Last news
Sports
Argentina beat Scotland after frenzied fightback
Argentina staged an astonishing rally as they came from 21-0 behind to beat Scotland 33-24 in an Autumn Nations Series rugby international at Murrayfield on Sunday.
Sports
Argentina beat Scotland after stunning fightback
Argentina staged an astonishing rally as they came from 21-0 behind to beat Scotland 33-24 in an Autumn Nations Series rugby international at Murrayfield on Sunday.
Economy
Pope urges leaders not to leave poor behind
Pope Leo XIV decried poverty on Sunday, urging world leaders and Catholics to reach out to marginalised people, as the Church celebrated a "Jubilee of the Poor".
Sports
Pressure will boost Germany in 'knockout' Slovakia clash, says Nagelsmann
Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann said the pressure of Monday's "knockout" 2026 World Cup qualifier with Slovakia will be the boost his side need after a stuttering campaign.
Politics
Ecuador votes on hosting foreign bases as Noboa eyes more powers
Ecuadorans went to the polls Sunday to vote on whether to allow the return of foreign military bases and on starting a constitutional overhaul that could give Trump-friendly President Daniel Noboa more power.
Sports
Portugal qualify for 2026 World Cup by thrashing Armenia
Portugal crushed Armenia 9-1 without suspended talisman Cristiano Ronaldo to clinch qualification for the 2026 World Cup finals on Sunday.
Economy
Greece to supply winter gas to war battered Ukraine
Greece signed a deal with Ukraine on Sunday to supply US-origin liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the war-battered country whose energy infrastructure has been crippled by Russian strikes.
Economy
India and Pakistan blind women show spirit of cricket with handshakes
Blind women from India and Pakistan brushed aside political tensions on Sunday, shaking hands in neutral Sri Lanka at a cricket tournament for the visually impaired.
Politics
Ukraine signs deal with Greece for winter deliveries of US gas
Ukraine signed a deal with Greece on Sunday for winter deliveries of American liquefied natural gas to Kyiv, as Ukrainian energy infrastructure is battered by Russian strikes.
Sports
George glad England backed-up haka response with New Zealand win
Jamie George was pleased to have played a part in England's defiant reply to the haka but was even happier to beat New Zealand 33-19 at Twickenham in perhaps the team's best performance under coach Steve Borthwick.
Sports
McIlroy loses playoff but clinches seventh Race to Dubai title
Rory McIlroy lost the week-long $10 million DP World Tour Championship on Sunday in a playoff against Matt Fitzpatrick, but did enough to ensure he was crowned the winner of the season-long Race to Dubai champion.
UK govt defends refugee shakeup in face of hard right
Britain's interior minister on Sunday defended plans to drastically reduce protections for refugees and end automatic benefits for asylum seekers, insisting that irregular migration was "tearing our country apart".
Politics
Ecuador votes on reforms as Noboa eyes anti-crime ramp-up
Ecuadorans went to the polls Sunday to vote on whether to allow the return of foreign military bases and on beginning a constitutional rewrite that could give Trump-friendly President Daniel Noboa more power.
Politics
Chileans vote in elections dominated by crime, immigration
Chileans voted Sunday in elections dominated by rising crime and immigration, fuelling far-right calls for an iron fist and Donald Trump-style threats of mass deportations.
Nature
Turkey seeks to host next COP as co-presidency plans falter
Turkey wants to host next year's UN climate change talks and is prepared to do so independently if consensus on co-presidency cannot be reached, a Turkish diplomatic source told AFP Sunday.
Sports
Bezzecchi claims Valencia MotoGP victory in season-ender
Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi won the Valencia MotoGP on Sunday to bring the season to a close and cap a fine end to his year.
Sports
Wasim leads as Pakistan dismiss Sri Lanka for 211 in third ODI
Fast bowler Mohammad Wasim grabbed three wickets to help Pakistan dismiss Sri Lanka for 211 in the third and final day-night international in Rawalpindi on Sunday.
Politics
Serbia avoiding 'confiscation' of Russian shares in oil firm NIS
Serbia's president on Sunday said he wanted to avoid the "confiscation" of Russian shares in Serbian oil company NIS "at all costs", as his country seeks an exit from crippling US sanctions.
Sports
Coach Gambhir questions 'technique and temperament' of Indian batters
India coach Gautam Gambhir launched a withering broadside at his batters on Sunday, saying they lacked the technique and temperament to knock off the 124 they needed to beat South Africa in the first Test in Kolkata.
Sports
Braathen wins Levi slalom for first Brazilian World Cup victory
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen held his nerve to win the men's slalom in the Finnish resort of Levi on Sunday, a maiden World Cup victory for Brazil.
Sports
Rory McIlroy wins seventh Race to Dubai title
Rory McIlroy was on Sunday crowned the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai champion for a seventh year, and four seasons in a row, but the world No.2 lost the $10 million Tour Championship to England’s Matt Fitzpatrick in the first playoff hole when he found the water with his tee shot.
Economy
Samsung plans $310 bn investment to power AI expansion
South Korean conglomerate Samsung unveiled on Sunday a plan to invest $310 billion over the next five years mostly in technology powering artificial intelligence, aiming to meet growing demand driven by a global boom.
Sports
Harmer stars as South Africa stun India in low-scoring Test
Spinner Simon Harmer claimed a match haul of eight wickets to lead South Africa to a thrilling 30-run win over India inside three days of a low-scoring opening Test on Sunday.
Sports
Mitchell ton steers New Zealand to seven-run win in first Windies ODI
A fighting Daryl Mitchell century set up a tense seven-run win for New Zealand over West Indies in the first one-day international in Christchurch on Sunday.
Sports
Harmer stars as South Africa bowl out India for 93 to win Test
Spinner Simon Harmer claimed a match haul of eight wickets to lead South Africa to a thrilling 30-run win over India inside three days of a low-scoring opening Test on Sunday.
Sports
China authorities approve arrest of ex-abbot of Shaolin Temple
Local authorities in China said Sunday they had approved the arrest of the former head of the Shaolin Temple, known as the birthplace of kung fu, over suspicion of embezzlement.
Politics
Clashes erupt in Mexico City anti-crime protests, injuring 120
More than 100 people were injured and 20 arrested during a massive protest on Saturday in Mexico City against the president's handling of violent crime, local government officials said.
Sports
India, without Gill, 10-2 at lunch chasing 124 to beat S.Africa
Quick bowler Marco Jansen ripped out both India openers before lunch Sunday as the hosts stuttered in their chase of 124 to win the first Test after South Africa captain Temba Bavuma's unbeaten 55.
Sports
Bavuma fifty makes India chase 124 in first Test
Skipper Temba Bavuma hit an unbeaten 55 to steer South Africa to 153 all out, leaving India needing a tricky 124 to win the opening Test on Sunday.
Sports
Mitchell ton lifts New Zealand to 269-7 in first Windies ODI
A hobbling Daryl Mitchell struck his seventh one-day international century as New Zealand posted 269-7 Sunday, in the opening game of the three-match series against the West Indies.
Boulevard
Ex-abbot of China's Shaolin Temple arrested for embezzlement
The former head of the Chinese temple known as the birthplace of kung fu has been arrested over suspicion of embezzlement, local authorities said Sunday.
Sports
Doncic scores 41 to propel Lakers to NBA win over Bucks
Luka Doncic scored 41 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 119-95 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday as the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder kept rolling.