On Tuesday, in the final appearances of his trip, he will pray at the site of a deadly 2020 port blast that shredded swathes of Beirut, then lead a Mass on the city's historic waterfront with an expected 100,000 people. France24 International Affair...

Washington is putting further pressure on Venezuela with a major naval build up in the Caribbean. The US military has already struck at least 19 suspected drug vessels since September. The White House on Monday defended a US admiral's decision to co...

Even though Max Verstappen had collected a fourth successive title in 2024, the pace of the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in the second half of the season suggested that this year would be tight. And so it has proved with the three of...

Russia has announced the capture of the strategically important Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, a development that unfolded as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with French President Emmanuel Macron to advance ongoing diplomatic efforts. The talks in Pa...

Environmentalists, experts and even Indonesia's government have pointed to the role forest loss played in flash flooding and landslides that washed torrents of mud into villages and stranded residents on roofs. Forests help absorb rainfall and stab...

New Zealand tumbled from 94-1 to 148-6 on a bowler-friendly wicket after Williamson was dismissed for 52, his 38th Test half-century. Michael Bracewell and Nathan Smith arrested the slide with a 52-run stand for the seventh wicket. Smith eventually...

Jacks will play his first Test for three years in the only change as England dispensed with the all-pace attack used in the first Test defeat in Perth. The 27-year-old got the nod ahead of Shoaib Bashir for the pink-ball match to add more depth to ...

The veteran had back spasms and failed to open in the first Test victory. He was replaced for the second innings by Travis Head, who blasted a match-winning century. It leaves Khawaja's international future in doubt. He turns 39 later this month ...

Hundreds of thousands of people stranded by the violent floods that have swept through in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia were on Tuesday facing increasingly alarming shortages of food and fuel. Nearly 1,200 have been killed in the torre...

Hong Kong will set up an independent committee of inquiry headed by a judge to determine the cause of a deadly apartment block fire that shocked the city, and to make recommendations to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again, its leader said...

US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to hold talks in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss the Trump administration's controversial proposal to end the war in Ukraine.

President Vladimir Putin has hailed what his commanders told him was the full Russian capture of the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine as an important victory after a prolonged campaign, saying it would help Moscow fulfil its wider war aims. There...

Yemen, the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country, is not a destination in itself for migrants but a way station for those leaving East Africa in the hopes of reaching the oil-rich Gulf states and working in construction or as domestic staff. But with...

The country has a massive 1.16 billion mobile phone users, according to government data from 2024, and authorities say the app will better protect them from fraud. Late on Monday, New Delhi gave manufacturers 90 days to comply with new rules saying...

The Coupe de France (French Cup) round of 64 draw was held at Parc des Princes. Monaco will face Auxerre in the only clash between Ligue 1 sides.