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What next for the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules?

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Nottingham Forest have been thrust into the Premier League relegation zone after being hit with a four-point deduction …

Striking referees cry foul over MLS stand-ins

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Striking Major League Soccer referees on Monday accused substitute officials of making a litany of mistakes in last …

Malaga Picasso Museum reorders works in new exhibition

Mar 19 2024

The Picasso Museum in Malaga, the southern Spanish city where the artist was born, will open a new exhibition on Tuesday …

Michelin unveils 62 newly starred French restaurants

Mar 19 2024

The Michelin Guide unveiled its annual list of the best French restaurants Monday, praising the "cultural dynamism" of a …

Elon Musk defends ketamine use, dismisses investor worries

Mar 19 2024

Elon Musk suggested his use of drugs benefits Tesla investors in an interview released Monday, saying he takes …

Famine imminent in north Gaza, an 'unprecedented' crisis: UN

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Half of Gazans are experiencing "catastrophic" hunger, with famine projected to hit the north of the territory by May …

Bodies found in Haitian suburb as gang violence rages for third week

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Fourteen bodies were found in an affluent suburb of Haiti's capital Monday, as international efforts accelerated to fill …

China, India hail Putin election win; West brands it 'undemocratic'

AFP - 5h ago

Allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin, including China and India, on Monday congratulated him on winning a fifth …

Putin addresses Red Square crowd after election win blasted by West

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President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed the "return" to Russia of annexed Ukrainian territories, after winning an …

Battle rages at Gaza hospital as UN reports 'catastrophic' hunger

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Fighting raged Monday in and around the besieged Gaza Strip's largest hospital complex where Israel said its forces …

China, India hail Putin's election win; West brands it 'illegal'

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Allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin including China and India congratulated him Monday on winning a fifth term in …

Famine imminent in north Gaza, 'unprecedented' crisis: UN

AFP - 3h ago

Half of Gazans are experiencing "catastrophic" hunger, with famine projected to hit the north of the territory by May …

Battle rages around Gaza hospital as truce talks to resume

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Heavy fighting raged Monday in and around Gaza's largest hospital complex where the Israeli army said it was battling …

Kremlin hails 'exceptional' Putin win in vote blasted by West

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The Kremlin hailed President Vladimir Putin's election win as "exceptional" on Monday, after the ex-spy won over 87 …

Western leaders dismiss Putin's 'illegal' poll victory

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Friends and allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin were quick to congratulate him on winning a fifth term in power …

Ukraine digs in for drawn-out defensive fight

AFP - 12h ago

Ukrainian forces facing a lack of munitions and manpower are digging in to resist Russian attack, mirroring the …

Russia hails 'record' win for Putin in vote with no opposition

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Russia's election commission on Monday hailed what it said were "record" results for President Vladimir Putin, …

Battle rages around Gaza's largest hospital in Israel-Hamas war

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Israeli forces launched an operation early Monday in and around Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa, with witnesses …

Daughter of North Korea's Kim might be heir apparent: Seoul

AFP - 17h ago

Seoul's Unification Ministry on Monday added its voice to growing speculation around Kim Jong Un's succession plans, …

Michelin to announce 62 newly starred French restaurants

AFP - 13h ago

The Michelin Guide unveils its annual list of the best French restaurants on Monday, with its boss praising the …

Putin vows Russia cannot be held back in victory speech

AFP - 4h ago

Vladimir Putin said Russia would not be "intimidated" as he hailed an election victory that paves the way for the former …

Cheap drones 'cannot match' artillery power in Ukraine: experts

AFP - 19h ago

Ukraine is relying on the massive use of drones to compensate for an artillery shell shortage and undermine Russian …

Israeli army launches operation at Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital

AFP - 4h ago

The Israeli army launched Monday an operation around Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa, with witnesses reporting air …

N. Korea fires ballistic missiles as Blinken visits Seoul

AFP - 19h ago

North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Monday in what analysts said was a calculated move to grab …

New Zealand's 'coffin clubs' bury taboos about death

AFP - 1h ago

It's a task of grave importance, but there's nothing to stop New Zealanders having a laugh as they work on DIY caskets …

Sins of the fathers: Children of IS left to rot in Syria camp

AFP - 22h ago

Ali is 12 and has survived things no child should see, spending half his life in what amounts to a prison camp for …

Australian taxi drivers win $178 million payout from Uber

AFP - 11h ago

Australian taxi drivers impacted by the rise of ridesharing giant Uber have won US$178 million in compensation, their …

Controversial 'Civil War' movie prompts debate over US schism

AFP - 3h ago

A major film that imagines a second civil war in the near-future United States has highlighted fears about the divided …

Monsters, asteroids, vampires: AI conspiracies flood TikTok

AFP - 5h ago

From vampires and wendigos to killer asteroids, TikTok users are pumping out outlandish end-of-the-world conspiracy …

N. Korea fires ballistic missile as Blinken visits Seoul

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North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Monday, Seoul's military said, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited …

World No. 1 Swiatek sweeps past Sakkari for second Indian Wells title

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World number one Iga Swiatek powered past Greece's Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-0 on Sunday to claim her second Indian Wells WTA …

Mbappe bags hat-trick as PSG hit six, David continues scoring streak

AFP - 7h ago

An unstoppable Kylian Mbappe hit a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 6-2 win away to Montpellier on Sunday …

'Not alone': Navalny supporters find solace in election gatherings

Mar 17 2024

The Russians who came to cast a protest ballot in Moscow on Sunday had little hope for political change, but took …

Israeli PM says civilians can leave crowded Rafah before invasion

Mar 17 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday that civilians crammed into the southern Gaza Strip would be able …

Putin: The autocrat eyeing a new world order

Mar 17 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has over the past two decades built up a system of domestic repression and …

'Noon against Putin': large crowds gather to vote at Russian embassies

Mar 17 2024

Alexei Navalny's widow and close allies joined long lines of voters outside Russian embassies in foreign capitals on …

Putin to cement hardline rule after set-piece vote: exit poll

Mar 17 2024

Vladimir Putin has secured another six-year term as Russian president, exit polls showed Sunday, paving the way for the …

Exit polls show Putin to cement hardline rule after set-piece vote

Mar 17 2024

Vladimir Putin was headed for another six-year term as Russian president Sunday, exit polls showed, paving the way for …

Vote to cement Putin's rule amid Ukraine attacks, Navalny protests

Mar 17 2024

Russians voted Sunday on the final day of an election to extend Vladimir Putin's rule to three decades, as Ukraine …

Israeli PM vows to invade Gaza's Rafah despite world 'pressure'

Mar 17 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday to send ground forces into Gaza's southern Rafah city despite …

Israel PM says army will enter Rafah despite 'international pressure'

Mar 17 2024

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israeli troops would pursue a planned ground offensive in southern …

UN troops wounded as fighting flares in DR Congo

Mar 17 2024

Clashes have broken out between government forces and M23 rebels leaving eight UN peacekeepers injured after a brief …

Moscow polling station protesters pay tribute to Navalny

Mar 17 2024

Queues formed outside Moscow polling stations on Sunday as some voters heeded a call by supporters of late opposition …

Wave of drones target Russia on final day of voting

Mar 17 2024

Russia said it was targeted by a wave of Ukrainian drones on Sunday, as thousands headed to the polls for a final day of …

Deadly strikes hit Gaza as Israel mulls truce talks position

Mar 17 2024

At least 61 Palestinians were killed in overnight Israeli bombardment, the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said …

Wave of drones target Russia as opposition calls for vote protest

Mar 17 2024

Russia said it was targeted by a wave of Ukrainian drones overnight Sunday, as Kremlin critics called for mass protests …

UK brass band keeps miners' legacy burning, 40 years after strike

Mar 17 2024

Memories of the UK's once-mighty mining industry are fading but 40 years after an epoch-defining strike, Carlton Main …

Rural clinic offers respite for priced out Zimbabwean patients

Mar 17 2024

Outside a hospital in rural Zimbabwe, scores of people wait patiently under trees or inside small tents for news of …

Protest call as Russian vote to confirm Putin wraps up

Mar 17 2024

Kremlin critics called for massive protests at Russian polling stations on Sunday for the final day of a presidential …

Senegal's Sonko takes election campaign to the south

Mar 17 2024

Senegal's charismatic opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and his coalition's presidential candidate flew to the south of …

Gemini's flawed AI racial images seen as warning of tech titans' power

Mar 17 2024

For people at the trend-setting tech festival here, the scandal that erupted after Google's Gemini chatbot cranked out …

Volcano erupts again on Iceland peninsula

Mar 17 2024

Icelandic police declared a state of emergency Saturday as lava spewed from a new volcanic fissure on the Reykjanes …

Volcano erupts again on Iceland peninsula: Met office

Mar 16 2024

Icelandic police declared a state of emergency late Saturday as lava spewed from a new volcanic fissure on the Reykjanes …

Deadly Ukrainian strikes rock Russia as vote cements Putin's grip

Mar 16 2024

Ukrainian bombardments killed two people and set an oil facility ablaze in Russia on Saturday, the second day of …

Gaza truce efforts revived as first aid ship unloaded

Mar 16 2024

Efforts towards a truce in the Israel-Hamas war appeared to rekindle on Saturday after a new proposal from the …

Venezuela's Maduro accepts party nomination, will seek third term

Mar 16 2024

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third term in July 28 elections after 11 years in office marked by …

Fatal Ukrainian strikes rock Russia as vote cements Putin's grip

Mar 16 2024

Ukrainian bombardments killed two people and set an oil facility ablaze in Russia on Saturday, the second day of …

Nicaragua's 'Bodybuilding Grandfathers,' local (and TikTok) legends

Mar 16 2024

A half-century ago, two skinny brothers named Walter and Arturo Perez started lifting stones in their rural Nicaraguan …

German train drivers union halts strikes to negotiate

Mar 16 2024

Germany's Deutsche Bahn railways and the GDL train drivers' union announced they had returned to the negotiating table …

Gaza truce efforts revived as first sea aid unloaded

Mar 16 2024

Efforts towards a truce in the Israel-Hamas war appeared to rekindle on Saturday after a new proposal from the …

Ukrainian strikes rock Russia as vote cements Putin's grip on power

Mar 16 2024

Ukrainian bombardments killed two people and set an oil facility ablaze in Russia on Saturday, officials said, on the …

Rights advocates denounce 'systemic abuse' in Israeli prisons

Mar 16 2024

In the shadow of the war raging in Gaza, record numbers of Palestinian detainees are filling Israeli prisons, where they …

Truce efforts ongoing as first sea aid unloaded for hungry Gazans

Mar 16 2024

Efforts towards a truce in the Israel-Hamas war continued Saturday after a new proposal from the Palestinian militant …

Fatal Ukrainian strikes rock Russia with voting underway

Mar 16 2024

Ukrainian bombardments killed two people in a Russian border region on Saturday, its governor said, on the second day of …

First aid boat unloads in Gaza as Hamas proposes new truce

Mar 16 2024

A first aid ship plying a new maritime corridor from Cyprus began unloading its cargo of desperately needed food in Gaza …

Haitians voice skepticism at proposal for interim government

Mar 16 2024

Haitians were on edge Friday awaiting the naming of a transitional governing body meant to restore stability to the …

UN says 5 million at risk of starvation in Sudan

Mar 15 2024

The United Nations appealed Friday for Sudan's battling factions to allow delivery of humanitarian relief to fend off …

Three killed in Al-Shabaab siege at Mogadishu hotel: police

Mar 15 2024

Three people were killed in an hours-long siege by Al-Shabaab jihadists at a popular hotel near the presidential palace …

Russian strikes kill 20, including rescuers, in 'vile' Odesa attack

Mar 15 2024

Russian missiles pounded Ukraine's Black Sea port city of Odesa on Friday, killing more than a dozen people including …

As a tense Haiti awaits new leadership, fresh violence erupts

Mar 15 2024

Haitians waited nervously Friday for the naming of a transitional governing body that they hope will begin restoring …

Freed Senegal politician predicts large first-round victory

Mar 15 2024

Leading Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko on Friday predicted a comfortable first-round win for his coalition's …

UN demands unimpeded aid access to Sudan as famine looms

Mar 15 2024

The United Nations called Friday for Sudan's warring factions to provide unimpeded access for desperately needed aid as …

EU chief outlines more concessions for bloc's farmers

Mar 15 2024

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Friday laid out a further series of concessions to EU farmers, …

Released Senegal opponent makes first public appearance in months

Mar 15 2024

Ousmane Sonko, one of Senegal's leading opposition figures, on Friday made his first public appearance in months, just a …

Putin will lead until 'end of his natural life': activist

Mar 15 2024

Vladimir Putin is likely to stay in power until "the end of his natural life" or until he is overthrown, an …

Putin vows revenge for Ukrainian attacks as Russians vote

Mar 15 2024

President Vladimir Putin on Friday vowed a strong military response to a string of Ukrainian attacks on Russia's border …

Scholz, Macron and Tusk affirm unity on Ukraine

Mar 15 2024

Germany, France and Poland made a show of solidarity behind Kyiv, as the leaders came together in Berlin on Friday to …

Girls, rivalries, football in Pope Francis's first memoir

Mar 15 2024

From being "dazzled" by a beautiful girl to his role in Argentina's dictatorship, Pope Francis reviews his long life in …

Russian ballot boxes vandalised as presidential vote starts

Mar 15 2024

The first day of voting in Russia's presidential election was marred by acts of vandalism at polling stations Friday, …

Russian strikes kill 16, including rescuers, in Odesa

Mar 15 2024

Ukraine said Friday that Russian forces had pounded the Black Sea port city of Odesa with missiles, killing more than a …

22 migrants including seven children dead in Aegean Sea: Turkey

Mar 15 2024

Twenty-two migrants including seven children have drowned after a boat capsized off the Turkish coast, local officials …

First aid boat nears Gaza as war drags into Ramadan

Mar 15 2024

The first Gaza-bound food shipment along a new maritime corridor was visible off the besieged territory's coast, an AFP …

Scholz and Macron meet in Berlin to mend Ukraine rift

Mar 15 2024

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hosted French President Emmanuel Macron in Berlin on Friday after tensions between the …

Polls open in Russian vote to extend Putin's reign

Mar 15 2024

Russians started voting on Friday in a three-day presidential election set to hand hardline leader Vladimir Putin …

Al-Shabaab overnight siege of Mogadishu hotel ends

Mar 15 2024

A siege by Al-Shabaab Islamist militants at a popular hotel near the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu …

Baseball star Ohtani reveals identity of wife after intense speculation

Mar 15 2024

Shohei Ohtani's new wife was identified Friday as a former basketball player named Mamiko Tanaka after the Japanese …

Al-Shabaab besieges hotel in Somali capital

Mar 15 2024

Sporadic explosions and gunfire rang out from a popular hotel in the Somali capital early Friday, an AFP correspondent …

Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai tops world's most polluted cities

Mar 15 2024

Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai was blanketed by hazy smog Friday, as residents and visitors to the usually picturesque …

Israel denies Hamas claim troops killed 20 Gazans seeking aid

Mar 15 2024

Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said on Friday that Israeli fire killed 20 people and wounded 155 waiting to receive …

Hamas health ministry says Israeli fire kills 20 Gazans waiting for aid

Mar 15 2024

Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said on Friday that Israeli fire killed 20 people and wounded 155 waiting to receive …

Al-Shabaab attack on hotel in Somali capital ongoing

Mar 15 2024

Sporadic explosions and gunfire rang out from a popular hotel in the Somali capital early Friday, an AFP correspondent …

With bites rare, experts want sharks to shed scary reputation

Mar 15 2024

As the northern hemisphere edges toward spring and millions flock to the beach, headlines have dubbed the southeastern …

Liverpool's quadruple chase faces Man Utd test, Newcastle seek FA Cup shock at Man City

Mar 15 2024

Manchester United are aiming to derail Liverpool's bid for a quadruple and salvage a difficult second season for Erik …

Cancer patients in the Philippines falling for alternative 'cures'

Mar 15 2024

Filipino single mother Mary Ann Eduarte delayed chemotherapy for her breast cancer for several years and instead took …

US ambassador says Beijing stance on TikTok ban 'supremely ironic'

Mar 15 2024

The US ambassador to China said Friday that Beijing's position on a potential TikTok ban in the United States was …

Senegal opposition figures released 10 days before polls

Mar 15 2024

Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and his second-in-command, presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, were …

Invigorated England eye unlikely Six Nations title with France trip

Mar 15 2024

England head to an equally resurgent France on Saturday holding an outside chance of pipping Ireland to a Six Nations …

Alcaraz powers through 'bee invasion', Zverev to reach Indian Wells semi-finals

Mar 15 2024

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz fought off swarming bees and Alexander Zverev on Thursday to set up a semi-final clash …

Whale of a tail: Scientists track unique humpback 'fingerprint'

Mar 15 2024

In Antarctica, a scientist waits patiently for two frolicking humpback whales to poke their tails out of the icy waters …

Rapinoe's No. 15 jersey to be retired by NWSL Seattle Reign

Mar 15 2024

Former US women's national team star Megan Rapinoe will have her number 15 jersey retired by the Seattle Reign.

Rats in US police headquarters 'high' from eating seized marijuana

Mar 15 2024

As New Orleans police seize marijuana, they can't stop some inside the department headquarters from consuming the …

Surging nerve system disorders now top cause of illness: study

Mar 15 2024

Conditions affecting the nervous system -- such as strokes, migraines and dementia -- have surged past heart disease to …