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Bellingham strikes as Dortmund sink Sundowns in Club World Cup thriller
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Feyi-Waboso sees red as France beat England in unofficial Test
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From attendances to NBA-style walkouts: Club World Cup talking points
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Eight dead in Brazil hot air balloon accident
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Bellingham strikes as Dortmund sink Sundowns
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Alcaraz sets up Queen's final clash with Lehecka
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MLB suspends Padres pitcher three games for hitting Ohtani
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Belarus opposition leader freed from jail after US mediation
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Medvedev dispatches home hope Zverev to reach Halle final
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Tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian marches in London and Berlin
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India star Bumrah strikes before Duckett and Pope hold firm in 1st Test
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Nottingham Forest boss Nuno signs new three-year contract
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Ill Mbappe out of second Real Madrid Club World Cup clash
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Lehecka stuns Draper to reach Queen's final
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Marc Marquez continues MotoGP dominance by winning Mugello sprint
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Bangladesh draw first Test with Sri Lanka after rain hampers play
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Pant scores India's third hundred in 1st Test before England hit back
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Vondrousova surprises Sabalenka to reach Berlin final
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Mexican boxing legend Alvarez promises Crawford bout will be one of his 'best'
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French scientists find new blood type in Guadeloupe woman
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Farrell adamant Lions 'won't suger-coat' Argentina loss
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Malaysia's Dayaks mark rice harvest end with colourful parade
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Shanto clinches second ton as Bangladesh set Sri Lanka 296-run target
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Israel says killed three Iranian commanders in fresh wave of strikes
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Crusaders out-muscle Chiefs to clinch 15th Super Rugby crown
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VP Vance says US troops still 'necessary' in Los Angeles
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Australian opener Konstas says he has 'come a long way'
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'Survive, nothing more': Cuba's elderly live hand to mouth
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Last member of K-pop megaband BTS to finish military service
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Olympic balloon to rise again in Paris
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Samaranch Senior -- controversial diplomat who saved the Olympics
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As sports embrace gender tests, Coventry and IOC may follow
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Flamengo floor Chelsea at Club World Cup, Bayern edge out Boca
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Bayern overcome battling Boca to reach Club World Cup last 16
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Jeeno extends lead at Women's PGA Championship
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Israel says delayed Iran's presumed nuclear programme by two years
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Japan-US-Philippines coast guards simulate crisis amid China threat
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Flamengo floor Chelsea at Club World Cup, Bayern face Boca
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Tech-fueled misinformation distorts Iran-Israel fighting
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Panama declares state of emergency over deadly pension protests
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Trump says Iran has 'maximum' two weeks, dismisses Europe peace efforts
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Defending champions Toulouse hold off Bayonne to reach Top 14 final
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Teams from 'south' have Club World Cup heat advantage: Dortmund's Kovac
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'It's only match one' says Itoje after Lions mauled by Pumas
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Fleetwood, Thomas and Scheffler share PGA Travelers lead
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Mexican authorities rescue 3,400 trafficked baby turtles
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Maresca accepts Chelsea were second best in Flamengo loss
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Global stocks mixed, oil lower as market digests latest on Iran
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Argentina's Kirchner urges backers not to gather as police deploy
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Lions slump to warm-up defeat by Argentina
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Montana court rules for young people in landmark US climate trial
In a landmark climate trial, a Montana court on Monday ruled in favor of a group of youths who accused the western US state of violating their rights to a clean environment.

50 pct chance 2023 will be warmest year on record: NOAA
There is a nearly 50 percent probability that 2023 will be the warmest year ever recorded and next year could be even hotter, US government climate experts said Monday.

Death toll from heavy rain in north India rises sharply to almost 50
At least 49 people were killed, nine of them in a temple collapse, and dozens more were feared missing after intense rains caused floods and landslides in India, officials said Monday.

Baghdad zoo animals suffer as mercury hits 50 degrees
A pair of Siberian tigers pant incessantly beside a pond at their zoo enclosure in the scorching summer heat of the Iraqi capital.

Hawaii fire death toll nears 100, and anger grows
The death toll in Hawaii from the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century was expected to cross the 100-mark Sunday, fueling criticism that government inaction contributed to the heavy loss of life.

Morocco breaks heat record
Temperatures in Morocco have for the first time on record topped 50 degrees Celsius (120 Fahrenheit), the North African country's meteorological service said Sunday amid a scorching heatwave.

A second life for Cuba's seaside swimming pools
When summer temperatures start to sizzle in Havana, in-the-know locals head not to the beach but to seaside pools built by wealthy Cuban families in the first half of the last century.

Full of life: Paris's Pere Lachaise cemetery goes greener
The Pere Lachaise in Paris, the most visited cemetery in the world thanks to celebrities buried there, is welcoming crowds back after years of Covid restrictions with a back-to-nature setting that helps them keep cool in the summer heat.

Death toll hits 80 as Hawaii starts probe into wildfire handling
Hawaii's chief legal officer said Friday she was opening a probe into the handling of devastating wildfires that killed at least 80 people in the state this week, as criticism grows of the official response.

Residents return to find homes in ruin from Hawaii fire
People who fled the ferocious wildfire that tore through a picturesque Hawaiian town began returning Friday to find their homes in ashes.

Key Spanish lagoon dries out due to drought, overexploitation
The largest permanent lagoon in drought-hit southern Spain's Donana natural park, home of one of Europe's largest wetlands, has completely dried out for the second summer in a row.

UN finishes removing oil from decaying Yemen tanker
The United Nations said Friday that it had successfully transferred more than one million barrels of oil from a dilapidated Yemeni tanker, removing the imminent risk of a spill.

Indonesia says capital pollution spike due to weather, vehicles
Indonesia's government on Friday blamed a pollution spike in traffic-clogged capital Jakarta on weather patterns and vehicle emissions after the city topped global rankings four days this week.

Hawaii fire death toll expected to rise 'very significantly': governor
The death toll from a terrifying wildfire that razed a historic Hawaiian town is expected to rise "very significantly", the state's governor said Thursday, with 36 people already known to have perished.

Rio Tinto to build largest solar plant in Canada's north
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto announced on Thursday that it will begin construction of the largest solar power plant in northern Canada on the site of its Diavik diamond mine.

Major-winner Morikawa pledges $1,000 per birdie to Hawaii fire relief
Two-time major champion Collin Morikawa has pledged to donate $1,000 for every birdie he makes in the US PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs to fire relief efforts in Hawaii.

Indonesia capital hit by major pollution spikes: monitor
Indonesian capital Jakarta has been the world's most polluted city on four days this week, according to air quality monitor IQAir, as authorities fail to grapple with a spike in toxic smog.
Fast-moving wildfire kills at least 6 as it razes Hawaiian town
A wildfire that turned a historic Hawaiian town to ashes killed at least six people, officials said Wednesday, with desperate residents jumping into the ocean in a bid to escape the fast-moving flames.

Pakistan climber cleanses K2 as shrine to fallen father
Gazing up from K2 Basecamp, Sajid Ali Sadpara sees Earth's second-highest mountain, his father's final resting place, and a blight of litter on the furthest reaches of the natural world.

Israel's pioneering use of water 'to the last drop'
In the scorching summer heat, an Israeli farmer tends to a dripline taking a mix of ground and recycled water to palm trees -- an approach honed for decades in the arid country and now drawing wide interest abroad.

At least 6 dead as wildfire razes Hawaiian town
At least six people have been killed in a wildfire that has razed a Hawaiian town, officials said Wednesday, as desperate residents jumped into the ocean in a bid to escape the fast-moving flames.

'Mother Nature needs money,' Lula tells rich countries at summit
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged wealthy nations Wednesday to fulfill their unkept promises to fund developing countries' fight against climate change, at a summit on saving the world's tropical forests.

Wind-whipped Hawaii wildfires force evacuations, water rescues
Wildfires whipped by hurricane winds triggered evacuations in parts of Hawaii on Wednesday with the Coast Guard rescuing some residents forced into the ocean to escape the smoke and flames, officials said.

Land and sea efforts to save reefs must work together: study
A new study offers a glimmer of hope in efforts to save the world's coral reefs, which play a vital role in underwater life but have been put under threat by rising ocean temperatures.

Hawaii wildfires force evacuations, water rescues
Wildfires whipped by hurricane winds triggered evacuations in parts of Hawaii early Wednesday with some residents forced into the ocean to escape the smoke and flames, officials said.

El Nino could imperil Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Australia's Great Barrier Reef could deteriorate if warming ocean temperatures spark another mass coral bleaching event later this year, the country's top marine science body said Wednesday.

Biden, in environment push, protects lands near Grand Canyon
Joe Biden used the backdrop of the Grand Canyon Tuesday to champion the climate fight -- and distinguishing himself from the Republican right -- by designating large swathes of surrounding sacred land with protective status.

With Grand Canyon visit, Biden champions the environment
Joe Biden will draw on an awe-inspiring backdrop Tuesday to present himself as an environmental champion: At the Grand Canyon, the US president will formally unveil a nearby protected area designed to curb uranium mining.

July hottest month on record: EU climate observatory
July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, the European Union's climate observatory confirmed Tuesday.

Erdogan defends expansion of controversial coal mine
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday dismissed environmental protests over the felling of trees to expand a coal mine in southwest Turkey, saying the campaign was led by "marginals".

Relief and despair: repeal of logging ban divides Kenya
It was the news Kenya's timber industry had waited over five years to hear: a ban on logging was over, and the country's forests were once again open for business.

Huge blue whale washes ashore in southern Chile
An enormous blue whale, considered the largest animal on Earth, has washed up onto a beach in southern Chile, probably after dying at sea, local authorities said Sunday.