The Israeli police said they had repelled "dozens of rioters" who had been "throwing stones and other objects" at the security forces. An AFP correspondent said there was a large police presence in front of the mosque, while the Palestinian Red Cre...

Chinese authorities have stuck to their zero-Covid policy of lockdowns and mass testing as they battle the biggest outbreak since the early days of the pandemic, with entire neighbourhoods in the capital sealed over handfuls of infections. Beijing ...

The short-video format app has become wildly popular in recent years with more than a billion active users globally, but has been criticized for not providing a way for creators to effectively monetize content. Under the new TikTok Pulse program, c...

Beijing remains wedded to its strategy of stamping out coronavirus clusters with targeted lockdowns and mass testing, even as the fast-spreading Omicron variant makes this increasingly difficult. But the European Chamber of Commerce said in a repor...

The two Shire breeds with black coats and feathered hooves stop to unload their cart, which later this month is set to carry Castle Hill, a beer created specially to mark the queen's 70 years on the throne. "We call it Castle Hill because when the ...

Russia's blockade of Ukraine's seaports has forced the country's exporters to look for alternatives to move their precious cargo. So now the country's grain is loaded onto trains, lorries or barges in the small Danube ports of Reni and Izmail in th...

"Twenty-five years ago it seemed almost impossible, but you end up knowing how to do it by heart," Cicioni told AFP at his workshop in the barracks of the world's oldest army, right in the heart of the Vatican. "Despite the number of pieces, it's l...

"I was a little slow -- sometimes I'm a little slow," Cruise joked to AFP at the world premiere of "Top Gun: Maverick," held aboard a retired US aircraft carrier in San Diego on Wednesday. Slow is not usually a word associated with Cruise, arguably...

The 26-year-old faces the prospect of being banned for a maximum four years if the positive test is confirmed. "The AIU has provisionally suspended discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur of India for the use of a prohibited substance (Stanozolol), a breach...

Morrison, who faces federal elections May 21, has been battling criticism of his government's foreign policy after the Pacific island nation signed a security pact with China last month. The China deal raised alarm in Australia and the United State...

Two goals from Peruvian international Raul Ruidiaz and a late strike from Uruguayan veteran Nicolas Lodeiro sealed a deserved 3-0 second leg victory in front of a tournament record crowd of 68,741 at Seattle's Lumen Field. Last week's first leg had ...

The contest for the devolved assembly in Belfast could see a pro-Irish nationalist party win for the first time in the troubled history of the British province. The results, which are expected from Friday, could have huge constitutional implication...

Chinese authorities have pressed on with their zero-Covid policy involving lockdowns and mass testing as they battle the biggest outbreak since the early days of the pandemic, with entire neighbourhoods in the capital sealed over handfuls of infecti...

The three-day halt in Russia's attack on the Azovstal steelworks was announced as EU member states debated a proposed ban on Russian oil, the bloc's toughest move yet over Moscow's invasion of its neighbour. The EU also pledged to "significantly in...

Lam, Hong Kong's first woman leader, took office promising to heal divisions and tackle livelihood issues, especially a housing crisis. Her term was instead dominated by massive democracy protests and Beijing's subsequent crackdown, as well as a ze...