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Tom Kim leads Asian Games golf in chase to avoid military service

'Kinda cool' Raygun made breakdancing famous, Asian Games B-girls say

Asian stocks hit as oil spike fans rate hike bets, eyes on US jobs

Taiwan gender-row boxer Lin Yu-ting wins 'monumental' Asian Games gold

'We're losing our scientists': west Africa's STEM struggle

Taiwan receives its first US-made F-16V fighter jets

World powers gather in Pacific to chart climate battle

Lula, Bolsonaro trade scandal fire in final scramble for votes

Return of swarming moth spectacle has Australia in a flutter

Not-so-brave new world: virtual taekwondo makes Asian Games debut

Browns snuff out Rodgers fightback to beat Steelers 27-24

Arab Israeli candidate drops out of election race

Braves power past Phillies to set up Dodgers showdown

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

'When we win, I mean nothing', says Croatia coach Dalic

Under-fire Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic hit out at his critics on Thursday after their Euro 2024 draw with Albania, saying that when his team are successful he "means nothing".

Sudan one of world's 'worst crises' in decades: medical charity

The ongoing civil war in Sudan has provoked one of the world's worst humanitarian crises in decades, the international chief of the medical charity Doctors Without Borders said Thursday.

Wary England set for Jones reunion in steamy Japan Test

England come face to face with former boss Eddie Jones when they play his new-look Japan in a Test in sweltering Tokyo on Saturday.

Death toll tops 1,000 after hajj marked by extreme heat: AFP tally

The death toll from this year's hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia.

Israel-Hezbollah tensions drive fears of widening Gaza war

Fears of a regional war rose Thursday after Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah movement said none of Israel would be spared in a full-blown conflict, and Israel said it had approved plans for a Lebanon offensive.

Steve Cooper named manager of Premier League Leicester City

Leicester City have appointed former Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper as their new manager, the newly promoted Premier League club said on Thursday.

Russia and Vietnam vow to strengthen ties as Putin visits

Russia and Vietnam pledged Thursday to deepen ties as President Vladimir Putin made a state visit aimed at bolstering his alliances to counter Moscow's growing isolation over the war in Ukraine.

As UK election looms, Bank of England set to sit tight on rate

The Bank of England was set to hold its interest rate steady on Thursday despite slowing UK inflation, with higher price risks and Britain's looming election preventing a cut, according to analysts.

Japan seeks more visitors despite overtourism woes

Japan's tourism chief said Thursday its ambitious goal of luring 60 million foreign tourists a year -- more than double the current level -- is well within reach, despite surging overtourism concerns.