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China's Yin wins in Shanghai for back-to-back LPGA titles
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Court to rule on first climate lawsuit against Italian state
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After a year in turmoil, the Louvre faces uncertain future
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Vietnam signs free trade deal with four European nations
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Dozens of orangutans saved from Indonesia blazes
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One million migrating raptors dodge illegal hunters above Georgia's Black Sea coast
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Ordinary day, extraordinary times: Kyiv under Russian attack
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Rays defeat Guardians to level MLB playoff series
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What is holding up the US-India trade deal?
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Western brands under pressure as 'pre-owned' luxury booms in China
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Oxygen tanks, purifier sales spike as haze crisis hits Southeast Asia
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'Never seen anything like it': mass looting grips Paris
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Messi brace lifts Inter Miami to 3-1 win in Atlanta
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All Blacks back on track after South Africa wake-up
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Japan to launch historic round-trip mission to Mars moon
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Met Opera goes for big and bold, despite shaky finances
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Musk back in the spotlight, but politics dims the awe
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Hollywood's fresh take on tech titans: from heroes to villains
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England Rugby League World Cup hopes hang by a thread
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St. Louis City's unbeaten MLS run ends at 19, Union's reaches 15
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Williams lifts Valkyries past Dream in WNBA Finals opener
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NFL Eagles bench Hurts at least a month with blood clot
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Dubois destroys Wardley to retain WBO heavyweight crown
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Across US, 'No Kings' events seek to boost early voting
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Oregon families grapple with explaining school shooting to children
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Tents spring up in Lisbon as Portugal housing protests spread
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Israeli settlers attack European diplomats, beat French mayor
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'Best in world' Yamal powers Barca to Betis rout, Atletico strike late
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Town hall in Limoges 'largely lost' to blaze set during French protests
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El Salvador's Bukele puts conditions on early release of gang prisoners
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US goes on the offensive in central Asia
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Fire rages at town hall in France's Limoges after protests: authorities
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Emotional Lions come up short in Champions Cup as tributes paid to Andrews
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Unstoppable Barca thrash Betis to extend perfect start
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Diaz dazzles as Bayern batter Leipzig to go top
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Maresca faces anxious wait over Haaland injury scare
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Inter move clear at Serie A summit with Bologna win
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PSG fight back to beat Strasbourg after Dembele penalty miss
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Liverpool still have 'lots to improve', says match-winner Isak
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Looting, blazes and clashes in France amid nationwide protests
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Looters ransack shops during France cost-of-living protests
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Walsh breaks her own 50 free world short course record
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Leinster thump Clermont as grieving Lions set for Champions Cup debut
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Haaland brace extends Man City's winning start in Premier League
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Haaland stars in Man City win, Liverpool beat Brentford
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'Special' Ombudsman storms to victory in Champion Stakes
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Dortmund go top despite Union Berlin stalemate
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Brazil's right embraces election betting odds amid polls skepticism
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Venezia upset Napoli for first Serie A win of season
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Four more Ebola cases detected in Kenya, bringing total to seven
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UN designates African slave trade as 'gravest crime against humanity'
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday designated the transatlantic African slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity," despite opposition by the United States and some European countries.
Trump's Beijing trip rescheduled for May, after Iran delay
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing in May after delaying an earlier summit because of the war against Iran.
Gaza civil defence says Israeli strike kills one, tents on fire
A fireball erupted over Gaza on Wednesday as an Israeli strike tore through a tent camp housing displaced Palestinians, killing one person and injuring seven, the territory's civil defence agency said.
UK govt denies cover-up after PM ex-aide's phone stolen
UK officials denied Wednesday any conspiracy over the theft of a phone belonging to the prime minister's ex-chief aide after the government vowed to release messages related to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
South Africa police clash with anti-immigrant protesters
South African police on Wednesday fired rubber bullets and teargas to disperse hundreds of anti-immigrant protesters in the coastal city of Durban.
Spanish PM says Middle East war 'far worse' than Iraq in 2003
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warned Wednesday that the Middle East war presented a "far worse" scenario than the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
First Robot: Melania Trump brings droid to White House event
US First Lady Melania Trump brought a surprise guest to a White House event on Wednesday -- a walking, talking, humanoid robot.
Iran likely behind attacks sowing fear among Europe's Jews: experts
An obscure group has claimed to have carried out a clutch of low-level attacks which have rattled the Jewish community in several European cities.
Mideast war sparks long queues at Kinshasa petrol stations
Long queues of cars and motorcycles have built up at petrol stations in DR Congo's sprawling capital Kinshasa over fears of shortages and price hikes after Iran's blockade of a crucial shipping conduit.
Tehran receives US plan to end Mideast war, as Iran fires at US carrier
Iran has received a 15-point plan from the United States to end the Middle East war, Pakistani officials said Wednesday, raising hopes for a diplomatic solution even as Iran said it have fired a volley of cruise missiles at a US aircraft carrier.
Iran fires at US carrier as backchannel diplomacy aims to end war
Iran said on Wednesday it fired a volley of cruise missiles at a US aircraft carrier, as strikes rained down across the Middle East despite back-channel diplomatic efforts to end the nearly four-week war.
Monaco: city of vice and a few virtues
The ultra-rich principality of Monaco may seem like an odd choice for Pope Leo XIV's first official European overseas trip on Saturday, with its casinos, yachts and anti-ageing treatments.
Defying Israeli bombs, Lebanese hold out in southern city of Tyre
Khalil and his young family are sheltering in a theatre in south Lebanon's Tyre, refusing to leave despite Israeli bombardment on the city that is now almost cut off from the rest of the country.
Hungary says will phase out gas deliveries to Ukraine
Hungary's prime minister said on Wednesday that Budapest would phase out gas deliveries to Ukraine, the latest salvo in a bitter feud between the two countries over a damaged pipeline transporting Russian oil.
Oil prices tumble, stocks rally on Mideast peace hopes
Oil prices tumbled and stock markets rallied Wednesday on reports that the United States had sent a peace plan to Iran.
Iran, Israel trade strikes as diplomats work behind the scenes
Iran and Israel traded fresh missile and drone strikes Wednesday, with countries across the Middle East coming under fire as diplomats worked in the background to end the nearly four-week war.
Iran hits targets across Middle East after Trump signals talks progress
Iran targeted countries across the Middle East with a fresh volley of missiles Wednesday, hours after US President Donald Trump signalled tentative progress in diplomatic efforts to end the war.
Belarus leader visits North Korea for first time
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko began on Wednesday his first official visit to North Korea, with the two countries united by Western sanctions, closeness to Russia and accusations of rights violations.
Iran fires missile salvo after Trump signals progress in talks
Iran launched a new missile salvo across the Middle East on Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump's signals that he was eager to talk with Tehran steadied global markets.
US reportedly sends peace plan as Iran opens to 'non-hostile' oil vessels
Washington sent a peace plan to Iran, US media reported, as Donald Trump voiced optimism Tuesday at ending nearly a month of warfare and Tehran announced that it will let "non-hostile" oil vessels go through the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
OSCE's 'chaotic' Ukraine evacuation put staff at risk: leaked report
A confidential report into the OSCE's "chaotic" evacuation of its monitors from Ukraine after Russia invaded four years ago is damning about how it put its own staff at "serious security risk", AFP can reveal.
Top WTO official sounds fertiliser warning over Middle East war
Disruptions to fertiliser supplies caused by the Middle East war pose a double threat to global food security through scarcity and high prices, a top World Trade Organization official has warned.
Denmark's PM Mette Frederiksen, tenacious and tough on migration
She's stood up to Donald Trump and posts her kitchen skills on Instagram: Mette Frederiksen, who intends to stay on as Denmark's prime minister after Tuesday's election, mixes high-stakes international politics with Danes' everyday concerns.
Danish PM's left-wing bloc wins election, but no majority
Denmark's Social Democrats, led by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, finished first in Tuesday's general election but posted their weakest showing in more than 120 years and the left-wing bloc failed to secure a majority.
Brazil court grants house arrest for jailed Bolsonaro
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Tuesday granted a request by former president Jair Bolsonaro to temporarily serve his sentence under house arrest after his discharge from a hospital for treatment of bronchopneumonia.
Aid boat arrives in Cuba as US oil blockade bites
The first boat of a flotilla carrying medical supplies, food and solar panels reached Cuba on Tuesday to aid the island as a US fuel blockade deepens its energy crisis.
Colombia military plane crash death toll rises to 69
The death toll in one of Colombia's worst air accidents in recent years rose to at least 69, according to an updated tally Tuesday, as the government faulted a "junk" aircraft donated by the United States.
Danish PM's left-wing bloc leads election, but no majority
Denmark's left-wing bloc, headed by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, took an early lead in general elections Tuesday but failed to secure a majority, exit polls showed, with the premier's Social Democrats posting their weakest showing in 125 years.
Trump insists talks happening 'right now' as Iran, Israel trade strikes
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that talks with Iran to end the Middle East war were under way "right now", even as the Islamic republic and Israel traded fresh strikes.
Gang crackdown carried out without 'abuses,' Guatemalan defense chief says
Guatemala has cracked down on gangs while safeguarding human rights, its Defense Minister Henry Saenz told AFP in an exclusive interview, rejecting the brutal methods neighboring El Salvador has used to curb rampant criminal activity.
Afghanistan releases detained US citizen
Afghanistan's Taliban government released a US national on Tuesday who had been detained for more than a year, after a letter from his family requesting his freedom.
Danish PM's left bloc leads election, but no majority
Denmark's left bloc headed by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen took an early lead in Tuesday's general election but failed to secure a majority, exit polls showed, with Frederiksen's Social Democrats posting their weakest showing in 125 years.