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Telegram founder slams Spain PM over under-16s social media ban
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Curling kicks off sports programme at 2026 Winter Olympics
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Preventative cholera vaccination resumes as global supply swells: WHO
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Wales' Macleod ready for 'physical battle' against England in Six Nations
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Xi calls for 'mutual respect' with Trump, hails ties with Putin
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'All-time great': Maye's ambitions go beyond record Super Bowl bid
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Shadow over Vonn as Shiffrin, Odermatt headline Olympic skiing
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US seeks minerals trade zone in rare Trump move with allies
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Ukraine says Abu Dhabi talks with Russia 'substantive and productive'
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Brazil mine disaster victims in London to 'demand what is owed'
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AI-fuelled tech stock selloff rolls on
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Russia vows to act 'responsibly' as nuclear pact ends with US
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White says time at Toulon has made him a better Scotland player
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Washington Post announces 'painful' job cuts
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All lights are go for Jalibert, says France's Dupont
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Artist rubs out Meloni church fresco after controversy
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Palestinians in Egypt torn on return to a Gaza with 'no future'
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US removing 700 immigration officers from Minnesota
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Who is behind the killing of late ruler Gaddafi's son, and why now?
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Coach Thioune tasked with saving battling Bremen
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Russia vows to act 'responsibly' once nuclear pact with US ends
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Son of Norway's crown princess admits excesses but denies rape
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US calls for minerals trade zone in rare move with allies
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Vowles dismisses Williams 2026 title hopes as 'not realistic'
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'Dinosaur' Glenn chasing skating gold in first Olympics
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Gaza health officials say strikes kill 23 after Israel says shots wounded officer
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Italy foils Russian cyberattacks targeting Olympics
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Stocks stabilise after Wall St AI-fuelled sell-off
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Figure skating favourite Malinin feeling 'the pressure' in Milan
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Netflix film probes conviction of UK baby killer nurse
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Timber hopes League Cup can be catalyst for Arsenal success
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China calls EU 'discriminatory' over probe into energy giant Goldwind
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Sales warning slams Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk's stock
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Can Vonn defy ACL rupture to win Olympic medal?
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Breakthrough or prelude to attack? What we know about Iran-US talks
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German far-right MP detained over alleged Belarus sanctions breach
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MSF says its hospital in South Sudan hit by government air strike
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Merz heads to Gulf as Germany looks to diversify trade ties
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Selection process for future Olympic hosts set for reform
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Serbian minister on trial over Trump-linked hotel plan
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UK PM says Mandelson 'lied', regrets appointing him US envoy
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Cochran-Siegle tops first Olympic downhill training
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Gaza health officials say strikes kill 21 after Israel says shots wounded officer
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Injured Vonn's Olympic bid is 'inspirational', ski stars say
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Albania arrests 20 for toxic waste trafficking
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US-Africa trade deal renewal only 'temporary breather'
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Mir sets pace on Sepang day two, Yamaha absent
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Xi, Putin hail 'stabilising' China-Russia alliance
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GSK boosted by specialty drugs, end to Zantac fallout
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UK's ex-prince leaves Windsor home amid Epstein storm: reports
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Murder, kidnap, censorship: the 'new normal' of Tanzania politics
A priest attacked after a meeting about democracy with faith leaders, an opposition official's corpse found doused in acid, an ex-ambassador missing from his blood-stained home -- this is the "new normal" in Tanzania, say critics.
Venezuela says US military exercises on nearby island a 'provocation'
Venezuela on Sunday blasted the arrival in nearby Trinidad and Tobago of a US warship as a dangerous "provocation," amid mounting fears of potential attacks against the Venezuelan mainland.
Powerful Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it heads for Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa, already a major category 4 storm, gathered steam Sunday as it took aim at Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean, with forecasters predicting catastrophic flooding and urging residents to seek shelter immediately.
US warship arrives in Trinidad and Tobago, near Venezuela
A US warship arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday for joint exercises near the coast of Venezuela, as Washington ratcheted up pressure on drug traffickers and Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
Nigerian Sharia police cancel court-ordered TikTok celebrities' wedding
Sharia-enforcing police in Nigeria's northern city of Kano have cancelled a wedding of two TikTok celebrities that was ordered by a court after a viral kissing video, an official told AFP Sunday.
Two suspects arrested in Louvre jewel heist
French authorities have detained two of the suspected robbers believed to have stolen precious crown jewels from the Louvre in a museum heist that stunned the world, officials said Sunday.
Year-long funeral starts for Thailand's former queen Sirikit
Thousands of grieving Thai royalists lined the streets of Bangkok on Sunday, saluting a procession bringing former queen Sirikit's body to lie in state for a year-long funeral at the capital's Grand Palace.
Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it crawls toward Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa was cutting a deadly path through the Caribbean on Sunday, strengthening into a Category 3 storm as it crawled along a worryingly slow course toward Jamaica and the island of Hispaniola.
Venezuela vows to protect its coast from US covert ops
Venezuela's Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said Saturday the country is conducting military exercises to protect its coast against any potential "covert operations" as the United States expands its regional military presence.
Hurricane Melissa cutting deadly path in Caribbean
Hurricane Melissa was cutting a deadly path in the Caribbean on Saturday night, with rapid intensification expected over the weekend as it took a worryingly slow course toward Jamaica and the island of Hispaniola, forecasters said.
Prison film fest brings Hollywood and healing to US jailhouse
Held inside a notorious prison among some of California's most dangerous felons, the San Quentin Film Festival is not your typical Hollywood affair.
Melissa strengthens into hurricane, cutting slow path to Jamaica
Deadly storm Melissa strengthened Saturday afternoon into a Category 1 hurricane, with rapid intensification expected over the weekend as it cut a worryingly slow course toward the Caribbean island of Jamaica, forecasters said.
Ireland's Catherine Connolly set to be president after rival concedes election
Irish voters looked set to have left-winger Catherine Connolly to be the country's new president, after her only rival conceded defeat Saturday in a contest marred by spolit voting and a low turnout.
Hong Kong collects black boxes after deadly plane crash
The black box flight recorders from an aircraft involved in a crash that killed two people at Hong Kong airport earlier this week have been recovered, authorities said Saturday.
Major champions help Philippines chase golf tourist billions
The Philippines is laying out the red carpet this week to some of golf's biggest names, part of a grand government plan to diversify tourism with sport at the forefront.
More than 60 UN members sign cybercrime treaty opposed by rights groups
Countries signed their first UN treaty targeting cybercrime in Hanoi on Saturday, despite opposition from an unlikely band of tech companies and rights groups warning of expanded state surveillance.
'Deeply disturbed' - NBA chief Silver grapples with illegal betting scandal
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Friday he was "deeply disturbed" after Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups were among those arrested in a far-ranging FBI probe into illegal gambling.
North Korea using crypto, IT workers to dodge UN sanctions: report
North Korea is circumventing UN sanctions by using cryptocurrency to trade raw materials and military weaponry, and by deploying large numbers of IT workers abroad to launder funds and generate income for Pyongyang, an international sanctions monitoring group reported.
UN members to sign cybercrime treaty opposed by rights groups
Countries sign their first UN treaty targeting cybercrime in Hanoi on Saturday, despite opposition from an unlikely band of tech companies and rights groups warning of expanded state surveillance.
Heat back Rozier as NBA grapples with gambling scandal fallout
Miami Heat captain Bam Adebayo said teammate Terry Rozier, arrested in a sweeping federal gambling probe, has the team's "full support" as the NBA grappled with the burgeoning scandal on Friday.
Pope beatifies 11 priests killed by Nazi, Communist regimes
Pope Leo XIV on Friday approved the beatification of 11 "martyr" priests killed by the Nazi or Communist regimes in Europe in the 1940s and 1950s, putting them close to sainthood.
Rescued baby gorilla to stay in Istanbul after DNA test
A baby gorilla who was rescued from trafficking at Istanbul airport just before Christmas will remain in Turkey rather than be repatriated to Nigeria, Turkish officials said Friday.
NY attorney general pleads not guilty, says Trump seeking 'revenge'
The New York attorney general who successfully prosecuted Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Friday to bank fraud charges and accused the president of using the justice system as a "tool of revenge."
Palestinian prisoners freed in hostage swap go from jail to exile
They were freed in exchange for Israeli hostages held in Gaza, but instead of going home, 154 Palestinian ex-prisoners were exiled to Egypt, where they are confined to a hotel and kept under tight surveillance.
Pope Leo offers olive branch in allowing traditional mass
Pope Leo XIV has authorised a traditional mass to take place this weekend at the Vatican, lifting restrictions that angered conservatives in his latest attempt to heal splits within the Catholic Church.
French prosecutor demands maximum sentence for schoolgirl's murder
A French prosecutor Friday urged the maximum sentence for an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris in 2022.
Families search Mexican forest for remains of over 100 missing
Families of dozens of Mexicans feared killed and buried in the woods south of the capital on Thursday joined a colossal search operation for their loved ones alongside activists, authorities and forensic experts.
Women sue over sexual abuse in Australian military
Women in Australia's defence forces launched a class action lawsuit Friday alleging widespread and systematic sexual violence, harassment and discrimination.
Over 1,000 enter Thailand from Myanmar after scam hub raid
More than 1,000 people, mostly Chinese, have fled from Myanmar into Thailand this week, Thai authorities said on Friday, after the Myanmar military raided one of the country's largest scam centres.
Are US strikes hurting Latin America's drug trade?
US military strikes that Washington claims have targeted "narco-terrorists" ferrying drugs to American soil are having little to no impact on Latin America's bustling narcotics trade, experts say.
Aid to Gaza still a fraction of promised amounts: UN data
Fewer than a hundred aid trucks operated by the UN and its partners have entered Gaza each day since a ceasefire earlier this month, a fraction of the total 600 trucks a day promised under the plan brokered by US President Donald Trump, data analysed by AFP shows.
King Charles meets Pope Leo ahead of historic prayer
King Charles III met on Thursday with Pope Leo XIV during a state visit to the Vatican, where he will make history as the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly with a pontiff.