Swiss skier Franjo Von Allmen was crowned Olympic downhill champion this Saturday in Bormio. He finished ahead of Italians Giovanni Franzoni and Dominik Paris.

As Thailand votes in a three-way race pitting progressives against populists and conservatives, FRANCE 24 correspondent Tommy Walker explains how the Southeast Asian nation's sluggish economic growth is weighing heavily on the minds of voters cravin...

After Afghanistan made 182-6, New Zealand were driven by Seifert's 42-ball knock and 42 by Glenn Phillips to achieve their target with 13 balls to spare in Chennai. New Zealand's previous best chase in the T20 World Cup was their 167 against Englan...

Anderson, whose movie follows a former revolutionary who tries to protect his teenage daughter when the past comes back to haunt him, won the feature-film prize -- the award considered a key indicator of what might happen at the Academy Awards, whic...

The seller, mining titan Anglo American, even warned Thursday it may take a third writedown in as many years on the company that was born in South Africa 130 years ago and went on to dominate the global diamond market. This is after a $2.9  billi...

And a VIP fashion show Saturday ahead of the New England Patriots' Super Bowl clash with the Seattle Seahawks was the latest bet by the league that indulging its players' penchant for high-end designers is also good for the NFL's bottom line. A spo...

Under the terms of the deal that was laid out in a joint statement from both countries released on Saturday, India will "eliminate or reduce tariffs on all US industrial goods" and other food and agricultural products. Meanwhile, the US will apply ...

Siraj took a wicket with his fourth ball of his first T20 international for 19 months against the USA on Saturday night. He finished as India's leading bowler with 3-29 as they completed a 29-run win at Mumbai's Wankhede stadium after restricting t...

Built in the 1960s, Islamabad was planned as a green city, with wide avenues, parks and tree-lined sectors. Many residents fear that vision is steadily being eroded, with concrete replacing green spaces. Muhammad Naveed took the authorities to cou...

Known locally as the "Russian houses", they sheltered Soviet soldiers and their families in the eastern neighbourhood of Karlshorst, the site of the Nazis' final capitulation, which then housed the Soviet military's headquarters in communist East Ge...

Kala-azar is spread by sandflies and is one of the most dangerous neglected tropical diseases, with a fatality rate of 95 percent if untreated, causing fever, weight loss, and enlargement of the spleen and liver. Cases of kala-azar, also known as ...

In addition to a career-high in points, Castle grabbed 12 rebounds and handed out 12 assists, coming up with three steals and a blocked shot for good measure. The 2025 Rookie of the Year became at 21 the third-youngest player to record a 40-point t...

The 33-year-old Japanese star, who won the Phoenix title in 2016 and 2017, made five birdies and two bogeys to stand on 13-under 200 after 54 holes at TPC Scottsdale. "It was a great day," Matsuyama said through a translator. "I hope tomorrow just ...

Though newspapers across the United States have been facing brutal industry headwinds, Lewis's management of the outlet was sharply criticized by subscribers and employees alike during his two-year tenure as he tried to reverse financial losses at t...

The transfer of power between the nine-member council, created in April 2024, and 54-year-old businessman Fils-Aime took place under tight security, given Haiti's unstable political climate. "Our watchwords are clear: security, political dialogue, ...