Curl Runnings! Philippines bank on unlikely Winter Olympics berth
A banker, a construction worker, an electrician and an entrepreneur from snowy Switzerland have an unlikely shot at making Winter Olympics curling history -- for the tropical Philippines.
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Leftist surge pushes Ecuador presidential vote toward run-off
Incumbent President Daniel Noboa clutched onto a razor-thin lead in violence-hit Ecuador's election Sunday, amid a fierce challenge from a leftist rival who looked set to force a second-round run-off.
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Eagles quarterback Hurts wins Super Bowl 59 MVP award
Jalen Hurts took inspiration from doubters and naysayers after his Super Bowl loss two years ago and used it to fuel his Super Bowl 59 Most Valuable Player effort Sunday.
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Afghan wedding halls light up sombre Kabul nights
As night settles over Afghanistan's capital, only a few small lights and neon signs pierce the darkness and thick blanket of winter pollution.
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Kendrick Lamar brings viral diss track to Super Bowl stage
Kendrick Lamar commanded one of the world's most high-profile stages Sunday as the Super Bowl's halftime headliner, yet another feather in the cap of the rap laureate who has ascended to new heights of pop stardom.
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Incumbent Noboa leads violence-hit Ecuador's presidential vote
President Daniel Noboa held a narrow lead in violence-hit Ecuador's election Sunday, amid a fierce challenge from a leftist rival who looked set to force a second-round run-off.
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Hurts shows his class as Eagles end Chiefs 'three-peat' dream
Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles shattered the Kansas City's dream of an unprecedented Super Bowl 'three-peat' with a brutally efficient dismantling of the Chiefs in a 40-22 victory at the Superdome on Sunday.
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Eagles crush Chiefs to win Super Bowl as Trump joins the party
The Philadelphia Eagles soared to a crushing 40-22 Super Bowl victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, shattering their opponents' bid for a historic hat-trick of NFL titles in a rout watched by President Donald Trump.
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Asian markets mixed as traders weigh Trump's latest tariff salvo
Equities were mixed in Asia on Monday after Donald Trump ramped up his trade war by announcing huge tariffs on steel and aluminium imports and warned every country would face "reciprocal" levies.
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Government chiefs and tech leaders gather in Paris for AI summit
Political and tech industry leaders were set to descend on Paris Monday for a two-day summit on artificial intelligence, hoping to find common ground on a technology with the potential to upset global business and society.
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