The parody "Cockroach Janta Party" (CJP) -- a play on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) -- has won millions of followers on social media since its launch last month. The movement emerged after India's Chi...

"Sometimes I wake in the night and think, 'My God, what if the diggers have come?'" Schembri, 42, told AFP after months of campaigning to prevent a road being laid across the plot. The tiny Mediterranean island is the most densely populated country...

Hawthorn forward Mabior Chol posted a screenshot of the comments he received on Instagram following his side's loss to the Western Bulldogs in Melbourne on Friday night. "Don't be like this guy," Chol wrote in his caption, referring to a series of ...

The Spurs used a 14-0 scoring run to erase a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit and briefly took a one-point lead before it all fell apart. Wembanyama keyed the comeback, but two crucial misses -- including a potential game-game winner -- and an inexp...

Weeks of complex talks marked by threats and flare-ups of violence have failed to secure a deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key conduit for global energy flows. A ceasefire in the Middle East war, triggered nearly 100 days ago...

San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama missed a potential game-winner with two seconds remaining to leave the Spurs in need of an unprecedented comeback when the best-of-seven series shifts to New York for games three and four. No team has lifted the t...

Not everyone in America's biggest city finds standing in line to be a chore. The power of social media trends means that for some, waiting for hours is an attraction in itself. "It's gotten pretty crazy in the city recently," food influencer Ali Ch...

Canada have never won a World Cup game but have shot up the FIFA rankings in recent years and, with home advantage and stars like Alphonso Davies, will be looking to make a real impact this year. But despite controlling the game in Montreal, and th...

The annual gathering of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) brings together 370 airlines representing 85 percent of global passenger traffic, just as the Mideast war is roiling the industry. Carriers were largely enjoying clear skies...

The Canberra-based side had high hopes of upsetting a rampant 'Canes in Wellington on Friday evening and securing a spot in the semi-finals. But it turned into a massacre with the hosts scoring five tries before the break to quickly slam the door o...

She trailed a pair of co-leaders on four-under after two rounds at the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles -- American Alison Lee, and world number four Yin Ruoning of China. "Overall, just really happy with the way my game is trending, especially ...

New roads and bridges, thousands of new homes, and a hospital have risen from the rubble since a storm swept the coastal city in 2023, leaving thousands missing and over 40,000 homeless. Memories from that September disaster remain vivid: apartment...

The creatures faced a prophetic choice: munch on the grass on the side marked with a Mexican flag, or opt for the greenery on the opposing South African side. Their split-second choice to amble over to the former consolidated the prediction that Me...