Messi has been diagnosed with muscle fatigue in his left hamstring by his Major League Soccer club Inter Miami after he made an abrupt exit from Miami's 6-4 victory over Philadelphia in the 73rd minute on Sunday. Even at 38 and eying a sixth World ...

From dawn, crowds of pilgrims gathered in the valley of Mina, southeast of the holy city of Mecca, to throw pebbles at concrete pillars symbolising the devil. It reenacts the Prophet Abraham's stoning of the devil at three places where Satan is sai...

The closure of France's Galeries Lafayette in the Chinese capital on Wednesday takes place against the backdrop of a sluggish post-pandemic economy and shifting consumption practices. It is the latest sign foreign luxury brands might not retain th...

The India-based Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) -- condemned by China as "nothing but a separatist political group" -- is a key institution for the exiles, especially after the Dalai Lama handed over political power in 2011. Elections took pla...

Jensen Huang, the chief executive of the world's most valuable company, said "Taiwan is booming" and Nvidia's investment, up from $100 billion, will "fuel an incredible ecosystem here". Taiwan is a powerhouse in the manufacturing of semiconductors ...

SK hynix's new benchmark comes on the heels of rival Samsung Electronics, whose market capitalisation also topped $1 trillion this month -- fanning frustration among its workers who have struck a deal with management securing massive bonuses and ave...

Canterbury Crusaders coach Rob Penney told reporters in Christchurch that 88-Test veteran Barrett would have to go under the knife this week. "He has tried every non-invasive trick you could do to get right and it just hasn't come off, so he'll be ...

Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder punished an error-strewn performance by San Antonio to claim a victory which leaves the reigning NBA champions 3-2 up with two games remaining in the Western Conference finals. San Antonio had leveled the series a...

Coach Ronald Koeman returns to the United States, where he captained the Dutch to the 1994 World Cup quarter-finals, with a well-balanced squad despite some injury worries. His team are on a 14-match unbeaten run in all competitions, including all ...

Graham Potter's side will take on the Netherlands, Japan and Tunisia in North America, bidding to extend their run of reaching the knockout phase at each of the past four World Cups they have qualified for. Sweden took an unusual path to the finals...

The $4.5 billion monorail, opened this month, is among Egypt's most prominent new transport projects, part of a debt-funded infrastructure drive criticised for sapping state finances while bringing limited benefits to most of the country's 109 milli...

Markets have been surging to new highs this year, propelled by a boom in artificial intelligence tech shares, which some analysts have cautioned is a bubble waiting to burst. A rally in tech stocks helped drive Seoul up more than two percent on Wed...

Novak Djokovic will meet a second hometown player on Court Philippe Chatrier as he seeks to continue his quest for a record 25th major title and Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina is also in action. Four-time Roland Garros winner Swiatek will ...

It will be the most shows of the singer's "Debi Tirar Mas Fotos" tour outside of his native Puerto Rico, where he staged a 31-show residency last year. Colombian pop superstar Shakira will follow with a 12-night residency beginning September 18 at ...

"That was the day I really thought... my job is going," said the 52-year-old, who translates into English for German educational and historical organisations. In the UK, where services account for around 80 percent of the economy, AI has become fl...