FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Friday heaped praise on hosts Russia, saying they had staged the best World Cup ever and changed what he named mis-perceptions. The head of the ruling body... Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for the “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation” and for his country to take its “due place in the world,” in a nationalistic speech on Tuesday at the c... Read more
After two days of ceremonious meetings, Southeast Asian leaders missed the bullseye in talks about two major human rights issues affecting their region: Myanmar’s handling of the Rohingya cr... Read more
The much-talked-about potential meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, at a global trade summit in Vietnam on Friday was reduced to a brief ha... Read more
US runner Shalane Flanagan became the first American woman to win the New York Marathon in 40 years on Sunday, while Kenyan Geoffrey Kamworor won his first major marathon on the men’s side.... Read more
Belgium became the first European side to join hosts Russia at next summer’s World Cup finals as goals from Jan Vertonghen and Romelu Lukaku gave them victory in Greece. All three goals came... Read more
Qatar, isolated by its neighbours in a diplomatic crisis, announced on Wednesday a visa-free entry programme for 80 nationalities to stimulate air transport and tourism. “The visa exemption... Read more
Manchester United were outclassed as Spanish and European champions Real Madrid retained the Uefa Super Cup victory in a sweltering Skopje. Madrid dominated from the start and led when Casem... Read more
The World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday held a hand-over ceremony in Mogadishu to welcome the arrival of more than 2,800 tonnes of rice assistance into the drought-hit country from China.... Read more
Mauritania has joined Senegal in abolishing the Senate, its upper legislative chambers. It was one of the decisions made by voters in a referendum conducted at the weekend. The voters also d... Read more
