the love of the...
Arthur seeks divine intervention to save Pakistan at World Cup
Pakistan team director Mickey Arthur sought "divine help" on Monday as the 1992 champions braced for one last push to...
Activists picket Belarus Paris embassy over jailed journalist
Reporters Without Borders staged a protest outside the Belarus embassy in Paris on Monday in support of journalist Marina Zolotova,...
Protesters slam Biden at pro-Palestinian march in Washington
Thousands of protesters in the US capital on Saturday called for a ceasefire in Gaza amid Israel's relentless bombing campaign,...
Thousands march in Europe and Iran protests for Palestinians
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters rallied in London, Paris and Berlin on Saturday calling for a ceasefire in Gaza after Iranians...
Blinken on Middle East crisis tour as bloody war roils Gaza
US top diplomat Antony Blinken visited the occupied West Bank on Sunday, part of a whirlwind Middle East tour as...
Blinken, in West Bank, says Gazans must not be ‘forcibly displaced’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Gazans "must not be forcibly displaced", speaking on a surprise visit Sunday to...
Father takes child hostage, halting flights at Hamburg airport
German police negotiators were Sunday trying to convince a father armed with a weapon and perhaps explosives to free his...
Five memorable Virat Kohli tons in ODI cricket
India superstar Virat Kohli on Sunday equalled Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record of 49 ODI centuries in the World Cup match...
Birthday boy Kohli equals Tendulkar’s record 49 ODI hundreds
India's Virat Kohli equalled Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 one-day international hundreds when he reached three figures in a World...
Hamburg airport hostage-taker gives himself up
An armed father who took his four-year-old daughter hostage, forcing the suspension of flights at Hamburg airport, gave himself up...
Turkish police tear gas pro-Palestinian protesters at air base
Turkish police Sunday fired tear gas to disperse a pro-Palestinian rally staged outside a military base housing US forces just...
Tears of a child as Nepalis cremate quake dead
The wails of eight-year-old Prem Kala Kami echoed across her Nepali village on Sunday, as the shroud-wrapped bodies of her...
‘We’re losing’: Ukrainians reel from war chief’s stalemate warning
In eastern Ukraine, where another grueling winter is descending -- along with it a likely freeze in major frontline movements...
Armed commandos take Guinean ex-dictator from prison
Former Guinean dictator Moussa Dadis Camara was on Saturday taken from prison by a heavily armed commando during an operation...
Gay Games open in Hong Kong after year-long delay
More than a thousand athletes gathered in a Hong Kong stadium on Saturday to open the Gay Games, the first...
Bangladesh garment workers clash with police as factories reopen
Striking Bangladesh garment workers clashed with police on Saturday near the capital as factories reopened in defiance of a protest...
‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry laid to rest in Los Angeles: media
American actor Matthew Perry of the hit sitcom "Friends" was laid to rest at a Los Angeles cemetery on Friday...
Sri Lanka cancel World Cup practice in toxic Delhi smog
Sri Lanka cancelled Saturday's training session in India's capital with a pall of toxic smog engulfing the megacity just days...
Australian PM ‘pleased to be in Shanghai’ as starts China visit
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that he was "pleased to be in Shanghai" on Saturday at the start of...
Turkey recalls envoy to Israel, blasts Netanyahu
Turkey said Saturday it was recalling its ambassador to Israel and breaking off contacts with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in...
‘Air-pocalypse’: Indian capital launches ‘Green War Room’
The enemy is nearly invisible and there are no soldiers, but the Indian capital's new "Green War Room" is battling...