US sprint star Richardson misses 200m final at World trials
Rising sprint star Sha'Carri Richardson failed to reach the 200m final at the US World Championship trials on Sunday -- her last shot at an individual event after she crashed out of the 100m first round.
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Police break up Istanbul Pride march, detain over 200
Turkish police on Sunday broke up a banned Pride march in Istanbul, detaining more than 200 demonstrators and an AFP photographer, journalists and organisers reported.
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Leach strikes before Pope leads England nearer New Zealand sweep
Jack Leach took 10 wickets in a Test for the first time in his career before Ollie Pope and Joe Root set about leading England's charge to a series whitewash of New Zealand at Headingley on Sunday.
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Violence at Spanish enclave sparks fear of worse to come
A massive attempt by migrants to storm the barrier between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla resulted in "unprecedented violence" that killed at least 23 sub-Saharan Africans and has sparked fears of worse to come.
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Iraqi PM visits Saudi Arabia and Iran to discuss regional stability
Iraq's prime minister met with leaders in rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran on Sunday, discussing regional stability as part of Baghdad's efforts to mediate between the two Middle East heavyweights.
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Wake held in Brazil for slain British journalist
Grieving family and friends paid their last respects Sunday to British journalist Dom Phillips who was murdered in the Amazon earlier this month along with his local guide.
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Menswear regains its muscle at Paris Fashion Week
Menswear proved to be in reinvigorated form as Paris Fashion Week ended on Sunday, with spectacle, innovation and the return of big-name designers to the catwalk.
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Ghislaine Maxwell put on suicide watch ahead of sentencing: lawyer
Jailed former socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been placed on suicide watch -- despite not being suicidal -- according to her lawyers, who said they would move to postpone her sentencing for sex trafficking if she remained in isolation.
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G7 touts $600 bn global infrastructure plan to rival China
The G7 group of rich democracies on Sunday announced an attempt to compete with China's formidable Belt and Road Initiative by raising some $600 billion for global infrastructure programmes in poor countries.
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Long road ahead to hammer out UN biodiversity blueprint
Delegates from almost 200 nations have made little progress towards hammering out a blueprint for a global pact to protect nature from human activity, after almost a week of difficult talks in Nairobi.
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