Putin repeats Ukraine Nazi claims at Leningrad siege memorial
President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Ukraine "glorifies" Adolf Hitler's SS killing squads and vowed to "eradicate Nazism," as he opened a memorial marking 80 years since the end of the siege of Leningrad.
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Washington, Baghdad open talks on foreign troops in Iraq
Iraq and the United States on Saturday held a first round of talks on the future of American and other foreign troops in the country, with Baghdad expecting discussions to lead to a timeline for reducing their presence.
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Non-League Maidstone stun Ipswich to reach FA Cup last 16
Non-League Maidstone produced one of the all-time great FA Cup shocks by beating Championship high-flyers Ipswich 2-1 on Saturday to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.
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King Charles spends second day in London hospital after surgery
Britain's King Charles III spent a second day in hospital on Saturday where he was visited by his wife Queen Camilla following scheduled prostate surgery.
Read moreFrench fighters in Ukraine rubbish Russian 'dead mercenaries' claims
"As far as the Russians are concerned, I've already been dead twice," grinned Franck, who is one of a number of alleged French "mercenaries" in Ukraine that Moscow claimed to have killed in a recent strike.
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Hundreds march against gender violence in Kenya
Several hundred people marched in Nairobi on Saturday to protest against femicide in Kenya where over a dozen women have been killed this month in cases that shocked the nation.
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Struggling Lyon sign veteran Matic
Struggling Lyon announced on Saturday they had signed former Chelsea and Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic from Ligue 1 rivals Rennes for a fee of 2.6 million euros (2.8 million dollars).
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Duplantis opens season with modest vault to victory
Pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis opened his year by clearing a modest 5.80 metres indoors on Saturday as he won in Astana.
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Skipper Battat leads Palestine on and off pitch at Asian Cup
Musab Al-Battat has led Palestine on the pitch with his all-action performances and off it as the voice of a team who have battled the odds to reach the Asian Cup knockout rounds for the first time.
Read moreGaza battles rage as Israel vows to shut out UN agency after war
Intense fighting raged Saturday in the Gaza city of Khan Yunis, the main theatre of conflict where the Israeli army is targeting the Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas.
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