Jubilant scenes erupted from Kinshasa to Baghdad and Sarajevo as the final line-up for this summer’s 48-team showpiece in North America was officially confirmed.

'Root cause' China said on Thursday that US and Israeli strikes on Iran were the "root cause" of the Strait of Hormuz blockage. "The root cause of interruptions to navigation through the Strait of Hormuz is the United States and Israel's illegal mil...

The figures mark a rise of more than 60 percent from 2024, the defence ministry said, and provide a shot in the arm for the South Asian country, which is determined to recast itself as a major producer and exporter of weapons. "India is marching ah...

Greenlander Nielsen led a rampant Japan to their third Asian title in four tournaments, beating hosts Australia 1-0 in the final in Sydney on March 21. The 54-year-old had been in the job since December 2024 and was the first foreign-born coach of ...

The number of these sometimes huge electronic screens -- often curved and showing waving K-pop stars or leaping dolphins in 3D -- has soared, driving buzz on social media. But not all locals are happy, particularly nighttime motorists bothered by t...

Japan beat hosts Australia 1-0 in the final in Sydney on March 21 in front of more than 74,000 fans, the biggest crowd in the competition's history. It concluded a tournament which made global headlines after seven members of the Iran squad sought ...

Macron's two-day itinerary includes a summit with President Lee Jae Myung and a visit to a war memorial to pay tribute to French soldiers who fought in the Korean War, as well as an economic forum and dinner with K-pop stars and South Korean filmmak...

State funding for the speleotherapy centre in the Avan salt mine was recently cut as the small Caucasus nation rolls out a new universal healthcare system that does not cover alternative medicine. The fate of the facility is a snapshot of a global ...

Senegal's president signed the law, which appeared in the country's official gazette out Tuesday, amid a crackdown on the gay community that has seen dozens of arrests and an increase in heated anti-LGBTQ rhetoric. After the bill passed parliament ...

Among them are an ethnologist and a few Danish tourists, but most are Greenlanders from the 74 villages and settlements that dot the west coast, a thin strip of land squeezed between the ice sheet and the open sea just south of the Arctic Ocean. L...

Two days after the French star scored the fastest double-double in NBA history, Wembanyama also grabbed 18 rebounds in a wire-to-wire victory. San Antonio have emerged as genuine NBA title contenders in the second half of the season, winning 26 of ...

Around him, in a concert hall in Warsaw, a shrill guitar tremor rises and falls whilst the drums unleash a barrage of semiquaver notes. Finally, clad in a costume resembling a butcher's tunic, Dmytro Ternushchak releases guttural, growling death-me...

The war, which erupted more than a month ago with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, has spread throughout the Middle East and roiled the global economy, impacting hundreds of millions worldwide. In a prime-time White House address, Trump said the US was ...

While so-called "Jewish terrorism" has drawn widespread condemnation both in Israel and abroad, little has been done to curb it. Assaults by violent settlers against Palestinians have been carried out for years, often to the indifference of mainstr...

The Cricket Regulator -- a body independent of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) responsible for enforcing regulations -- on Wednesday issued cautions to Brook and Bethell for breaching player conduct rules. Brook claimed originally that he...