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Sydney: "Jurassic Park" star Sam Neill died in Australia on Monday aged 78, his family said in a statement that described the beloved actor's death as "sudden and unexpected". "Sam was...

 At least 2,700 people died in England and Wales as a result of heatwaves that struck in May and June, according to a study released Monday. Experts from Imperial College London, the Met Office and...

Bangkok: A huge fire in a Bangkok bar killed at least 27 people and injured dozens, officials and witnesses said Monday, the deadliest such incident in Thailand for almost two decades. People ran...

Tehran: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had struck US military targets and bases in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait, state media reported on Monday. The official news agency IRNA cited several...

Arlington: Lamine Yamal is hoping to emulate Kylian Mbappe by winning the World Cup as a teenager, but first his Spain side will have to get the better of France and their superstar captain in...

Pakistan's top diplomat called for "de-escalation" and for parties in the Iran conflict to "show restraint" during a phone call with his Iranian counterpart on Sunday, a foreign ministry...

 Tehran announced it was closing the Strait of Hormuz Sunday and launched missiles and drones at its Gulf neighbours, in retaliation for new US strikes following an attack by Iranian forces on a...

 The US military said Saturday it hit at least 140 targets in Iran in retaliation for an Iranian attack on another commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz. "U.S. forces hit approximately 140 Iranian...

WASHINGTON/CAIRO: President Donald Trump said the U.S. and Iran had agreed to continue talks despite an escalation of hostilities this week, but he declared that the ceasefire reached between the two...

Los Angeles, United States: England lock horns with Norway in a World Cup quarter-final in Miami on Friday that pits Harry Kane against Erling Haaland in a mouthwatering battle of elite...

Los Angeles: Rob Woollard Thibaut Courtois said he was proud of Belgium's fabled "Golden Generation" on Friday as their final shot at winning a major title ended in a World Cup quarter-final...

Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Muscat at the head of a diplomatic delegation for talks on arrangements for the administration of the Strait of Hormuz, regional...

Hundreds of euphoric supporters welcomed home Egypt's national football team on Friday after the country's best-ever performance at the World Cup, which ended with a thrilling last-16 exit...

Kieran CANNING England's quest to end 60 years of World Cup pain comes up against Norway's scoring machine Erling Haaland in a Miami showdown for a place in the semi-finals on Saturday....

England World Cup winner Nobby Stiles died with a traumatic brain injury, a court heard on Friday as a coroner ruled an inquest into his death must be held. Stiles, 78, a former Manchester United...

Foxborough: Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi promised that his team will bounce back from their World Cup quarter-final exit against France on Thursday and keep building as they prepare to co-host the...

Los Angeles: Rob Woollard France underscored their status as the World Cup's team to beat on Thursday, overpowering African champions Morocco with a clinical 2-0 win to book their third...

Paris: France has urged its football fans to be responsible as their team prepares to face African champions Morocco on Thursday in a World Cup quarter-final, after previous high-profile matches led...

The United States struck scores of targets in Iran, including the railway line between Tehran and Mashhad, hours before late supreme leader Ali Khamenei was due to be buried on Thursday in the...

Two days of US strikes against Iran have killed 14 people and left 78 injured, Tehran's health ministry said on Thursday. "Of the injured, 47 are still hospitalised and the rest have been...