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Iran executes over 500 people in 2026: rights group

'Smart cricketer' Dinusha helps Sri Lanka draw second India Test

Srebrenica: Massacre that outraged the world

Zambia opposition leader surrenders to police: state media

After US settlement, EU says Meta must 'protect our kids too'

Alleged 9/11 mastermind to go on trial in June 2028

Germany-led 'frugal' EU states demand budget plan cuts of 'several hundred billion'

Abbas's treble strike rocks England in second Test

Ratko Mladic: Serb crusader dubbed 'epitome of evil'

'Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladic dead: Serbian state media

Pramac Yamaha replace Miller with Guevara for 2027 MotoGP season

New Zealand make three changes for second South Africa Test

Death toll rises, rescuers search for 1,400 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods

Bouaddi needs time at Man City despite 100m euro fee, says Maresca

G7 opens summit with gold export ban on Russia

World powers on Sunday agreed to ban gold exports from Russia, in new concerted action to cut off Moscow's financial lifeline as G7 leaders met in southern Germany to lock down new support for Ukraine.

Russia strikes Kyiv residential neighbourhood ahead of G7 summit

Explosions rocked a residential neighbourhood in Kyiv Sunday morning as G7 leaders gathered in Germany to discuss their backing of Ukraine against Russia's invasion, with a crucial NATO meeting set to follow in days.

Indonesian president to meet Zelensky and Putin to urge peace talks

Indonesian President and G20 chairman Joko Widodo set off on Sunday to Europe where he said he plans to visit Russia and Ukraine and meet with the countries' leaders to urge peace talks.

Explosions rock Kyiv, as Russians 'fully occupy' Severodonetsk

Explosions rocked Kyiv Sunday morning, a day after a flurry of missiles struck targets across Ukraine and Russian troops "fully occupied" the key industrial hub of Severodonetsk.

Far from home, Russian exiles help Ukrainian refugees

Political science graduate Yevgeny Zhukov used to own a small coffee shop in Moscow, but when the war in Ukraine began he decided to pack up and leave.

Abortion pills to become next battleground in US reproductive fight

As conservative US states rush to enact abortion bans following the Supreme Court's bombshell decision, the fight over reproductive rights in America is poised to shift to a new battleground: abortion-inducing pills.

NATO summit host Spain seeks focus on southern security

Spain is lobbying for NATO to pay more attention to security threats on its southern flank when the military alliance gathers for a summit in Madrid later this week.

Sri Lanka hikes fuel prices as US delegation arrives

Sri Lanka hiked fuel prices on Sunday, creating further pain for ordinary people as officials from the United States arrived for talks aimed at alleviating the island's dire economic crisis.

Sri Lanka hiked fuel prices as US delegation arrives

Sri Lanka hiked fuel prices on Sunday, creating further pain for ordinary people as officials from the United States arrived for talks aimed at alleviating the island's dire economic crisis.