Global average sea surface temperatures in June were 20.98C, beating the previous records of 2023 and 2024, according to the European Union's Copernicus Marine Service. The record capped six months of near unprecedented ocean warmth in 2026, with p...

Survivors were mourning while battling shortages of food and shelter, but searches of the scores of flattened apartment buildings have carried on and saved lives. A three-year-old boy was rescued alive from the rubble in Caracas on Tuesday, a Jorda...

The new rules, originally announced on June 1, provide authorities with a sweeping legal framework to influence flows of capital and personnel across China's borders. Beijing sees fields such as artificial intelligence, computer chips and green tec...

Clasping their hands at the monastery hall in central Magway region, they offer alms for the deceased: small cash notes, rice and curry -- all they can spare while living through a civil war. "How many more young people will have to die?" asked Soe...

The retaliatory attacks on Russian military sites and oil refineries they carry out have embarrassed President Vladimir Putin, who four years ago thought he could capture Kyiv in a matter of days. The price they pay, though, is almost complete secr...

France secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Sweden in the World Cup knockout stage. Les Bleus will face Paraguay in the round of 16 on July 4.

A new population law and regulations coming into effect Wednesday extend maternity leave from six to seven months for mothers having a second child as well as offering financial help. If Hanoi residents Nguyen Kim Bich and her husband have a second...

Duffy is New Zealand's reigning player of the year and holder of the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal. He will line up for the Black Caps for the first time since the T20 World Cup final in March. Joining Duffy in the pace attack is uncapped 26-year-old s...

There is a sense that, after years of prioritising pragmatism over flair, coach Didier Deschamps has decided to hand the keys to his brilliant attacking players as he aims to end his long reign with another World Cup triumph. That may yet change wh...

The round-of-32 match was delayed for an hour due to stormy weather and when it started the co-hosts flew out of the blocks, mounting wave after wave of attacks. In a supercharged atmosphere, Julian Quinones gave Mexico a deserved lead midway throu...

Over the past couple of weeks, the Trump administration has invoked national security concerns to limit the ability of major US tech companies to release advanced models, including those from Anthropic which some researchers feared could be exploite...

Even though Japan has a rapidly ageing population and is suffering labour shortages in many sectors, opposition to immigration is growing and the new rules for business manager visas were introduced by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in late 202...

The country is one of the largest contributors of sailors to merchant shipping, sending out hundreds of thousands of seafarers to work worldwide. Thousands of Indian sailors have left the Gulf since the war began, including more than 3,600 aided by...

The fields of Eshtiwi show only the first faint signs of growth in June, with small green sprouts emerging around the village. Habiba, who spoke to AFP while busy weeding, is proud to have been farming in Nuristan province for decades. "Since I wa...