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One dead, three wounded after sword attack at Swedish high school

China mulls bid to host 2028 UN climate talks: sources

Jones becomes third Englishman to join Inter this summer

Root hails emerging fast bowlers as England thrash Pakistan

Bolivia's Paz forced to fire economy minister in mid-crisis

Brazil's Lula urges tariffs resolution in call with Trump

A-Rod ups T-Wolves stake in $4.5bn ownership change

UK court orders Prince Harry, others to pay Daily Mail initial £9.5mn

Heatwave-hit Europe logs over 30,000 excess summer deaths: first figures

'Grateful' ex-world champion Alaphilippe retires from cycling

Give LIV Golf 'one more shot,' says DeChambeau

US, Canada work to wrap up trade deal ahead of looming deadline

Duplantis hits the high notes for athletics anthem

Malaysia's JDT claim unbeaten run world record

Pope calls Canada Indigenous abuse 'genocide', says must slow down

Pope Francis said Saturday the decades-long abuse of Indigenous schoolchildren across Canada amounted to "genocide" as he returned from a six-day trip with an acknowledgement that he needed to slow down his pace of travel -- or could even resign.

Kiplangat delivers Uganda's first ever Commonwealth Games marathon title

Victor Kiplangat produced an impressive performance to give Uganda their first-ever Commonwealth Games marathon gold in Birmingham on Saturday.

Pope calls Canada Indigenous abuse 'genocide', warns he must slow down

Pope Francis said Saturday the decades-long abuse of Indigenous schoolchildren across Canada amounted to "genocide", as he warned upon his return to Rome that he needed to slow down his travel pace -- or resign.

Australian PM outlines draft Indigenous recognition vote

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday outlined a draft referendum question in a bid to change the constitution to set up a representative Indigenous body in parliament.

Covid-hit Macau reopens beaches but bans swimming

Macau beachgoers were left high and dry as the Chinese gambling hub reopened two beaches on Saturday but banned swimming and water sports, citing coronavirus concerns.

Hong Kong Sevens to return in November after Covid hiatus

Hong Kong's rugby sevens tournament will return after a three-year coronavirus pandemic hiatus, organisers confirmed Saturday, with the event likely adopting a Beijing Olympics-style "closed-loop" system.

NZ Rugby boss refuses to confirm Foster's future past SA Tests

New Zealand Rugby's chief has refused to say whether head coach Ian Foster would continue in his job with the All Blacks past two looming Tests in South Africa, heaping pressure back onto the beleaguered team leader.

North Korea reports no new cases for first time since Covid outbreak

North Korea reported zero fever cases on Saturday for the first time in more than two months since it confirmed its first Covid-19 infections in May.

'Incredible' icy dip between two continents in Iceland

In between North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, Iceland's Silfra fissure is one of the world's most famous dive sites, popular with tourists who venture into its icy waters.

Yemen's ancient honey production a victim of war, climate change

For Yemeni beekeeper Mohammed Saif, honey production used to be a lucrative business but years of war and climate change have taken the buzz out of the family hives.

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