The disgraced royal was "released under investigation" late Thursday, with police believed to be continuing Friday searches of his former home on the royals' Windsor estate, west of London. In a sensational development in investigations into his li...

Israel became the only country in the world to recognise Somaliland's independence in December -- something the territory has been seeking since declaring its autonomy from Somalia in 1991. As Ramadan started this week in the deeply Muslim territo...

After lighting up the streets of Paris in 2024, the Olympic flame will be making a return to France in 2030, when the French Alps are set to welcome the Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Organisers have promised financially and environmentally sustai...

Trump, a real estate mogul who has plastered his name on buildings around the world, has sought to leave his mark on the country in an unprecedented image and building campaign. Florida's Republican-led legislature approved a bill to rename the Pal...

Six-month-old Punch became an internet sensation after footage of him clinging forlornly to zookeepers and dragging around a stuffed orangutan toy was widely shared on X. Punch's mother, perhaps due to it being her first litter or reduced stamina f...

Weeks after the candidates were publicised, outspoken MP Valy Vetsaphong announced she had removed herself from the ballot, ending her decade-long career in parliament -- but some remain sceptical about her departure. Her announcement came just day...

Keely Hodgkinson has broken the long-standing women's indoor 800m world record, set by Slovenia's Jolanda Ceplak on the day the Briton was born almost 24 years ago.

AFP Sport selects five outstanding individual performances during the group stage. - Shepherd hat-trick - West Indies pace bowler Romario Shepherd took the first hat-trick of the tournament as he ripped out Scotland's tail in his team's opening w...

Instead, surprise packages Zimbabwe, who did not even qualify in 2024, topped Group B after a stunning unbeaten campaign where they not only beat Australia but also co-hosts Sri Lanka. An injury-depleted Australia endured a chaotic campaign and fai...

The Seoul Central District Court on Thursday found Yoon guilty of leading an insurrection in December 2024 designed to "paralyse" the National Assembly. Although Yoon acknowledged his bid to impose military rule had caused "frustration", he maintai...

Messi -- MLS's undisputed flagship star -- will lace up his boots for a fourth year with Inter Miami, who take on South Korean ace Son Heung-min's Los Angeles FC in Saturday's opener at the 70,000-capacity Memorial Coliseum. It is a suitably splash...

Billed as a must-watch clash between two Eastern Conference-vying rivals each in red-hot form, the game at Madison Square Garden became an exhibition for Cunningham, who also provided 13 assists and eight rebounds. The 24-year-old burnished his cre...

Liu stepped away from figure skating aged just 16 years, tired of the endless training and wanting to live the life of a normal teenager. But she returned to the rink even stronger two years later, and on Thursday night the 20-year-old produced an ...

The 32-year-old Portugal international joins the Ohio-based team on a free transfer from French side Lille, where he has struggled badly for playing time this season. Gomes signed a deal until June 2027. The club, which last won the MLS Cup in 2023...

For the Scots, it is a golden opportunity to continue to wipe away the memory of an opening defeat in Rome and put themselves back in the title race. while Wales can finally kickstart their campaign and put some cheer into the cheeks of their bruise...