As renewed diplomatic efforts seek to bring an end to Russia's war on Ukraine, the prospect of a negotiated settlement remains unlikely due to Russia's irreconcilable territorial demands, competing visions of European security and an increasingly un...

After Marsh won the toss and chose to bowl, 21-year-old Beardman tore through the England batting as the visitors slumped to be all out for 131 off just 33.4 overs. Marsh then put the game beyond doubt with a devastating half-century, hitting four ...

Speaking to AFP on the sidelines of the COP31 summit in Antalya, Turkey, Gore said UN climate talks needed to replace the consensus-based decision-making system with a supermajority model. Saudi Arabia and other fossil fuel-producing countries, inc...

The fast bowler took a career-best 6-27 and Will Young struck a century as the hosts pulled the series back to 2-1 down with a game to play this Sunday. Henry tore India's much-vaunted top order apart with the visitors, needing a massive 334 for vi...

An unseemly political row over tax policy has raised the spectre of snap elections in the European Union's fifth-largest economy and weakened the centrist Jetten, the country's youngest-ever prime minister. Since winning a razor-thin election, Jett...

His spectacular downfall might change that. Huang's once "flawless" image in Taiwan has been shattered by revelations of two extramarital affairs -- including one with a woman accused of being a Chinese spy -- that forced him to resign from the co...

Many were still processing the spectacular departure of the rockstar CEO, who came to embody the global boom for AI chips but fell from grace after revelations of multiple extramarital affairs, one reportedly with a Chinese spy. "It's a blow to I t...

Japanese superstar Ohtani plays as both a pitcher and a hitter -- a rare feat that has seen him compared to the legendary Babe Ruth. But the 32-year-old struggled with injury and poor form as the Dodgers failed to win a third straight Major League ...

The tourists took four wickets in bad light in the morning as Pakistan reached 151-5 at lunch on the fifth and final day, leading by 139 runs with five wickets in hand. At the break Saud Shakeel was unbeaten on 23 and Ghazi Ghori seven not out afte...

Japan, who suffered a narrow 28-21 defeat by Wales in their November Nations Championship opener in Cardiff last week, have lost all their six previous Tests against England. But veteran Australian coach Jones oversaw one of rugby union's greatest ...

For decades the headquarters of the biggest Communist party in the West, the imposing building just a few steps from Piazza Venezia in the city centre is now the Thompson Rome by Hyatt. Its prices are not aimed at the proletariat: rooms range from ...

More than six decades after James Bond first appeared on the big screen, the search for Daniel Craig's successor has become a revealing debate about the future of one of cinema's most enduring, and endearing, franchises. "From the cold-blooded sexua...

Africa's heavyweights are delivering in the 2027 AFCON qualifiers. Senegal marked Patrick Vieira's first home game with an emphatic win over Sudan, while Cameroon and Ivory Coast took further steps towards qualification.

The ruling will be closely watched beyond the borders of the Scandinavian country by the many legal experts and NGOs who have challenged production licences granted to oil companies on climate grounds. Climate campaigners, who challenged the Norweg...