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Argentina's Scaloni says England World Cup semi 'just a football game'

In Sicily, drones at work to predict volcanic eruptions

Argentina know how to suffer, says Alvarez after Swiss World Cup test

McGregor loses in 69 seconds on UFC return from five-year layoff

Iran strikes Gulf neighbours after new US attacks

Car crisis takes toll on Germany's young engineers

England, Argentina set up World Cup showdown after quarter-final wins

Argentina sink 10-man Swiss to set up blockbuster England World Cup semi-final

Political violence shadows Bangladesh's new government

West Afghanistan female dress-code crackdown hits businesses

'We put Norway on the map', says Haaland after World Cup exit

US, Iran trade strikes in new threat to ceasefire

The United States launched extensive strikes on Iran over attacks on ships in the vital Strait of Hormuz, triggering a wave of reprisals Wednesday that Iran's Guards said targeted US bases in the Gulf.

Pacific nation of Tuvalu condemns Chinese missile launch into Pacific

The tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu on Wednesday expressed "grave and serious concern" over a Chinese test of a long-range missile that landed in the Pacific Ocean near its waters.

Rescuers search for missing in China storms after 100,000 evacuated

Rescuers scoured flooded parts of China for survivors after devastating storms killed 17 people, caused dozens of rivers to overflow and a reservoir dam to burst, with officials warning rain will persist on Wednesday.

How a viral post sparked India's Gen-Z protest

Engineering graduate Abhijeet Dipke said he didn't intend to spark a student movement, after India's chief justice reportedly likened young people who criticised the government to "cockroaches" and "parasites".

Ex-Australia cricketer MacGill loses appeal against cocaine conviction

Former Australia Test cricketer Stuart MacGill lost an appeal Wednesday against his conviction and sentence over a cocaine deal.

Cambodia wants to bring tigers back, but should it?

Pan Sok still remembers his relative screaming as a tiger dragged him away one night, deep inside the Cambodian rainforest where they were tapping trees for resin.

Oil prices extend rally as US strikes on Iran revive geopolitical fears

Oil prices extended a surge on Wednesday as the Middle East crisis burst back into the spotlight with US forces launching fresh strikes on Iran after an attack on three vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

Chinese repairwomen smash stereotypes with power tools

The sound of pliers clicking filled a workshop in eastern China's Hangzhou as a group of women practised stripping wires, their female instructor moving around the classroom to offer advice.

Iraq's holy cities to host funeral processions for Khamenei

Funeral processions carrying the coffin of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei will pass on Wednesday through Iraq's holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, home to Shia Islam's most sacred shrines.