The strain, which was first announced by South Africa but has since been discovered to have been present earlier in Europe, has prompted governments around the globe to reimpose travel restrictions, despite warnings from the World Health Organizatio...

In remarks to the Sydney-based Lowy Institute, veteran diplomat Kurt Campbell lampooned Beijing for strong-arm tactics. Painting China as increasingly bellicose and determined to impose its will overseas, Campbell said Beijing had engaged in "reall...

Polls currently indicate former health minister Xavier Bertrand as the best-placed candidate to unseat President Emmanuel Macron, but the moderate 56-year-old upset many grassroots activists by quitting the party in 2017. Other contenders include f...

The Mumbai clash will mark Kohli's return after he stepped down as Twenty20 captain at the end of the World Cup last month and took a short break. Shreyas Iyer's 105 and 65 in his debut Test, which ended in a draw in Kanpur against the Black Caps, ...

Nearly 20,000 members of the stateless Muslim minority, who fled neighbouring Myanmar in 2017 after a brutal military crackdown, have already been sent to Bhashan Char island. Bangladesh has been criticised by rights groups for the relocation plan,...

Fiji Airways flight FJ914 from Sydney touched down at Nadi airport at 11.40am (2340 Tuesday GMT), ending 615 days of international isolation for the tourism-dependent economy. As the plane taxied down the runway, two fire engines lined up and aimed...

Leach also spotlighted Ravindra Jadeja as an inspiration after the Indian's exploits during a Test series in Australia last summer. "For years I've watched Nathan Lyon and he's very impressive," said Leach, who memorably shared in a final-wicket st...

The nine justices -- among them six conservatives -- will sit from 10:00 am (1500 GMT) to examine a 2018 law in the southern state of Mississippi that prohibits most terminations after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The court is expected to render a decisi...

The next elections are scheduled for June 2023, but the emboldened opposition is pressing for snap elections as soon as next year. In office for 18 years, Erdogan survived a coup attempt in 2016, but he now faces an enormous economic challenge as p...

Fiji Airways flight FJ914 from Sydney touched down at Nadi airport at 11.40am (2340 Tuesday GMT), ending 615 days of international isolation for the tourism-dependent economy. As the plane taxied down the runway, two fire engines lined up and aimed...

The much-anticipated showdown between the NBA's two best teams did not disappoint as Phoenix shut down Stephen Curry with a superb defensive effort. The victory vaulted Phoenix to the top of the Western Conference alongside Golden State, who entere...

The 34-year-old world number one would be bidding for a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title in Melbourne in January, but he has refused to say if he has been jabbed against coronavirus. His father Srdjan told Serbian television on Sunday his son ...

The leader in live videogame streaming has struggled for months to stem a wave of racist and homophobic harassment, which includes so-called "hate raids" against certain content creators. Stalkers have been known to enter chat rooms and flood the m...

Health authorities reported 91 new cases in or close to Manzhouli -- a city of 231,000 in Inner Mongolia that handles more than 65 percent of China-Russia trade -- after seeing dozens in recent days, forcing leaders to impose localised lockdowns and...

Fiji Airways flight FJ914 arrived a Nadi airport from Sydney at 11.40am (2340 Tuesday GMT), ending 615 days of international isolation for the Pacific island nation. As the plane taxied down the runway, two fire engines lined up and aimed their hos...