Bellingham wins Kopa Trophy for best young player at Ballon d'Or gala
Real Madrid and England star Jude Bellingham won the Kopa Trophy for the best player of last season aged under 21 at the Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris on Monday.
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Venezuela's top court suspends result of opposition primary
Venezuela's Supreme Court on Monday suspended the outcome of an opposition primary vote, heightening uncertainty ahead of 2024 polls the international community hopes will restore democracy in the crisis-wracked country.
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US auto strike nears end as union, GM reach tentative deal
A wave of strikes that disrupted the three largest US automakers for six weeks looked to have been finally resolved Monday, as the auto workers union reached a tentative agreement with holdout General Motors.
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Trott proud as Afghanistan no longer 'rock up and it's left to luck'
Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott was proud of his side's landmark World Cup victory over Sri Lanka, hailing a team who no longer "rock up and it's left to luck".
Read moreIsrael PM rejects Gaza ceasefire as 'surrender to Hamas'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday a ceasefire in Israel's war against Hamas "will not happen", as ground forces fought inside Gaza and air strikes pounded the besieged Palestinian territory.
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US auto workers union reaches tentative deal with GM
The US auto workers union reached a tentative agreement with General Motors on a new labor contract Monday, a source close to negotiations told AFP, paving the way to ending a six-week strike at major car manufacturers.
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Two dead as Bangladesh garment workers protest low pay
Thousands of garment workers in Bangladesh walked off the job in protest at low wages Monday, sparking clashes with security forces and damaging multiple factories in unrest that left at least two people dead, police said.
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Asteroid dust caused 15-year winter that killed dinosaurs: study
Around 66 million years ago, an asteroid bigger than Mount Everest smashed into Earth, killing off three quarters of all life on the planet -- including the dinosaurs.
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Dozens of climate activists arrested after London 'slow march'
Police arrested 62 climate activists in London Monday after they disrupted traffic with a "slow march", at the start of a new wave of promised action over Britain's oil and gas policies.
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Court weighs if Trump can be kept off 2024 ballot for 'insurrection'
A Colorado court began hearing a lawsuit on Monday that seeks to bar Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot on the grounds he violated his oath of office by engaging in an insurrection.
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