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'Breaking Bad' actor RJ Mitte dead: representatives

Coventry crush Newcastle to climb out of relegation zone

Former DR Congo president Kabila forms new force with M23 armed group

'Devastating' waves leave California beach homes on brink of collapse

Tom Cruise's 'Digger' tanks, leaving studio with $250 mn hole

Oil rises as Saudi Arabia vows resonse to attacks

Meta says its new AI models on par with OpenAI, Anthropic

US actress Selma Blair arrested after flight altercation

Talarico rejects mental health conspiracy theory after return from flu

One dead as Hurricane Simon creeps along Mexico's Pacific coast

Brazil presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro to visit jailed father

Carrick's Man United 'hungry and eager' to fix worst start in decades

Brazil's patron saint reappears in polarized election campaign

Houthi official warns of 'swift, painful response' if US enters Yemen war

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes Philippines

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Philippines on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

Messi mania reaches fever pitch ahead of Beijing friendly

Messi mania gripped Beijing ahead of a sell-out friendly on Thursday evening between world champions Argentina and Australia in the Chinese capital.

Far-right backlash as Ireland struggles to house asylum seekers

Unzipping a tent in a damp alleyway behind Ireland's International Protection Office, Salman Akahel reveals a sleeping bag, a pillow and a thin, white blanket to protect him from the hard concrete.

Wallabies star Beale pleads not guilty to sexual assault: reports

Suspended Wallabies playmaker Kurtley Beale said Thursday "the truth will come out" after he pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a woman at a Sydney pub, reports said.

Key issues straining China-Canada relations

Canada has said it is freezing its participation in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, after a former executive alleged that Beijing wields "undue" influence over the multilateral organisation.

AIIB serves China's Communist Party: Canadian former executive

China's ruling Communist Party dominates the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and uses it to further its interests, a former executive has alleged in claims that prompted Canada to suspend participation in the institution.

Asian markets rise as Fed holds rates, China cuts

Asian markets rose Thursday after the Federal Reserve decided against hiking interest rates and China's central bank cut borrowing costs as officials look to kickstart the struggling economy.

China central bank cuts key interest rate to boost economy

China's central bank cut a key interest rate and injected $33 billion into financial markets Thursday, as data showed the world's second-largest economy was flagging.

'Voiceless', destitute: Lebanon's Syrian refugees lose hope for return

Syrian refugees languishing in camps in eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley for years say their hopes for the future are evaporating as their host country loses patience and international support dwindles.

Coach says Tonga have 'massive X-factor' for World Cup

Three former Wallabies and five All Blacks make Tonga's squad its best ever and will give the Pacific nation a "massive X-factor" at the Rugby World Cup, coach Toutai Kefu has said.

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