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By Makini Brice and Francesca Landini Temperatures were forecast to reach 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of Europe on Sunday as storms moved into other areas, with France reporting 1,000 ...

A helicopter belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco 2222.SE crashed on Sunday in Ras Tanura on Saudi Arabia’s eastern coast on the Gulf, west of the Strait of Hormuz, ...

Eleven people, including a pilot and 10 parachutists, were killed when a small plane crashed in the northeastern French town of Tomblaine on Sunday, narrowly missing nearby homes, local officials and ...

A pill bug dwelling under a garden pot curls its body into a tiny armored ball as self-defense. Far below the ocean surface, some of its much larger relatives face ...

Iraqi security forces arrested politicians, lawmakers and senior government officials early on Sunday in what security and legal sources described as the start of a broader anti-corruption campaign ordered by ...

By Makini Brice France has recorded 1,000 excess deaths during the blistering heatwave sweeping Europe, the public health agency said on Sunday, warning that the true figure was likely to be ...

By Vivian Sequera The death toll from Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes rose above 1,400 on Saturday as foreign rescue teams poured into the country and authorities pressed on with the ...

By Tala Ramadan, Eman Abouhassira and Phil Stewart Iran launched missiles and drones on US military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain early on Sunday, shortly after President Donald Trump threatened ...

Briton George Russell put Mercedes on pole position on Saturday for Formula One’s Austrian Grand Prix, as Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finished closely behind him. Championship ...

Iran captain Mehdi Taremi questioned whether his side were welcome at the World Cup, strongly criticising the conditions they are playing under in the United States after they drew 1-1 ...

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem rejected a U.S.-brokered security agreement between Lebanon and Israel on Saturday a day after it was signed, describing it as a surrender to Israel. ...

With a 110-foot Ferris wheel, a rodeo demonstration and an eye-popping array of junk food, ‘The Great American State Fair’ opened on Washington’s National Mall on Thursday to start ...

A decade after Serena Williams won her seventh Wimbledon singles title, the American trailblazer’s return next week adds a compelling new dimension to an already wide-open women’s draw. ...

Australia said on Saturday it would double the maximum penalty it can impose on tech firms found to have failed to uphold a ground-breaking social media ban for children, as ...

Desperate Venezuelans and rescue teams raced to find survivors on Friday as the death toll from twin earthquakes rose above 900 with foreign crews and aid only beginning to reach devastated ...

A tanker reported being struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, Britain’s maritime security agency said, after the United States and Iran each launched strikes ...

Thomas Tuchel will not have Reece James for England’s final World Cup Group L match against Panama on Saturday due to injury, but the coach said Bukayo Saka, Declan ...

When Portugal face Colombia in their final Group K match at the World Cup, both teams will be jockeying to get a result that ensures they avoid a potential nightmare ...

U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Friday that a string of left-wing Democratic primary victories in New York City posed “the most serious threat to our country since its ...

srael and Lebanon signed a framework agreement in Washington on Friday following several days of talks to secure an end to fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollahmilitants, though both sides ...

Soccer & Technology from the FIFA Museum, in its North American ‌debut in Vancouver, has drawn hundreds of fans to Science World to study the game’s evolution as organisers ...

By Alessandro Parodi and Ben Makori Omega’s Constellation watch has been flashed in campaigns, movies and at the Met Gala by stars like George Clooney and Nicole Kidman, turning ...

Germany and Italy endured sweltering conditions on Saturday as a heatwave linked to dozens of deaths in Western Europe spread eastwards after temperatures broke records above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). ...

Belgium beat New Zealand 5-1 to advance Leandro Trossard scored twice as Belgium beat New Zealand 5-1 to breeze into the knockout stage of the World Cup, winning Group G ...