France's foreign minister said on Tuesday five of its nationals were being held in Iran and the European Union had agreed the technical aspects to impose sanctions on Tehran, which would come into force next week. 

Matsuyama, who became Japan's first male major winner at the US Masters last year, will face a field including Tokyo Olympic champion Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa and rising South Korean Kim Joo-hyung as the US PGA Tour returns to Narashino Co...

The kingdom has been stunned by the tragedy in northeastern Na Klang province, one of the worst mass killings in its history, with flags at half-mast and King Maha Vajiralongkorn visiting the families of the victims. At Wat Rat Samakee temple in Na...

Lebanon and Israel have reached a historic agreement demarcating a disputed maritime border between them, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the levy would be the first of its kind in the world. Gases naturally emitted by New Zealand's 6.2 million cows are among the country's biggest environmental problems. The scheme would see farmers pay for gas emi...

Ernaux, whose works have been translated and studied in the United States for the past 30 years, had been honored last week by the Nobel committee "for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective r...

An agreement between the neighbouring countries, which remain technically at war, could mark a major step towards unlocking offshore gas production for both countries. The talks have been brokered by US envoy Amos Hochstein who has sought to settl...

Thousands of Haitians demonstrated Monday in Port-au-Prince to protest against the government and its call for foreign assistance to deal with endemic insecurity, a humanitarian crisis and a burgeoning cholera epidemic. 

Allen blasted six sixes in a tally of 62 off 42 balls as the Black Caps chased down 130-7 with ease at Hagley Oval as New Zealand claimed their second win of the series. The hosts' victory leaves both Pakistan and New Zealand on two wins and a defe...

Rodney Reed, 54, an African-American man, was convicted by an all-white jury in 1998 of the rape and murder of Stacey Stites, a 19-year-old white woman. Traces of his sperm were found on the victim's body, but Reed insists he is innocent of the 199...

Ukraine vowed to strengthen its armed forces after Russia launched its biggest aerial assaults on cities since the beginning of the war, forcing thousands to flee to bomb shelters and prompting Kyiv to halt electricity exports to Europe. Follow FR...

The Nord -- a $500 million luxury vessel linked to Russian billionaire Alexei Mordashov -- arrived in the Chinese territory's waters last week. Mordashov is among the oligarchs close to Russian President Vladimir Putin who have been targeted by Wes...

A day after UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for immediate deployment of a special international armed force in Haiti to help the crisis-hit Caribbean state, the demonstration in the capital was marred by violence, with police using tear...

The South Asian giant churns out on average around 1,600 films each year, more than any other country, traditionally headlined by glitzy Bollywood, with fans worshipping movie stars like gods and crowds thronging premieres. But now cinemas have fal...

The meeting comes a day after Russian missiles rocked the Ukrainian capital for the first time in months, with President Volodymyr Zelensky warning Moscow that his country "cannot be intimidated". Russian forces rained more than 80 missiles on citi...