Israeli troops shot at a car in the occupied West Bank, killing a 7-month-old Palestinian baby and wounding his parents, the Palestinian health ministry said, with the bullet striking the boy in the face. The Israeli military said that soldiers shot...

Once reserved for wealthy travellers, Dubai's top-notch hotels have become almost exclusively reliant on residents, drawn in by dizzying staycation offers as war drives tourists away. On the Palm, an artificial island that has become synonymous with...

Peruvians will choose on Sunday their ninth president in 10 years, in a tight runoff election between conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sanchez who are trying to woo voters fed up with political chaos and rising crime. Fujimori, daught...

In the first Grand Slam final of her career, Mirra Andreeva saw off Polish qualifier Maja Chwalińska in under 90 minutes to clinch the French Open title. At 19, the Russian is the youngest woman to win Roland-Garros since Monica Seles in 1992. 

Rennie will now take charge of the All Blacks after being named in early March to replace Scott Robertson, who was fired midway through a four-year contract. Rennie made sure he left Japan with a bang after leading a Kobe team featuring All Blacks ...

Armenia and Russia are technically allies, but Moscow has compared the former Soviet republic's EU ambitions to the same path it claims triggered its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The election comes after years of upheaval since Pashinyan was propelled...

Skipper Shubman Gill top-scored with 126 and put on a fourth-wicket stand of 169 with Rishabh Pant, who made 81, after the hosts resumed on 368-3 in New Chandigarh. Washington Sundar was unbeaten on 52 when India called off their innings in the sec...

The Golden Knights seized a 2-1 edge in the NHL's best-of-seven championship series with game four set for Tuesday, also in Las Vegas. Theodore, who leads all defensemen with six playoff goals, got a measure of redemption after his penalty late in ...

Around 12.9 million students nationwide registered for this year's "gaokao", according to the Ministry of Education, which for most is the sole determining factor in admission to a Chinese university. The multi-day exam, which began Sunday, drills ...

Sooryavanshi was named in India's T20 squad for the tours to Ireland and England, and the Asian Games, after sweeping the batting honours in this year's Indian Premier League. The left-handed opener is currently in Sri Lanka with the India A squad ...

On the Palm, an artificial island that has become synonymous with Dubai opulence, five-star hotels are busy on weekends and holidays once more, despite having been deserted by tourists. The clientele is driven by hotels offering residents-only deal...

Despite laws guaranteeing free schooling for children aged six to 14, poverty and migration continue to keep many out of classrooms, particularly in sprawling cities like Mumbai where many families survive through low-paying informal work. Cripplin...

Israeli settlers have recently set fire to crops in the area, and Jazi fears his wheat could suffer a similar fate. Their village of As-Sawiyah, in the centre of the occupied West Bank, sits in a valley dominated by hills on top of which three sett...

Pyongyang has long insisted on its right to a nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programmes although they are forbidden under the terms of UN Security Council sanctions. It enshrined its nuclear status in its constitution in 2023. "Our status as ...

Across Europe, carmakers are in trouble due to growing Chinese competition, weak demand and a choppy transition to electric vehicles (EVs), leaving many plants operating way below capacity. One solution is to open up factories for Chinese manufactu...