As Bulgaria formally adopts the euro currency this January 1st, residents in the capital Sofia queued up in front of ATMs just after midnight to withdraw new banknotes. Also in this edition, the world's 500 richest people added a record $2.2 trillio...

As revellers rang in the new year, a "fire of undetermined origin" broke out in a bar popular with tourists, police in the Wallis canton in southwestern Switzerland, police said in a statement. "Several people lost their lives and others were inju...

But the former world number three, now ranked 36th after playing just two Davis Cup matches since a second-round exit at the US Open, said his ongoing medical treatment appeared to be paying dividends. "I'm most excited to see how my actual trainin...

Australia's Kyrgios beat the Belarusian 6-3, 6-3 in a highly-publicised showdown in Dubai last Sunday, with modified rules that divided fans. Sabalenka's side of the court was reduced in size by nine percent in an attempt to restrict Kyrgios' power...

Four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka, who won Australian Open titles in 2019 and 2021, said she was taking inspiration from her two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Shai as she began the new year. "My daughter is an incentive, she's (always) in the back...

Ivory Coast delivered a thrilling spectacle on the final Group F day at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. Trailing 2-0 after just 21 minutes against already-eliminated Gabon, the Elephants turned the game around in the second half. In the round of 16,...

Netanyahu, who arrived at the US president's Palm Beach residence on Monday, was spotted alongside tuxedo-clad Trump Wednesday night in a social media post from conservative influencer Michael Solakiewicz. Trump had joked that the Israeli leader co...

San Antonio, beaten by the Knicks in the NBA Cup final two weeks ago, avenged that loss in sensational fashion after clawing their way back from a 19-point second quarter deficit to score a superb win. French prodigy Wembanyama was instrumental in ...

US Southern Command, which is responsible for American forces operating in Central and South America, announced two sets of strikes, which were carried out on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday, "three narco-trafficking vessels traveling as a convoy...

Total exports last year were valued at over $700 billion, according to data from Seoul's industry ministry, up 3.8 percent from the previous year. The worldwide surge in interest in artificial intelligence saw semiconductor industry exports reach $...

Beijing launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter jets, navy ships and coastguard vessels this week to encircle Taiwan's main island, in exercises condemned by Taipei as "highly provocative". China claims democratic Taiwan is part of its ter...

The gap between the official and black market rate is mounting as well, nearing 100 percent in an economy that has become increasingly dollarized as a way to tackle hyperinflation. Even though President Nicolas Maduro projected economic growth of n...

Test skipper Cummins only played one of the five Ashes Tests against England, in Adelaide, as he slowly recovers from a lower back issue, while Hazlewood (Achilles) missed the entire series. Cummins will have another scan on his back later this mon...

Joshua was travelling on Monday with friends Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele on a busy highway linking Lagos and Ibadan in the southwest of the country when their SUV rammed into a stationary truck. He suffered minor injuries, according to the Nigerian...

The Fennecs are just one of two sides to have won all of their games so far at AFCON. Just as Nigeria did yesterday, they've finished top of their group by putting on a show of strength in their 3-1 victory over Equatorial Guinea, with three goals s...