The Italian second seed led 6-2, 6-1 when France's Hugo Gaston called it quits with an apparent injury after 68 minutes on Rod Laver Arena. Sinner faces Australian qualifier James Duckworth or Dino Prizmic of Croatia next. "I saw that he was not s...

UNRWA spokesman Jonathan Fowler said in a statement to AFP that Israeli forces "stormed into" the compound shortly after 7am (0500 GMT) and ousted security guards from the site, before bulldozers entered and began demolishing buildings. "This is an...

Syrian forces began an offensive nearly two weeks ago, pushing the Kurdish-led SDF forces out of Aleppo. Over the weekend,they advanced deep into the northeastern area held by Kurdish forces for over a decade. Ankara hailed it as a legitimate "figh...

William Hilderbrandt welcomes Dr. Ahu Kucuksefahani, Scholar in International Relations, social movements and digital activism. She offers a sobering analysis of Iran's deepening crisis amidst unprecedented internet blackouts and a brutal crackdown ...

The 39-year-old, one of the most colourful and popular players in men's tennis, battled all the way but Australian qualifier Dane Sweeny prevailed 6-7 (3/7), 7-5, 6-4, 7-5 in an epic lasting nearly four hours. There was an on-court presentation and...

The fifth seed, who lost the 2023 final in three tough sets to Aryna Sabalenka, sent Slovenia's Kaja Juvan packing 6-4, 6-3 with her serve proving a potent weapon. Rybakina won 83 percent of her first-serve points to keep up her record of safely ne...

The Korea Professional Footballers' Association made public a joint statement that they sent with national team players to the Korea Football Association (KFA) in September last year, complaining of "poor conditions" on national team duty. The stat...

Lawmakers in the House of Representatives backed the legislation in response to the December 14 shooting at the famous Sydney beach. Sajid Akram and his son Naveed allegedly targeted a Jewish Hanukkah celebration in the nation's worst mass shooting...

Relations between Brussels and Beijing are strained as the European Union has taken an increasingly tough line on trade issues with China. The EU in particular takes umbrage at what it describes as unfair competition with China, but there are also ...

Kylian Mbappé and Luis Enrique have defended Morocco's Brahim Diaz after his failed panenka penalty in the AFCON final against Senegal.

The endless stream of content ranges from comedic memes to dramatic retellings. In one, a courtroom illustration of Maduro in a New York courthouse springs to life and announces: "I consider myself a prisoner of war." In another, an AI-generated M...

The unprecedented shift observed over a decade in penguin breeding patterns was "highly correlated" with rising temperatures on the frozen continent, said the study's lead author Ignacio Juarez Martinez. Penguin breeding is closely linked to food a...

The 92nd-ranked player gave Keys an almighty fright on Rod Laver Arena before heroically losing 7-6 (8/6), 6-1 in the biggest match of her life. The 25-year-old, who sported temporary tattoos on her face, wore a white T-shirt to her post-match pres...

Indiana's Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza rushed for a crucial second half touchdown to help set up a memorable victory at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium. The win completed a perfect 16-0 season for Indiana, who stunned the world of ...

Springboarding off a global craze for "Dubai chocolate" -- a pistachio-filled chocolate bar layered with fine shredded pastry known as kadaif -- and fuelled by K-pop endorsements, "Dujjonku" have become a phenomenon in South Korea. Online searches ...