The 25-year-old Wang breezed past her compatriot 6-2, 6-1 in 66 minutes at the Higashiyama Park Tennis Center in Nagoya. Tennis is one of seven sports at the Games where the winners receive an Olympic qualification place. Wang paid tribute to the...

The French government is seeking €54 billion in savings in its 2027 budget proposal, as it faces pressure over its ballooning public debt. But it's likely to face opposition, especially on proposals that would cap pension increases. Meanwhile, pro...

Kim started the day two shots back from the lead, but a brilliant five-under 65 at Kasugai Country Club that included five birdies and an eagle took him a stroke clear at 12-under par with one round to play. Kim and his South Korean teammates know ...

Gunn became something of a global laughing stock after her unorthodox routine at the Paris 2024 Games. Her widely derided performance included kangaroo hops and imitating a sprinkler. The 39-year-old's moves were copied on late-night talk shows an...

France still very much takes its literary prize-giving season seriously. So when a Haitian-born Canadian writer was accused of infusing his best-selling breakout novel with artificial intelligence, it got ugly in a hurry. We wade into the Thélyson ...

Kim started the day two shots back from the lead, but a brilliant five-under 65 at Kasugai Country Club that included five birdies and an eagle took him a stroke clear at 12-under par with one round to play. Kim and his South Korean teammates know ...

Gunn became something of a global laughing stock after her unorthodox routine at the Paris 2024 Games. Her widely derided performance included kangaroo hops and imitating a sprinkler. The 39-year-old's moves were copied on late-night talk shows an...

The 30-year-old beat China's Yang Chengyu 5-0 in the women's 60kg final in Nagoya, giving her a second Asian Games gold after winning in the 57kg class in Hangzhou three years ago. Lin told AFP before the Games that she had considered retiring afte...

The warplanes are part of an $8 billion deal for 66 F-16Vs approved during US President Donald Trump's first term and scheduled for delivery this year. The arrival of the aircraft comes as Taiwan awaits Washington's approval of a separate $14 billi...

Ministers, climate negotiators and a handful of leaders will meet in the Fijian city of Nadi for the October 5-8 talks. They will be charting the course for a major UN-sponsored global climate summit, known as COP31, to be held in November in Turke...