Commander confirmed dead Iran confirmed on Monday that Revolutionary Guards commander Alireza Tangsiri had been killed, days after Israel said it targeted him in an air strike. A statement carried by the Guards' Sepah News website said Tangsiri "suc...

North Melbourne's Tristan Xerri was charged with serious misconduct over the incident on Saturday where he targeted Essendon captain Andy McGrath. Xerri got a bloody nose before kicking a goal and clashing physically with McGrath. The 27-year-old t...

France comfortably beat Colombia in a friendly match in the United States (3-1). This win caps off a successful tour for Les Bleus in the United States, three days after their victory over Brazil.

The Papua New Guinea side are due to enter Australia's National Rugby League in 2028 after years of lobbying, with the Australian Peters joining at the end of Hull KR's 2026 season. "Willie wasn't just available -- he was in demand," said PNG Chief...

A ​Russian oil tanker entered Cuban waters on Monday, possibly granting a lifeline to Cuba as US President Donald Trump appeared to relax a de facto oil blockade on ‌the Caribbean island. FRANCE 24's Ed Augustin reports from Havana.

"Three families lived off this place. Look what they’ve done to me. I'm 55 years old. What job can I do now?" the livestock farmer sobbed. From August 2024 to early March, more than 480,000 sheep and goats have been slaughtered because of the pan...

Paul Conyngham's months-long quest to fight his rescue mutt Rosie's cancer has grabbed the attention of OpenAI boss Sam Altman, who called it an "amazing story" in an X post on Friday. Sydney-based AI consultant Conyngham told AFP that eight-year-o...

AFP Sport previews the play-off finals that will decide the last four European qualifiers for this summer's 48-team tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada: Bosnia and Hercegovina v Italy Gennaro Gattuso, a 2006 World Cup winner, is try...

Min Aung Hlaing has ruled Myanmar since 2021 when he ordered a coup toppling the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi -- detaining the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, dissolving her party and triggering civil war. After five years of hardline rule, h...

Reza Pahlavi, the US-based son of Iran's last shah who was ousted by the 1979 Islamic revolution, has positioned himself as a potential transitional leader following the killing of Tehran's supreme leader in US-Israeli strikes last month. The rally...

Kuomintang (KMT) chairperson Cheng Li-wun, who took up her role in November, has insisted on meeting Xi before she makes an official trip to the United States, drawing criticism from inside and outside her party that she is too pro-China. The KMT ...

"The military is building a massive complex under the ballroom, and that's under construction, and we're doing very well, so we're ahead of schedule," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. "It's part of it, the ballroom essentially becomes a s...

Green was snapped up by three-time champions Kolkata in the December auction for 252 million rupees to become the most expensive overseas buy in Indian Premier League history. Kolkata posted 220 against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday,...

The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran in late February and Tehran has hit back by targeting crude-exporting countries in the region and halting shipments through the Gulf. The squeeze on supply has pushed oil and natural gas prices ...

A recent UEFA report found English football's "Big Six" -- Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham -- earned nearly 20 percent more from selling tickets for home matches in the 2024/25 season than 12 months befo...