After five weeks of war paused by an April ceasefire and ended by an accord this month, US Vice President JD Vance and Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf held talks in Switzerland mediated by Qatar and Pakistan to begin a process in sear...

Cristiano Ronaldo responded to criticism in the best possible way on Tuesday against Uzbekistan (5–0). The 41-year-old striker scored twice to lead his country to their first victory in this World Cup.

The election has been one of the tightest Latin American leadership contests in decades, with crime and political instability dominating a race to choose the country's ninth leader in a decade. Keiko Fujimori's victory would mark the return of her...

Australia was for years the only continental landmass to be free of the H5 strain, which has caused severe disease and high death rates in poultry and wild birds worldwide. Two H5 cases have been confirmed in migratory birds found in the state of W...

Five-time World Cup winners Brazil will expect to go through but they come up against a Scotland side in Miami determined to qualify for the knockout round for the first time in their history. Morocco, who held Brazil to a 1-1 draw in an early high...

Scientists have shown that recurring heatwaves are a clear marker of global warming, and warn they are set to become more frequent, longer and more intense. First major French power cut The record-breaking heatwave left around 68,000 households wi...

But for the locals, it's a good omen. For decades, villagers have welcomed dozens of white storks on the rooftops of their homes, where the birds nest in spring on their annual return from Africa. "Storks were here long before me," pensioner Marij...

Close US ally Japan in April loosened rules on lethal arms exports and Takaichi, long seen as a security hawk who last year riled China with comments about Taiwan, has said she wants to revise the constitution. A small but vocal number of demonstra...

Authorities in Vietnam's capital have been on a demolition blitz, knocking down thousands of homes to make way for bridges and other infrastructure projects as part of a 100-year master plan approved last month. One 11,000-hectare area along the Re...

The two teams have very different objectives, with the hosts looking to reignite their Test form after losing seven of eight matches played in the current World Test Championship (WTC) cycle while Sri Lanka, who lie third, will want to press their c...

Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson were dropped from the second Test after breaking a midnight curfew in an incident at a London nightclub while celebrating England's first Test win at Lord's. McCullum said he was concerned and worried about Stoke...

The House-passed measure, adopted by the Senate in a 50-48 vote, directs Trump to remove US forces from hostilities with Iran unless Congress explicitly authorizes military action. Because the measure is a "concurrent resolution," it does not go to...

Oil prices fell more than one percent to sit around their lowest levels since the early days of the Middle East crisis, even as strain emerged in talks to bring an end to the conflict. Investors tentatively got back on the horse in Seoul as they pi...

China isn't the most obvious place for Japan fandom to thrive -- the two countries' historical animosity is never far from the surface and relations have been tense since hawkish Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi took office in Tokyo last year. But fo...

The hermetic nation is under multiple sets of sanctions over a nuclear programme its leaders have vowed to pursue as an essential deterrent to the United States and South Korea. Kim made his remarks at the commissioning of the Choe Hyon -- one of t...