Rwanda's Kagame to be sworn in for fourth term
Rwanda's all-powerful President Paul Kagame is to be sworn in on Sunday for another five years after sweeping to victory in elections last month with more than 99 percent of the vote.
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Hollywood ending for Hassan and Paris Olympics
Sifan Hassan completed her mission impossible with a gruelling women's marathon win on the sun-baked streets of Paris Sunday, as Tom Cruise is rumoured to close the Olympic Games with a Hollywood ending.
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Hassan wins marathon as Olympic endurance gamble pays off
Sifan Hassan's endurance gamble at the Paris Games finally paid off after she sprinted away for Olympic marathon gold in the French capital on Sunday.
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Attacks and online misinformation frighten Bangladeshi Hindus
Young Bangladeshi professional Tanushree Shaha is outraged by recent mob violence against her family in the chaotic wake of premier Sheikh Hasina's ouster from power, fearful that her fellow Hindus could face more reprisals.
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Tom Cruise: world's biggest star, with a daredevil streak
A diminutive, aging action hero who is clean-cut but controversial, world-famous yet utterly secretive: Tom Cruise's reign as the world's top movie star has long defied time, expectations and -- when stunts are involved -- gravity.
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Philippines' Marcos condemns China's 'illegal and reckless' actions over disputed reef
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Sunday condemned what he called "illegal and reckless" actions by China's air force last week against a Filipino military plane patrolling over a disputed South China Sea reef.
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Boxing fights for Olympic future after gender-row 'disaster'
The boxing competition at the Paris Olympics is over but the fight now starts for its inclusion at the 2028 LA Games after a damaging gender controversy placed the sport under renewed scrutiny.
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'Hurt' Robertson looks within after All Blacks shocked by Argentina
A "hurt" New Zealand coach Scott Robertson said Sunday he would examine his own shortcomings after a shock 38-30 defeat to Argentina, his first loss since taking charge.
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NY eco activists turn up heat on Citi over polluting investments
Environmental campaigners in New York have kept up a campaign of direct action against one of the city's foremost banking empires, Citi, accusing the group of fueling the climate crisis.
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Rublev rolls over depleted Sinner in ATP Montreal upset
Andrey Rublev defeated a world number one for the second time in his career as he stopped Jannik Sinner 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the semi-finals of the ATP Montreal Masters.
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