Leaders in New Zealand have slammed the country's rugby chiefs for the "disgraceful" schedule clash that sees the Black Ferns take on Wales in Whangarei just as the All Blacks face Japan in Tokyo on Saturday. New Zealand Rugby said on Wednesday tha...

Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday claimed Israel's foe Lebanon de-facto "recognises" the Jewish state, due to a sea border deal the two states are set to sign imminently. 

The result compared with a loss after tax of $447 million in the July-September period last year, Shell said. Flush with cash from revenue surging to almost $100 billion, Shell said it would buy back shares at a cost of $4 billion. "We are delive...

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military coup in February last year, but despite its expressions of concern, efforts by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have yet to bear any fruit. But "ASEAN should not be discouraged, but e...

Speaking to Greek daily Ta Nea ahead of an official meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Scholz said it was "not acceptable" for a NATO state to question the sovereignty of a fellow member. He also criticised the "more or less vei...

New Zealand have endured a turbulent year that has included a home series loss to Ireland, a heavy defeat in South Africa and a maiden loss on home soil to Argentina. But they got their act together to clinch the Rugby Championship, winning their l...

With thick concrete walls, steel-reinforced doors and an air purification system, Lee says his shelter, buried under a metre (three feet) of earth, could keep him safe from a nuclear disaster and withstand a direct hit from a conventional missile. ...

King based her campaign around creating more opportunities for women in a country where gender violence is common and they have long been disadvantaged in employment and education. She will join the 52-member national legislature when it next sits ...

Mali's security situation has become "significantly worse" due to the ruling junta's choices, including an alleged decision to partner with Wagner, a Russian private security firm, a senior US official said Wednesday.

The 34-year-old tested positive late on Wednesday -- the second Australian player at the tournament to do so -- and has mild symptoms, a team spokesman told AFP. Asked if Wade was expected to play for the holders and hosts against England at Melbou...

Anne Jakapong Jakrajutatip, who also hosts the local edition of "Project Runway", becomes the first woman to own the beauty pageant organisation outright, according to an announcement Wednesday by the JKN Global Group, of which she is chief executiv...

The star all-rounder is yet to score a T20 fifty for England and his country need him to find form against old rivals Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Defeat for either team could be fatal for their World Cup hopes after holders Australia wer...

The International Energy Agency said Wednesday it believes global emissions will peak in 2025 as surging energy prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine propel investment in renewables.

For these Ukrainian artillerymen, there is not a second to lose. Military intelligence has just located several targets with the help of drones hovering above, and Russian tanks and trenches are now in their line of sight. Kyiv has deployed thousa...

Then, one of the Russian soldiers glanced at his passport and burst out laughing. "It's okay guys, the war is over," the soldier said. "We can go home -- we got their president!" Born in 1958 in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, then part of...