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Gaudu pulls away from Vingegaard to take Vuelta stage
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Musk's xAI sues Apple, OpenAI alleging antitrust violations
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Top UK screenwriter Laverty arrested at pro-Palestine protest
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US studio unearths fossilized dinosaur game 'Turok'
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Trump advisor says US may take stakes in other firms after Intel
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Russia holds secretive espionage hearing against French researcher
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Salvadoran man in Trump immigration row to be deported to Uganda: officials
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Typhoon Kajiki lashes Vietnam, killing one as thousands evacuate
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Bologna new boy Immobile out for eight weeks with thigh injury
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Polish president blocks law to extend social welfare to Ukrainian refugees
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Five journalists among 20 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital
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Salvadoran man at center of Trump immigration row detained again
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Telegram's Durov blasts French probe one year after arrest
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African players in Europe: Another historic goal for Ndiaye
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Amorim warns Mainoo he must fight for his Manchester United place
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Portugal counts the cost of its biggest ever forest fire
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Russia to hold espionage hearing against French researcher
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Rooney forecasts 'massive future' for Arsenal teen sensation Dowman
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Four journalists among 15 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital: civil defence
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India cricket ends $43.6 mn sponsorship after online gambling ban: report
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France's sole Paris Olympics athletics medallist Samba-Mayela to miss worlds
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Springboks recall Jasper Wiese, but brother Cobus misses out
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Asian markets rally on US rate cut hopes
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Zanele Muholi, S.African photographer reclaiming identity
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'Restoring dignity': Kenya slum exchange offers water for plastic
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Human ancestor Lucy gets first European showing in Prague
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China Evergrande Group delisted from Hong Kong stock exchange
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A healer and a fighter: The double life of UFC star Shi Ming
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US Open chaos as Bonzi ousts raging Medvedev
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Bleak future for Rohingya, as Bangladesh seeks to tackle crisis
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Cambodia MPs pass law allowing stripping of citizenship
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What to look for at the Venice Film Festival
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Venice welcomes Julia Roberts, George Clooney to film festival
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Djokovic voices physical concerns after US Open win
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Olympic Council of Asia says Saudi Winter Games 'on schedule'
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Asian markets rise on US rate cut hopes
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Vietnam evacuates tens of thousands ahead of Typhoon Kajiki
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Sabalenka into US Open second round, Djokovic off the mark
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Australian mushroom meal survivor says 'half alive' after wife's killing
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SpaceX calls off Starship megarocket launch in latest setback
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Djokovic shrugs off blisters to advance at US Open
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Israeli strikes in Yemen's capital kill six, Huthis say
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UN Security Council to vote on embattled Lebanon peacekeepers
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Egyptian farmers behind world's perfumes face climate fight alone
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'Life-long dream': Oasis kicks off North American tour in Toronto
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Australia's mushroom murderer faces victims' family in court
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'Over the moon': Filipino Eala bags historic first at US Open
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Fleetwood triumphs at Tour Championship for elusive first PGA Tour title
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Mbappe fires Madrid to victory at Real Oviedo
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Giroud strikes late to lift Lille past Monaco, Rennes implode early at Lorient
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Jailed Nicaraguan opposition figures face ill treatment, relatives say
Relatives of more than 180 jailed opponents of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government on Monday denounced the ill treatment they said had been inflicted on the detainees, while Catholic leaders complained of "repression" and harassment by authorities.

Bill Cosby sex assault case starts in California
A trial against Bill Cosby began Monday in California, with a civil suit alleging the disgraced comedian sexually assaulted a teenage girl almost five decades ago.

UK MPs blast 'systemic failures' of Afghan withdrawal
The UK's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan last year showed "systemic failures of leadership, planning and preparation", according to a scathing inquiry by MPs published on Tuesday.

Kate Moss expected to testify at Depp v Heard trial
The high-profile defamation case between Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard is poised to get another dash of celebrity -- British model Kate Moss is expected to testify.

Facebook's Zuckerberg targeted in US privacy lawsuit
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was named personally in a Washington lawsuit Monday alleging he played a direct role in decisions that set the stage for the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal.

Six dead, dozens injured in Iran tower-block collapse
At least six people died and dozens were injured or missing under rubble after an unfinished high-rise building collapsed in southwestern Iran, officials said.

At Bucha market, life goes on 'so we don't go mad'
Most stalls still have their shutters down but the reopening of the market in Bucha marks a return to a semblance of normality for this Ukrainian town synonymous with war crimes.

Sole survivor relives terror of Yemenia Airways crash at French trial
A woman who was just 12 when she survived the 2009 Yemenia Airways crash in the Comoros islands that killed all 152 others onboard described Monday the terrifying moments leading up to her plunge into the ocean and subsequent miraculous rescue, in the French trial against the airline.

Four million people hit by floods in Bangladesh: UN
At least four million people have been affected by the worst floods in Bangladesh's northeast for nearly two decades, the United Nations said Monday.

Greece says blocks hundreds of migrants from crossing Aegean
Greece said on Monday it had prevented around 600 migrants from crossing the Aegean Sea into its territorial waters from neighbouring Turkey, in the largest attempted entry this year.

Sole survivor relives 2009 Yemenia Airways crash at French trial
A woman who aged 12 survived the 2009 Yemenia Airways crash in the Comoros islands that killed all 152 others onboard described Monday the terrifying moments leading up to her plunge into the ocean and subsequent miraculous rescue, in the French trial against the airline.

Spain's ex-king visits son in Madrid for first time in two years
Scandal-tainted Spanish ex-king Juan Carlos I visited his son and current monarch Felipe VI in Madrid on Monday, during a controversial trip home after two years in self-imposed exile.

UN human rights chief begins contentious China visit
The UN human rights chief began a six-day trip to China on Monday that will include the remote Xinjiang region, stirring fears over access and the propaganda value the visit offers to the Chinese Communist Party.

UN human rights chief to begin contentious China visit
The UN human rights chief was Monday due to begin a six-day trip to China that takes in the remote Xinjiang region, stirring fears over access and the propaganda value the visit offers to the Chinese Communist Party.

'Undeniably unsettling' Aussie cop drama disturbs Cannes
In two of the most intense performances to grip the Cannes Film Festival, award-winning actors Joel Edgerton and Sean Harris face off in a dark undercover cop story from Australia.

Seven killed after fire engulfs Philippine ferry
At least seven people were killed and scores plucked to safety in the Philippines Monday after a fire ripped through a ferry and forced passengers to jump overboard, coast guard and witnesses said.
Afghan women TV presenters vow to fight after order to cover faces
Women television presenters on Afghanistan's leading news channels on Sunday vowed to speak up for their rights after being forced by Taliban authorities to cover their faces on air.

Afghan women TV presenters cover faces on air
Women presenters on Afghanistan's leading news channels went on air Sunday with their faces covered, a day after defying a Taliban order to conceal their appearance on television.

Women TV presenters defy Taliban order to cover faces on air
Women presenters on Afghanistan's leading TV channels went on air Saturday without covering their faces, defying a Taliban order that they conceal their appearance to comply with the group's austere brand of Islam.
Russia says Mariupol battle at end as Ukrainian defenders surrender
Russia has declared victory in its months-long operation to capture the strategic port of Mariupol after Ukraine ordered the last of its troops holed up in the city's Azovstal steelworks to lay down their arms.

Rio's urban gardens produce healthy food for the poor
Gun-toting youths watch over a street in a Rio de Janeiro slum hit hard by drug trafficking, but walk a bit further and this rough area also boasts the largest urban vegetable garden in Latin America.

US jails sons of Panama ex-president for three years
A New York court on Friday sentenced two sons of former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli to three years in prison on charges of corruption linked to the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.

US leads criticism of UN rights chief for China trip
The UN rights chief came under fire Friday for announcing a visit next week to China's Xinjiang, with the United States saying she was failing to stand up for the region's Uyghur community.

UN rights chief begins landmark China trip from Monday
The UN rights chief will travel to China's Xinjiang region next week for a visit under intense international scrutiny after demands for her to call out abuses against its Uyghur minority.

UK police probe Vieira pitch 'altercation' at Everton match
British police said Friday they were "investigating an altercation" after Everton's match with Crystal Palace, in which Palace manager Patrick Vieira appeared to kick out at a fan.

Johnny Depp was jealous, controlling: actress Ellen Barkin
Johnny Depp was jealous, controlling and frequently drunk, and once threw a wine bottle in his hotel room in Las Vegas, his former girlfriend, the actress Ellen Barkin, said in pre-recorded testimony Thursday.

'Five Eyes' justice chiefs endorse Ukraine war crime prosecutions
The justice chiefs of the members of the "Five Eyes" intelligence alliance gave strong support Thursday to Ukraine's efforts to prosecute war crimes arising from Russia's invasion.

Finland brews up NATO-themed beer
When Finland decided to seek NATO membership on Sunday, the owner of a small brewery in Savonlinna, Petteri Vanttinen, 42, decided to celebrate by launching a new beer in honour of the military alliance.

Germany school shooting injures one, suspect arrested
A 21-year-old gunman opened fire at a secondary school in northern Germany on Thursday, badly injuring a female member of staff before being arrested, police said.

Jewish worshippers clash with police at pilgrimage site
A crowd of Jewish worshippers broke through police barriers on Thursday at an annual pilgrimage in Israel's Mount Meron, a year after 45 people were crushed to death in a stampede.

Life sentence requested for Russian soldier in Kyiv war crimes trial
Ukrainian prosecutors on Thursday requested a life sentence for the first Russian soldier on trial for war crimes since the start of Moscow's invasion, AFP journalists in the courtroom reported.

'Integral': New show reveals ancient Jewish roots in Greece
Little is known about the origins of Jews in Greece, but their presence dates back centuries and they were an "integral" part of ancient society, a new exhibit in Athens reveals.