Hamas says Gaza deaths top 25,000 as Israel pushes offensive
Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry on Sunday said the death toll in the war-torn Palestinian territory breached 25,000 as Israel pushed its southward offensive and renewed bombardment in the north.
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Australian champion swimmer Horton calls it quits
Australian champion swimmer Mack Horton, a fierce anti-doping campaigner, called time on his career Sunday just months ahead of the Paris Olympics.
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Sinner blasts past Khachanov into Australian Open last eight
In-form Jannik Sinner sent last year's semi-finalist Karen Khachanov tumbling out of the Australian Open Sunday as he swept into the last eight.
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'Fire still burns' for hungry Djokovic at Australian Open
Novak Djokovic said the fire "is still burning" after outclassing Adrian Mannarino to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and stay on track for a record 25th Grand Slam title.
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Sabalenka 'stronger' now than during Australian Open title breakthrough
Ruthless world number two Aryna Sabalenka warned Sunday she is stronger now than when she won her maiden Grand Slam in Australia as her imposing march towards another title gathered steam.
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100 years after his death, Russians shrug at Lenin's legacy
For almost a century after his death, Vladimir Lenin's carefully preserved body has lain in a purpose-built mausoleum on Red Square -- a glaring reminder of Russia's communist past.
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Death toll soars as fighting rages across Gaza, Israel raids West Bank
Fighting raged across Gaza and Israeli units raided the West Bank on Sunday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has faced growing domestic criticism, rejected calls for post-war "Palestinian sovereignty".
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Tunnel vision: subterranean London to become tourist hub?
A battle is brewing over plans to turn so-called spy tunnels beneath central London into "one of the world's most unique cultural experiences", pitting a global financier against local residents.
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EU ports urged to team up to fight 'very creative' drug smugglers
Drug smugglers in the EU have become so "very creative" that the bloc's seaports should join forces to combat their ever-changing tactics, Belgian Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden told AFP.
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Ominous Gauff embracing adulthood as she steps up in Australia
Coco Gauff said she was enjoying "learning adulthood" after showing poise and determination to storm into a first Australian Open quarter-final on Sunday.
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