On Tuesday, in the final appearances of his trip, he will pray at the site of a deadly 2020 port blast that shredded swathes of Beirut, then lead a Mass on the city's historic waterfront with an expected 100,000 people. France24 International Affair...

Washington is putting further pressure on Venezuela with a major naval build up in the Caribbean. The US military has already struck at least 19 suspected drug vessels since September. The White House on Monday defended a US admiral's decision to co...

Even though Max Verstappen had collected a fourth successive title in 2024, the pace of the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in the second half of the season suggested that this year would be tight. And so it has proved with the three of...

Russia has announced the capture of the strategically important Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, a development that unfolded as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with French President Emmanuel Macron to advance ongoing diplomatic efforts. The talks in Pa...

Environmentalists, experts and even Indonesia's government have pointed to the role forest loss played in flash flooding and landslides that washed torrents of mud into villages and stranded residents on roofs. Forests help absorb rainfall and stab...

Even though Max Verstappen had collected a fourth successive title in 2024, the pace of the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in the second half of the season suggested that this year would be tight. And so it has proved with the three of...

Environmentalists, experts and even Indonesia's government have pointed to the role forest loss played in flash flooding and landslides that washed torrents of mud into villages and stranded residents on roofs. Forests help absorb rainfall and stab...

New Zealand tumbled from 94-1 to 148-6 on a bowler-friendly wicket after Williamson was dismissed for 52, his 38th Test half-century. Michael Bracewell and Nathan Smith arrested the slide with a 52-run stand for the seventh wicket. Smith eventually...

Jacks will play his first Test for three years in the only change as England dispensed with the all-pace attack used in the first Test defeat in Perth. The 27-year-old got the nod ahead of Shoaib Bashir for the pink-ball match to add more depth to ...

The pontiff arrived from Turkey on Sunday on his inaugural visit abroad as pope and brought a message of hope, particularly to young people in Lebanon whose faith in their country has dwindled. He has received a jubilant welcome in a nation beset b...