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Mbappe embraces Ballon d'Or talk after historic World Cup exploits

Scorching summer pushes French wine harvest to new historic low

Tech firms rally, with eyes on US inflation update

Pietersen joins England coaching team ahead of World Cup

Jaguar Land Rover to cut 4,000 jobs as European car sector hits skids

US average diesel price rises to record $5.90 a gallon: AAA

Fury claims Joshua bout is off, calls for Usyk trilogy

Dukascopy Bank Unveils AI-Powered Trading, 25,000+ Stock CFDs and a New Flagship E-Banking App

British family bids to row back against suicide taboo

Tech firms rally but Asian markets mixed, with eyes on US inflation

China's teenage 223cm basketball player 'just a little girl'

Nepal holds day of mourning as families pray missing still alive

Tokyo's Shinjuku to ban more than half of vacation rentals

African players in Europe: Mbeumo fires solo goal as United draw

China's memories of Mao fade to nostalgia 50 years after his death

The crimson flags on Nanjie village's "East is Red" Square hang limp in the sweltering summer heat as a trickle of tourists take photos with a towering statue of Chairman Mao Zedong, still gleaming white almost 50 years after he died.

Messi creates both Miami goals in 2-2 draw with Atlanta

Lionel Messi set up both goals for Inter Miami as the Major League Soccer champions drew 2-2 with Atlanta United on Saturday in the Argentina star's first match since announcing his retirement from international football.

Rybakina books US Open fourth-round berth, inches closer to No. 1

World number two Elena Rybakina avenged her French Open defeat to Yuliia Starodubtseva on Saturday, beating the unseeded Ukrainian 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 to reach the US Open last 16.

Zheng stuns Keys as US Open upsets dim American hopes

Zheng Qinwen won the last seven games to stun Madison Keys and reach the US Open last 16 on a Saturday of upsets that dented American hopes at Flushing Meadows.

Sobering reality: Curbs on alcohol in northeast Syria cause discontent

At his shop in northeast Syria, Ayaz Ibrahim wiped the dust off bottles of alcohol he said had become too pricey for customers following new regulations from the Islamist authorities.

Jovic 'loses sanity five times over' to oust Eala and book Gauff clash

American teen Iva Jovic outlasted Philippines star Alexandra Eala in an epic three-hour showdown on Saturday to reach the fourth round of the US Open, where fourth seed Coco Gauff awaits.

Wobbly Osaka 'shocked' to battle past Mertens and reach last 16

Two-time US Open champion Naomi Osaka survived another erratic outing, beating Belgian Elise Mertens 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 on Saturday to reach the US Open fourth round.

'Like a jewel': Japan's luxury ice revered by bars worldwide

In the historic Japanese city of Kanazawa, craftsmen painstakingly shape and slice blocks of ice destined to chill negronis in some of the world's trendiest bars.

Indian Oscar-nominated filmmaker turns camera on his cancer

Indian filmmaker Shaunak Sen's new documentary began as a "coping" mechanism after a shock cancer diagnosis, but continues the motifs of environmental degradation and caregiving that drove his previous work.