Sophie Adenot is preparing for a nine-month mission aboard the International Space Station, aiming to set a new record for a French astronaut in orbit. She will carry out more than 200 scientific and medical experiments in microgravity while complet...

Anutin's pro-military and pro-monarchy party had its best electoral performance ever in polls that took place after two rounds of deadly border clashes with Cambodia last year. Thailand's most successful party of the 21st century, Pheu Thai had its...

Russia's war against Ukraine, which is set to enter its fifth year this month, will be high on the agenda, alongside efforts by European NATO members to build up their defences. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who arrived Friday in Munich, is du...

In Nigeria, Chinese directors have been jailed for running a cybercrime ring that exploited hundreds of workers. But first, in Ghana, cocoa farmers are feeling the pressure as the country cuts payments amid a sharp decline in global demand and price...

Can Europe man the ramparts on its own? As the US war secretary snubbed a NATO defence ministers' meeting in Brussels, EU leaders converged on the 16th-century Alden Biesen castle in Belgium's Limburg province to answer former Italian prime minis...

After posting 169-2 in their 20 overs thanks mainly to Brian Bennett's classy 64 not out, Zimbabwe had Australia 29-4 before dismissing them for 146 in 19.3 overs. The Zimbabweans, ranked 11th were always in control against their second-ranked oppo...

Many young women in northern Nigeria's conservative Muslim city of Kano marry as early as 18. After waiting for years for a suitor, Aisha is frustrated and has turned now to enlist the services of an online matchmaker site to find a husband of her...

Over the past 15 years, Stevanovic has been hiking icy slopes, meditating in deep snow and plunging into frozen lakes as part of a routine he believes offers health benefits and mental clarity. "You surrender yourself to this cold because you know ...

"For weeks, we've been pushing commonsense reforms," Senator Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the Republican-controlled chamber, said ahead of a partial shutdown that would go into effect after midnight on Friday night. His party opposes any new ...

Romane Miradoli won silver in the Super-G at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Games. At 31, the French skier claimed her first Olympic medal – the first for a French woman in Alpine skiing in 24 years. She was beaten by Italy's Federica Brignone, w...

With the artificial intelligence industry rapidly advancing, Democrats and Republicans alike have found themselves squeezed between a powerful tech lobby flush with cash and a broadly wary public. Leading the charge on the industry side is Leading ...

The 17-year-old recovered from a horror crash to dethrone the United States' two-time defending champion Chloe Kim in the halfpipe on Thursday in Italy. Choi is the first athlete from South Korea to win an Olympic gold medal in snow sports and it w...

An opening 48-7 rout of Wales at Twickenham last weekend underlined England's credentials as contenders for a first Six Nations title in six years, with Steve Borthwick having already set his sights on a Grand Slam clash away to champions France in ...

With Alvaro Arbeloa's side still taking shape following the coach's arrival in January, Alexander-Arnold has the chance to make himself a key part of the club's battle for silverware. Pellegrino Matarazzo's in-form Real Sociedad visit the Santiago ...

With 21 games played, Bremen sit in 16th, the relegation playoff spot, trailing Mainz in 15th on goal difference. It is a sad state of affairs for the four-time German champions, the only club to have spent as much time in the top flight, 61 season...