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Lula savors Brazil win as Bolsonaro rejects result, markets tumble

Sinner to play rescheduled Saudi Six Kings in December

Canadian youths ask court to impose binding climate protections

Brazilian lawmaker Andre Janones, Lula's social media 'general'

Walter Koenig, who played original Chekov on 'Star Trek,' dies at 90

Swiss Ebola patient repatriated from Nigeria

Netanyahu, rivals trade attacks over Iran as clock counts down to Israel vote

Nations far from a deal as UN nature talks enter final stretch

Townsend urges Scotland to use Nations Championship as World Cup springboard

Brazil markets battered, tech in focus elsewhere

Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to 60,000 staff

French court adjourns trial over 2020 death of delivery driver

S.Africa ambassador calls for talks with US over 'tense' ties

Serbian student movement eyes power after election triumph

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Israel pressured to protect Gaza civilians as fighting encircles hospital

Israel faced growing calls Saturday to protect civilians in Gaza as its battle with Hamas encircled the territory's main hospital, where an aid agency described the situation as "catastrophic".

Messi celebrates Ballon d'Or with MLS fans but Miami fall in friendly

Inter Miami saluted Argentine star Lionel Messi's eighth Ballon d'Or on Friday, but their friendly match to mark the achievement ended in a 2-1 loss to MLS rivals New York City FC.

China's 'Singles Day' shopping bonanza loses its lustre

China's annual "Singles Day" sales bonanza wraps up at midnight on Saturday, but consumers this year appear largely unswayed by its flashy deals and discounts as the world's second-largest economy slows.

Actors union explains AI guardrails in strike deal

From computer-generated "extras" to AI "zombies," new restrictions against the use of artificial intelligence in Hollywood were set out by the actors' union Friday.

Gaza in spotlight as Arab, Muslim blocs meet in Saudi

Arab leaders and Iran's president are in the Saudi capital Saturday for summits expected to underscore demands that Israel's war in Gaza end before the violence draws in other countries.

Myanmar fighting blocks key trade routes with China

A surprise offensive by Myanmar ethnic armed groups has blocked two strategically vital roads to the country's biggest trading partner China, choking cross-border commerce and denying the cash-strapped junta taxes and foreign exchange.

UK police out in force for 'tense' pro-Palestinian march

Almost 2,000 police officers will be on duty Saturday when more than 100,000 pro-Palestinian supporters are expected to march through London, with extra powers in place to protect landmarks honouring Britain's war dead.

Venezuelan prison crackdown: criminal purge or political 'show'?

Since September, Venezuela has deployed thousands of security force members to wrest control of seven prisons from the hands of powerful gangs -- finding caches of guns, drugs, swimming pools and restaurants -- even a zoo.

Walked 'too much': Liverpool striker Luis Diaz's dad recounts kidnapping

Between tears, Luis Manuel Diaz, father of Liverpool striker Luis Diaz, recounted Friday how he was made to walk "too much" with little sleep in the nearly two weeks he was held hostage in a mountainous area of Colombia by members of the ELN guerrilla group.