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Surfer hospitalised after shark attack in Western Australia

India cricketers refuse Asia Cup trophy from top Pakistan official

South Korea says 'serious shortage' of rooms with Asian Games days away

Japan's Okinawa ousts anti-US base governor

Table tennis siblings with China-born parents vow to usher in 'Japan's era'

Tech firms hit by AI slowdown call with Fed expected to hike rates

Bougainville leader says violence won't stop Panguna mine re-opening

US hosts G20 'energy abundance' talks amid Iran war shock

South Korea aims to save seniors lost in digital age

Migrant workers flock to Indian Kashmir despite militant threats

Russia's Stalin-admiring provincial leader waging an ultra-conservative crusade

Incubator shortages, premature births strain Gaza's hospitals

Marcelo Gallardo appointed as new Ecuador head coach

Canada's Carney seeks closer Europe ties to counter hostile US

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

Injured Alexia Putellas not forgotten with second Ballon d'Or

Double Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas may be painfully sidelined with a knee injury but her exploits last season continue to draw accolades as football waits for her return.

Alexia Putellas wins second successive women's Ballon d'Or

Spain's Alexia Putellas won the women's Ballon d'Or for the second year running on Monday, the reward coming after a season in which she was the top scorer as her club Barcelona reached the Champions League final.

Parler seen as home for far-right -- and now Kanye West

Seen as an online home for extremist rhetoric unwelcome at established social networks, Parler won fans in the ultra-far right and an aspiring buyer in celebrity Kanye West.

Barcelona's Gavi wins Kopa Trophy for best youngster at Ballon d'Or gala

Barcelona and Spain midfield prospect Gavi won the Kopa Trophy for the best player of last season aged under 21 at the Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris on Monday.

Russian military jet crashes in south west, at least three dead

A Russian military plane crashed on Monday into a residential area of Yeysk, a town in southwestern Russia near the border with Ukraine, news agencies reported, citing the defence ministry, with at least three deaths reported.

Scholz extends life of Germany's remaining nuclear plants

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday ordered all three of Germany's remaining nuclear power plants to stay operational until mid-April, breaking an impasse that had caused a rift among his coalition partners as an energy crisis looms.

Woman charged in Paris over 12-year-old's brutal murder

Paris investigators on Monday charged a woman suspected of raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl whose body was found in a trunk on Friday, a source close to the case told AFP.

The UK: Is there a prime minister in the house?

Asked by the opposition to explain her latest humiliating climbdown, UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on Monday refused to answer the call, raising further speculation about her future.

Independent report accuses French police of criminal assault at Champions League final

Treatment of fans at the Champions League final in Paris "constituted criminal assault", according to an independent report chaired by Professor Phil Scraton, who also led an investigation into the Hillsbrough disaster.