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  Mexico City: Jon Rahm cruised to a six-stroke victory with a final round of 64 Sunday at a LIV Golf event in Mexico City overshadowed by reports of behind-the-scenes tour turmoil. Bouncing back...

  Los Angeles, United States: Australia's in-form Hannah Green birdied the first hole of a three-way playoff to capture her third LA Championship title on Sunday on the LPGA Tour. Green curled...

  Valkenburg, Netherlands: Remco Evenepoel made up for his disappointment a year ago by outsprinting reigning champion Mattias Skjelmose to win the Amstel Gold one-day classic on Sunday. A year after...

    New York: Defending champion John Korir returns to the Boston Marathon on Monday aiming for a fourth straight marathon crown after adding victories in Chicago and Valencia last year. The Kenyan,...

Tokyo - A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan Monday, Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, issuing a tsunami warning for waves up to three metres (10 feet). The quake hit at 4:53...

DUBAI - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on ​Monday that ​every rational and diplomatic path should be used to reduce tensions with the U.S., but added that vigilance and distrust in...

Washington, United States - Iran is not currently planning to attend talks with the United States, state media said, after President Donald Trump ordered US negotiators to travel to Pakistan on...

Hong Kong -  Oil prices jumped, and stock futures ​fell on Monday as rising tensions in ​the Middle East kept shipping in and out of the Gulf to a minimum, though traders held out hope for a...

Shreveport, United States - A man shot dead eight children -- seven of them his own -- early Sunday in the southern US state of Louisiana in an incident of domestic violence that spanned three...

Islamabad - Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Sunday he had spoken by phone with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian ahead of anticipated US-Iran talks in Islamabad, and reaffirmed...

Tehran - Iranian state media reported on Sunday that Tehran was not currently planning to take part in new talks with the United States, hours after President Donald Trump said he was dispatching...

Diego Simeone tried to convey hope but his body language spoke for itself. The Argentine coach left Seville crumpled, wounded, by his team's Copa del Rey final defeat on Saturday by Real...

Washington, United States - President Donald Trump said US negotiators will be in Pakistan on Monday to resume talks on ending the war with Iran, as he again threatened to destroy its power plants...

  Los Angeles, United States: Lionel Messi gifted Inter Miami's new coach a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rapids with a brace including a spectacular late winner in front of 75,000 Major League...

  Stuttgart, Germany: Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina surged to a 7-5, 6-1 victory over teenager Mirra Andreeva on Saturday and will face Karolina Muchova for the title in Stuttgart. Rybakina...

  Barcelona: Frenchman Arthur Fils overcame in-form teenager Rafael Jodar 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday to set up a Barcelona Open final with resurgent Russian Andrey Rublev. Rublev also came from a set...

  Bengaluru, India: South African David Miller struck two sixes and a four off consecutive deliveries in the final over from Romario Shepherd to muscle Delhi Capitals to a six-wicket win over Royal...

Vienna - Austrian police have found rat poison in a baby food jar, they said late Saturday, in a probe that has seen the supplier recall the line over suspected tampering. The Germany-based HiPP brand...

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, April 19 - Iran's top negotiator said ​recent talks with the U.S. had made progress but ​gaps remained over nuclear issues and the Strait of Hormuz, while President...

New Delhi - New Delhi summoned the Iranian ambassador on Saturday to protest a "shooting incident" involving two Indian-flagged ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the foreign ministry said. Iran has...