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Belgian actress Emilie Dequenne died of a rare cancer Sunday in a hospital just outside Paris, her family and her agent told AFP. She was 43...

Russian 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva toppled world number one Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday to capture her second WTA 1000 title at...

The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring t...

Fifty-one people were killed and more than 100 injured when a fire broke out in a nightclub early on Sunday in the North Macedonian town of...

A pair of astronauts stranded for more than nine months on the International Space Station were a step closer to returning home Sunday after...

Britain's Jack Draper ended Carlos Alcaraz's bid for a rare Indian Wells ATP Masters three-peat on Saturday, stunning the two-time defending...

France full-back Thomas Ramos scored 20 points as France bulldozed Scotland 35-16 on Saturday in Paris to claim the Six Nations title.After...

The United States has launched "decisive and powerful military action" to end the threat posed to Red Sea shipping by Yemen's Houthi rebels,...

Takuya Onishi and three fellow crew members embarked Friday on a mission to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket launched...

Russian teen star Mirra Andreeva advanced to the BNP Paribas Open final, beating defending champion Iga Swiatek 7-6 (1), 1-6, 6-3 in chilly...

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration gave no sign on Friday of diverting from its plan for a second wave of mass firings and budget...

Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleaded not guilty on Friday to a new indictment, which added accusations that the hip-hop mogul forced employees to work...

Top diplomats from the Group of 7 industrialized democracies agreed Friday on a joint statement expressing support for Ukraine and a U.S. ce...

China and Russia stood by Iran on Friday after the United States demanded nuclear talks with Tehran, with senior Chinese and Russian diploma...

Madison Keys extended her winning streak to 16 matches, reaching the BNP Paribas Open semifinals with a 6-1, 6-1 wipeout of wild-card entry...

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes scored a hat trick in a 4-1 win over 10-man Real Sociedad, and Tottenham overcame AZ Alkmaar 3-1 a...

Global sea levels rose more than expected in 2024, Earth's hottest year on record, according to an analysis released Thursday by the U.S. sp...

An anti-terrorist drill is conducted at a Tokyo Metro facility in Tokyo on Thursday, ahead of the 30th anniversary on March 20 of the Aum S...

With just one month to go until the World Exposition in Osaka opens, predictions of a nearly 3 trillion yen ($20 billion) economic impact ar...

Japan's unbeaten Naoya Inoue will fight in Las Vegas for the first time in four years when he takes on American Ramon Cardenas in May, promo...

Real Madrid won a dramatic penalty shoot-out against city rivals Atletico to qualify for the Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday, wh...

U.S. Muslim and Jewish advocacy groups criticized President Donald Trump on Wednesday for referring to the top Senate Democrat, Senator Chuc...

Arsenal drew 2-2 with PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday to complete an emphatic 9-3 aggregate win and set up a Champions League quarter-final again...

Gun rights advocates have fought to overturn a Florida law banning gun purchases by people under 21 ever since the day the measure was signe...

It was perhaps not the welcome Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin had hoped for on an annual U.S. trip to mark St Patrick's Day -- a dressi...