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Ukraine's Paralympics success "shapes the consciousness" of Ukrainian society and the authorities when it comes to the equal rights and opportunities for disabled people, the president of its Paralympic Committee told AFP.

The Paralympics' original purpose to rehabilitate disabled World War II veterans is still relevant today as many of their successors maimed in more recent conflicts thrive in the competitive atmosphere.

When he was a witch doctor, Moussa Diallo would regularly smear himself in a lotion made from a clitoris cut from a girl subjected to female genital mutilation.

Algeria's incumbent President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been re-elected with almost 95 percent of the vote, the country's electoral authority ANIE said Sunday.

Google faces its second major antitrust trial in less than a year on Monday, with the US government accusing the tech giant of dominating online advertising and stifling competition.

Apple is expected to release its latest line of iPhones on Monday that will feature generative AI capabilities as the tech behemoth looks to bolster sales of its iconic device.

Matthew Day was keen to find out if an artificial intelligence-packed Google Pixel 9 smartphone could tell him a great local fishing spot.

The Philippines said it arrested Sunday a pastor wanted in the United States for child sex trafficking, two weeks into a massive police manhunt for the self-proclaimed "Appointed Son of God".

US soccer icon Alex Morgan bade an emotional farewell to football on Sunday as she played the final game of her glittering career before heading into retirement.

Newly-crowned US Open champion Jannik Sinner admitted Sunday that the controversy over his two failed drugs tests "was and is still on my mind".

Tyreek Hill helped the Miami Dolphins to a 20-17 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars just hours after being arrested by police as comebacks dominated on a wild first full day of the NFL season on Sunday.

The Paralympics closed on Sunday with a giant music-fuelled party as chief Paris 2024 organiser Tony Estanguet said the Games and the Olympics had created a "historic summer".

Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill said Sunday he wants to turn his "crazy" arrest by police into a positive after being handcuffed by traffic cops en route to his team's opening game of the NFL season.

Taylor Fritz believes he "let a lot of people down" after failing in his dream to become the first American man in 21 years to capture a Grand Slam title.

How do Catholic cardinals choose a new pope? What happens in their closed-door meetings? That is the premise of Vatican thriller "Conclave," starring Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci, which screened at the Toronto film festival on Sunday.

Shelling killed at least 21 people at a market in southeast Sudan Sunday, a day after the country's rulers rejected a call by UN experts for an independent force to protect civilians from the devastating civil war.

Cristiano Ronaldo's late strike sealed Portugal's 2-1 win over Scotland as the 901st goal of the striker's extraordinary career completed a stirring fightback in Sunday's Nations League clash.

Poland's longest river, the Vistula, on Sunday hit a record-low water level in the capital because of drought, the national weather agency said.

Catholic devotees were clamouring to see Pope Francis before his arrival in East Timor's capital on Monday -- making pilgrimages from faraway towns and hours-long crossings of its shared border with Indonesia.

A tearful Jannik Sinner dedicated his US Open title victory on Sunday to his aunt, who he revealed is battling serious ill health, admitting: "I don't know how much longer I will have her in my life".

Three things on Jannik Sinner, who defeated Taylor Fritz to win the US Open title on Sunday:

Spain grabbed their first win since lifting the Euro 2024 title by comprehensively beating Switzerland 4-1 in the Nations League in Geneva on Sunday, despite going down to 10 men.

Tyreek Hill scored a spectacular touchdown just hours after being arrested by police as the Miami Dolphins scored a 17-14 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in a wild first full day of the NFL season on Sunday.

Jannik Sinner won his second Grand Slam title of 2024 on Sunday when he swept aside Taylor Fritz in the US Open final, shattering American hopes of a first male champion at the majors in 21 years.

Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia -- who insists he, not strongman Nicolas Maduro, is Venezuela's legitimate president-elect -- fled for exile in Spain Sunday and vowed to "continue the fight" for freedom and democracy.

Jamie Smith's dashing 67 in the third Test against Sri Lanka at the Oval on Sunday sparked memories of Australia great Adam Gilchrist for England assistant coach Paul Collingwood on what was an otherwise chastening day for the home side.

Thousands of Mexicans, mainly court employees and law students, protested in the capital Sunday against a controversial judicial reform that would see judges elected by popular vote.

Primoz Roglic won the Vuelta a Espana for a record-equalling fourth time on Sunday, the perfect pick-me-up after crashing out of the Tour de France.

Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia -- who insists he, not strongman Nicolas Maduro, is Venezuela's legitimate president-elect -- fled for exile in Spain Sunday to save his own life, the opposition said.

Pathum Nissanka's superb unbeaten fifty left Sri Lanka eyeing a memorable win over England as the third Test at the Oval headed for a dramatic finish.

Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar will headline next year's Super Bowl half-time show in New Orleans, the artist confirmed in a statement on Sunday.

Thousands of supporters of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan gathered in Islamabad on Sunday despite authorities' attempts to block the protesters' main routes into the capital, AFP journalists noted.