Hungary's long-standing ties with Israel will be on display when its nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban receives Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu in Budapest on Thursday, despite the latter being wanted under an International Criminal Court a...

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced sweeping new tariffs on imports to the United States from countries right across the globe. "Some economists have figured out how these tariffs were calculated by the White House and its team," said F...

"They have stopped the operation for the time being, they will resume the search at the end of this year," Transport Minister Anthony Loke said in a voice recording sent to AFP on Thursday by his aide. "Right now, it's not the season," Loke said in...

Senior government climatologist Simon Grainger said the rolling 12-month period between April 2024 and March 2025 was 1.61 degrees Celsius (34.9 degrees Fahrenheit) above average -- the hottest since records began more than a century ago. "This is...

"They came at about one in the morning and started firing in the air," said the Fulani herdsman, whose name AFP has changed for security reasons. "My family and I fled into the bush. The jihadists took 36 of my cows and 40 sheep," he added. Livest...

McLaren have been the team to beat so far this season, with Norris winning the opening Australian Grand Prix before teammate Oscar Piastri led him in a one-two finish in China. Red Bull have dominated F1 in recent years, with Max Verstappen winning...

The primary school headmaster was on a training course in Sagaing, the closest place to the epicentre, when the 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck. The 47-year-old remembered a decades-old school lesson to shelter under a bed if the world starts to sh...

The marathon is part of celebrations marking the birth of North Korea's founding leader Kim Il Sung in 1912 and is the largest international sporting event in the reclusive country. It is scheduled to take place on Sunday, offering a rare opportuni...

The seven-time world champion has experienced the highs and lows over his first two race weekends with Ferrari, finishing 10th in Australia before taking his maiden victory in Scuderia red at the sprint race in Shanghai. Hamilton's joy turned to de...

Authorities in Colombo and the Buddhist pilgrim city of Anuradhapura have reportedly deployed dog catchers to impound hounds ahead of Modi's visit, which begins on Friday. Many of Colombo's strays are beloved by their adopted neighbourhoods despite...