With almost all the votes counted, De la Espriella held 49.66 percent of the ballots versus Senator Ivan Cepeda's 48.70 percent. The 47-year-old's victory is set to improve strained relations with Washington and extends a wave of rightist candidat...

The two alleged shooters, aged 15 and 14, had fired "randomly" inside San Jose National High School, police Lieutenant Evalyn Diaz told AFP of the violence that sent terrified students running for cover. Irvin Nogar, a 52-year-old social studies te...

Mundia was a 38-year-old father of three when he left in June 2025, one of hundreds of Kenyans promised well-paid civilian jobs in Russia, only to be forced to sign contracts with the Russian army, often at gunpoint. Most received little military t...

In a first, France's highest heat warning was issued across half the country for Monday, with forecasters warning the scorching weather could end up being as serious as a 2003 heatwave that claimed the lives of nearly 15,000 people nationwide. Mond...

Government ministers said the Labour leader was reflecting on his political future over the weekend. As press gathered outside 10 Downing Street on Monday morning, it was unclear whether he had made a decision, and Starmer's office was not able to...

Thomas Tuchel's men were twice pegged back in the first half in Arlington, Texas, before upping their game to win 4-2. It was an impressive performance against an experienced if ageing Croatia team, but there will be stiffer challenges ahead agains...

That haka and the 8-7 New Zealand victory set Segner on a rugby path he could never have imagined. It culminated on Monday with the flanker being named by coach Dave Rennie in the 34-man All Blacks squad for next month's home Nations Championship T...

Messi, who turns 39 on Wednesday, equalled Miroslav Klose's all-time mark of 16 World Cup goals when scoring a hat-trick in the 3-0 opening win over Algeria. The Argentina captain was tearful after his first goal, and it later emerged that his fath...

Halothane is still widely used across sub-Saharan Africa to put children to sleep for operations, primarily because it can be seven to 10 times cheaper than the newer alternative, sevoflurane. But the last halothane manufacturer shut down its produ...

This year, though, J-Bay is missing out on the international spotlight after the World Surf League (WSL) abruptly pulled the South African stopover from its 2026 Championship Tour. It is a blow for the otherwise humble Eastern Cape town of 30,000 i...

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi hailed the "major progress" achieved with the help of mediators Pakistan and Qatar, while the United States government has yet to issue a statement. Here are the main points from the joint Qatar-Pakistan state...

France recorded heat-related deaths over the weekend. A leading researcher reiterated that human-driven climate change had contributed to the recent record-breaking heatwave. In France, 49 of the country's 96 mainland departments were on a red aler...

The negotiations finally got underway Sunday in Switzerland with teams led by US Vice President JD Vance and Iran's Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, after being initially postponed in the wake of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Traders have been in...

The latest trade statistics show Japan's exports of the highly nutritious gooey beans tripled from 2017 to 5,248 tonnes in 2025, with China and the United States topping the list of destinations. The delicacy infused with beneficial bacteria remain...

Clark, the 2023 US Open champion, withstood taunts from New York fans to fire a three-over par 73 and grab a one-stroke victory over fellow American Sam Burns at Shinnecock Hills for a second major title. "The first one was amazing and this one see...