The 39-year-old Tour de France champion held off a challenge by Belgium's Lotte Kopecky by one second after a gruelling 164.3 kilometre (102 mile) slog in the rain around Wollongong, south of Sydney. Italy's Silvia Persico took the bronze. "I sti...

After crushing Belgium and Puerto Rico, the Americans faced a trickier Group A test against an emerging China who were tipped to be the United States' biggest threat to an 11th world title. But the three-time defending champions led throughout in ...

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warned Friday that his country's worst-ever floods were a sign of climate catastrophes to come around the world, as he urged justice for developing nations that bear little responsibility for warming.

Seven months into Russia's war, the WHO Foundation -- an independent organisation that works to raise funds to support the UN health agency's work addressing global health crises -- launched the "Human Kind" e-store, where fans can try to win items ...

Peas has been fighting against the destruction of forests for three decades and regrets that states and companies continue to destroy the Amazon despite the urgency of the climate crisis. "The Amazon must remain intact for the youth and the rest of...

Protests flared in Iran for an eighth straight night Friday over the death of a young woman arrested by morality police, verified social media posts showed, hours after counter-demonstrations mobilised by authorities.

Out with internationally respected Mario Draghi and in -- polls say -- with eurosceptic Giorgia Meloni, head of the post-fascist Brothers of Italy party, who is widely tipped to become the country's first female prime minister. "The country is eage...

"I really felt I couldn't be passive and just watch television," the 49-year-old told AFP at the Mezaine military training ground in western Latvia. "So I decided, yes, the national guard was the place for me." Since Russian forces invaded Ukraine...

From Donatella Versace to Valentino's Pierpaolo Piccioli, calls to mobilise have been everywhere at Milan Fashion Week. Houses such as Gucci and Fendi are actively helping their employees cast their ballots in Sunday's general elections. "Go out an...

The 25-year-old won't depart the division as a champion, having surrendered his WBC and WBO world titles on the scale on Thursday when he failed to make weight for the bout in his home town of Newark. But he ended the week on a high, knocking the B...

US President Joe Biden dismissed referendums in Kremlin-held regions of eastern and southern Ukraine as a "sham" on Friday, warning Russia there will be "swift and severe" costs if Moscow uses them to annex more of Ukraine. Follow our live blog fo...

The Spanish great has only recently returned from a long injury absence but he showed all his experience to master the conditions at Motegi for a leading time of one minute and 55.232 seconds on his Honda. That was ahead of Ducati riders Jorge Mart...

Dressed in a glittering black suit and wearing orange glasses, the 75-year-old pop icon sat down at the piano on the South Lawn of the White House, with the US presidential residence lit up in the background. "I don't know what to say, what a dump,...

The Briton added to her burgeoning reputation by defending her junior road race crown in Wollongong, south of Sydney, by more than two minutes after riding solo for 57 kilometres. Eglantine Rayer got the better of the Netherlands' Nienke Vinke in a...

The 42-year-old Dominican, playing in what he says is his final season, joined Barry Bonds (762 home runs), Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714) as the only players to reach the milestone. Pujols, who had hit his 698th career homer in a win over Ci...