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EU to host Taliban officials for talks on deporting Afghans

EU to host Taliban officials for talks on deporting Afghans

Taliban officials are expected in Brussels in the coming weeks for talks on deporting Afghans from the EU to their home country, sources told AFP.

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Blue Origin probing rocket's failure to deliver satellite

Blue Origin probing rocket's failure to deliver satellite

The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it is requiring Blue Origin to conduct a "mishap investigation" after the space company's New Glenn rocket failed to deliver a communications satellite into the correct orbit.

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Pope blasts 'exploitation' as he wraps up tour of Angola

Pope blasts 'exploitation' as he wraps up tour of Angola

Pope Leo XIV condemned exploitation and corruption by the rich and powerful during a visit Monday to Angola's diamond-rich but impoverished northeast, returning to a theme of his 11-day tour of Africa.

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Wembanyama 'changing the game as we speak', says Nowitzki

Wembanyama 'changing the game as we speak', says Nowitzki

German basketball legend Dirk Nowitzki said Victor Wembanyama, who won on his play-off debut on Sunday, was "changing the game as we speak".

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Singer D4vd charged with murder after teen's body found in Tesla

Singer D4vd charged with murder after teen's body found in Tesla

Singer D4vd was charged Monday with the murder and dismemberment of his young teenage girlfriend, whose decomposing corpse was found in a Tesla that had been abandoned in the Hollywood Hills.

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Swiss football club turn down Kanye West concert approach

Swiss football club turn down Kanye West concert approach

Swiss football club FC Basel on Monday confirmed to AFP they had turned down an approach about staging a Kanye West concert at their St. Jakob-Park ground.

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Leicester fairytale turns sour as relegation to third tier looms

Leicester fairytale turns sour as relegation to third tier looms

Ten years after authoring the ultimate sporting fairytale, former Premier League champions Leicester are on the brink of a humiliating relegation to the third tier.

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Varma ton revives Mumbai's IPL hopes with win over Gujarat

Varma ton revives Mumbai's IPL hopes with win over Gujarat

Swashbuckling batter Tilak Varma hit his maiden IPL century to lead Mumbai Indians to just their second win of the campaign as they hammered Gujarat Titans by 99 runs on Monday.

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Formula One makes rule changes after drivers' criticism

Formula One makes rule changes after drivers' criticism

Formula One chiefs unanimously agreed on Monday to make rule changes following severe criticism of new regulations introduced this season which led to doubts over Max Verstappen continuing in the sport.

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Singer D4vd charged with murder over teen's body found in Tesla

Singer D4vd charged with murder over teen's body found in Tesla

Singer D4vd was charged Monday with the murder and dismemberment of a teenage girl whose decomposing body was found in an abandoned Tesla in the Hollywood Hills.

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