The strikes came after the US carried out its own attacks on Iran in response to the shooting down of an American helicopter, straining a ceasefire that took effect in April. The attacks have cast doubt on US President Donald Trump's earlier claim ...

Demonstrators torched buildings and vehicles, and blocked roads in Belfast on Tuesday evening, a day after the stabbing, allegedly by a refugee originally from Sudan, shocked the United Kingdom. The 30-year-old suspect is due to appear at Belfast M...

François Picard is pleased to welcome Ulrike Franke, Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. According to Franke, the project's demise was "not a surprise to anybody." While acknowledging that Dassault was often perceived...

A London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Riyadh Air's white and lavender livery took off at 2:30am (2330 GMT Tuesday), putting in motion a flagship project in Saudi Arabia's push to reduce its economic reliance on oil. Riyadh Air, the country's sec...

The Japan Rugby Football Union last month slapped the 66-year-old with a suspension and cut his salary for "incidences of verbal abuse directed at local match officials" during a Japan Under-23 team tour of Australia in April. Jones will miss Japan...

The French women's football team have secured their place at the 2027 World Cup with a 1-0 win over Ireland. They will be competing in their fifth consecutive World Cup.

The director behind cult romantic dramas such as "Jab We Met", "Rockstar" and "Love Aaj Kal" told AFP that while Gen Z youth may be growing up in a world of seemingly endless choice, that has only intensified their desire for meaningful connection. ...

The World Cup begins in North America on Thursday but China won't be there after failing to qualify once again, leaving their sole appearance back in 2002. Yet there's still plenty of interest in the country and the showpiece is a boon for Chinese ...

"It's an essential part of sumo wrestling. The tournament cannot take place without salt," David Rothschild -- the chief organiser of the Paris event, a rarity outside of Japan -- told AFP. Salt does indeed play a central role in sumo wrestling, a ...

The Hurricanes will return to Raleigh, North Carolina, for game five on Thursday at 2-2 in the NHL best-of-seven championship series. Carolina had not lost two games in a row since mid-January and kept that run intact with a dominant third period. ...

The drone attacks that the grey-bearded 50-year-old oversees from the bunker -- in a secret location in Ukraine -- are recorded and analysed, for him to develop strategies to stop the Russian invasion. The secretive and unlikely head of Ukraine's u...

Messi started on the bench as the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner is eased back to fitness after exiting Inter Miami's 6-4 win over Philadelphia with muscle fatigue on May 24. He was joined on the sidelines at the start by Julian Alvarez, Enzo Fernan...

Worries over the Middle East crisis were also weighing on sentiment after US and Iranian forces exchanged fire, just hours after Donald Trump said a peace deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was close. After a blistering AI-centred, tech-led rally ...

The 38-year-old Messi had not featured for Argentina in the build-up to their title defence after injuring a hamstring playing for Inter Miami in late May. He came on as a substitute with 20 minutes left to huge acclaim from a capacity 88,000 crowd...

China's president made a rare visit to diplomatically isolated North Korea on Monday after hosting a series of world leaders, including US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, in Beijing. The trip also came at a time of unusual...