US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s been told "on good authority" that plans for executions in Iran have stopped. Tehran, on its end, has signaled fast trials and executions ahead in its crackdown on protesters. Story by Charlotte H...

Trump had repeatedly talked in recent days about coming to the aid of the Iranian people over the crackdown on protests that rights groups say has left at least 3,428 people dead. The demonstrations were sparked by economic grievances but evolved r...

AFP Sports picks out five storylines to watch out for. Era-defining rivalry Without doubt the biggest rivalry in men's tennis today -- so much so that it has its own unofficial name, "Sincaraz". Spain's Alcaraz overtook the Italian to top the world...

Spain's Alcaraz already has six major titles but success on the Melbourne Park hard courts is a glaring hole in his resume. Should the world number one snap his Australia drought at the tournament starting on Sunday, he would become the youngest ma...

The Canadian world number 17 withstood a second-set fightback from Keys to win 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in the quarter-final of the Adelaide International. Keys won the Adelaide tournament 12 months on her way to lifting her maiden Slam title in Melbourne. ...

Dupont's side have lost two of their opening three pool games in the tournament so far, including a worrying 20-14 loss at Saracens last Sunday. The French club and their galaxy of stars sit fourth in Pool 1 and need at least a win to reach the ne...

The case brought by the South Korean National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) sought to hold tobacco companies "socially accountable for the harms caused by smoking". It also aimed to "prevent leakage in the national health insurance finances while...

The centre, with its skin production facility, is the only one of its size in Europe. "There is a lot of emotion," said Laurent Carrez, the pharmacist technical manager at the centre in Epalinges, on the outskirts of Lausanne in western Switzerland...

Machado's White House visit comes a day after Trump used glowing terms to describe his first known call with Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez, confirming his satisfaction with the allies of Nicolas Maduro remaining in power, for now at ...

TSMC is the world's biggest contract maker of microchips used in everything from Apple phones to Nvidia's cutting-edge AI hardware. The company has been a massive beneficiary of the AI revolution that has seen tech giants pour many billions of doll...

Morocco's dream of an AFCON home victory is still alive. Achraf Hakimi's side beat Nigeria on penalties in the semi-finals (0-0, 4-2 on penalties) to set up a thrilling final against Senegal. Morocco are aiming to win their first continental title s...

A photo of the Bulgarian mechanic has been regularly published on pro-Russian sites claiming he was burned alive by a Ukrainian mob in Odesa in the aftermath of the protests that drove the country's last pro-Kremlin ruler from power in 2014. "When ...

The small Pacific island is home to a flourishing international shipping registry, allowing foreign vessels to sail under its flag for a modest fee of a few thousand dollars. There is mounting evidence the archipelago has become a haven for foreign...

Car dashcam footage verified by AFP showed the moment the massive crane fell on Thursday, unleashing clouds of dust as well as rubble across the area as several vehicles pulled over or reversed to avoid falling debris. Motorcycle-taxi driver Boonch...

Japan Rugby Football Union president Masato Tsuchida said an expression of interest had been submitted to the sport's governing body, World Rugby. "The World Cup gets bigger each year and it would need all of Japan to get behind it," he said on Wed...