At the end of October 2025, in order to put pressure on Russia's state finances, the United States added Moscow's two largest oil producers, Lukoil and Rosneft, to its blacklist of sanctioned entities. Companies working with the Russian giants ris...

The debate ignited when Coco Gauff was caught on camera repeatedly smashing her racquet in the bowels of the stadium following her defeat in the Melbourne quarter-finals on Tuesday. The United States two-time major winner was unhappy that what she ...

The prime minister's Beijing visit this week to promote "pragmatic" co-operation comes on the heels of advances from the leaders of Canada, Ireland, France and Finland. Most were making the trip for the first time in years to refresh their partners...

"If you act as a terrorist, you should also be treated as terrorists," top diplomat Kaja Kallas told journalists ahead of the ministers' meeting in Brussels. She said the step puts the Revolutionary Guards on the same level as jihadist groups such ...

Guided by controversial coach Eteri Tutberidze, who also trained Valieva, 18-year-old Petrosian will be bidding to keep the women's gold medal in Russian hands for a fourth consecutive Winter Games. But the shadow of Valieva's positive doping test ...

Fraud compounds where scammers lure internet users into fake romantic relationships and cryptocurrency investments have flourished across Southeast Asia, including in the lawless borderlands of Myanmar. Initially largely targeting Chinese speakers,...

Parliament will vote on legislation requiring power utilities, water companies and even some supermarket chains to reduce their vulnerability to terrorism, industrial accidents, natural disasters and public health emergencies. The package, which ai...

Images shared online show the wreckage of the fuselage surrounded by bushes and mud. Locals and farmers were the first to arrive at the crash site, the transport ministry said, which lies in a rugged, densely covered tract of the Andes' eastern ran...

The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, a 44-year-old mother-of-two, has not competed since a third-round loss at the 2022 US Open. But she re-entered the tennis anti-doping testing pool in December, setting off the rumour mill, only to deny that ...

The Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) claimed an overwhelming victory that indicates the country's armed forces, known as the Tatmadaw, intend to preserve their grip on power. But the decision by the top brass to cloak its command in ci...

The figure was up 84 percent from 2024, when earnings were hit by legal costs related to a troubled takeover. Net profit attributable to shareholders was 6.1 billion euros, more than double the figure last year. Revenues rose seven percent to 32.1...

Myanmar's pro-military party declared victory Monday in junta-run elections widely labelled a "sham" by rights groups. Critics say the poll was stacked with army allies to prolong its grip on power after a 2021 coup that saw massively popular democ...

The 38-year-old was gifted passage into an Australian Open semi-final showdown with Jannik Sinner after Lorenzo Musetti retired hurt when in complete control of their last-eight clash, 6-4, 6-3, 1-3. It followed a free ride through the fourth round...

Vietnam and the EU must "stand side by side as reliable and predictable partners" at a moment when the "international rules-based order is under threat", European Council President Antonio Costa said during a visit to the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. ...

A CAF statement said the tactician was guilty of "unsporting conduct" and "bringing the game into disrepute" during the decider in Rabat on January 18, which Senegal won 1-0 after extra time. TV coverage of the final showed Thiaw gesturing toward ...