Welcome to Aegibong Starbucks in Gimpo -- less than an hour's drive from South Korea's capital Seoul but a world away from its closed-off northern neighbour less than two kilometres (1.2 miles) across the Han river. Perched on a hilltop beneath the...

"We are working to increase the flexibility of our businesses," Merz told a Berlin press conference after lengthy talks between his centre-right CDU party and their coalition partners the centre-left SPD. "We are working to cut red tape. We are wor...

The Italians finished fourth in the Six Nations to match their best result since joining the competition in 2000, and also beat England for the first time. Head coach Gonzalo Quesada has brought new blood into the squad for the inaugural Nations Ch...

Players from French champions Toulouse and fellow finalists Montpellier were not available for Saturday's clash, and head coach Fabien Galthie has opted for a Bordeaux-heavy side. Eight Bordeaux-Begles players are in the matchday XV, including up f...

The New Zealander, 60, was due to step aside after last year's Rugby Championship, but agreed to extend his tenure as Kiss was contracted to the Queensland Reds till mid-2026. His final game will be against Italy in Perth later this month and Schmi...

The move comes as authorities in India grapple with a spike in cybercrime, with scammers exploiting low digital safety awareness among millions of internet users. WhatsApp, owned by US tech giant Meta, said Monday that users worldwide would be able...

It came as a campaign against illegal immigrants -- accused by locals of taking work and resources -- set an unofficial June 30 deadline for undocumented migrants to leave the country. "We were hiding inside our homes because we feared for our live...

The tree in the town of Bar was successfully harvested in October for the first time in four seasons, following years of urgent restorative work. "It is believed that the ancient Greeks brought it here," House of Olives executive director Marija Ma...

Papua New Guinea (PNG) saw strong economic growth of 5.6 percent last year, up from 3.4 percent in 2024, as world prices for its gold, copper and liquefied natural gas exports soared. But these industries contribute only 6 percent of formal jobs, a...

The U.S. was often mocked leading up to this World Cup for not being a “soccer” country, but what about its fans? Antoine Besse went to a bar in Boston during a game to check out the atmosphere.

The items are a memory to the millions that perished in the 1932-33 manmade famine under Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, which many in Ukraine and around the world call a genocide. But with Russia stepping up its attacks on Ukrainian cultural and hi...

The 25-year-old has played only five previous Tests for the All Blacks but will start in the pivotal No.10 shirt against the French on Saturday after a stellar Super Rugby season in which he led the Wellington Hurricanes to the championship. Love w...

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle presided as papal envoy over a special mass in a church in Ca Mau for Father Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep, a priest killed while protecting parishioners in 1946. Diep became "blessed", the second of three steps towards...

Harry Kane rescued England's campaign by scoring a brace to beat DR Congo (2-1). Belgium came from behind to overcome Senegal (3-2).