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WASHINGTON - U.S. ​Democrats celebrated the defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Sunday. At the same time, President Donald Trump's allies and Republican peers offered a more...

Iran and the United States failed to strike a deal on Sunday to end the war in the Middle East, but there was no immediate return to hostilities and world leaders quickly urged both sides to pursue...

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered a US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in response to Iran's "unyielding" refusal to give up its nuclear ambitions during failed peace...

Wrapped in bloodied bandages, Aline Saeed, seven, barely survived the Israeli strike on her home in south Lebanon last week. She was there to bury her father as hopes of a truce spread across the...

LONDON: UK government minister Wes Streeting on Sunday said it was 'disappointing' that negotiations between the United States and Iran in Islamabad had stalled, adding that US President...

Tehran - Iran and the United States failed to strike a deal Sunday to end the war in the Middle East, but there was no immediate return to hostilities, and the region clung to hope that a fragile...

 Chennai, India: Sanju Samson smashed a hundred to lead Chennai Super Kings to their first win of the IPL season after three straight defeats as they beat Delhi Capitals by 23 runs on...

 Augusta, United States: Rory McIlroy charged back late after squandering a six-stroke edge to share the lead with Cameron Young after a wild third round at the Masters on Saturday.A chaotic...

Bergara, Spain: Teenage French starlet Paul Seixas completed his impressive Tour of the Basque Country victory on Saturday, while Andrew August claimed the sixth and final stage.At 19 years old Seixas...

Islamabad - Pakistan's foreign minister insisted on Sunday that Washington and Tehran must uphold a ceasefire agreement, after marathon talks between the two sides to end the war in the Middle...

Tehran - Iran's foreign ministry said no one had held any expectation that talks with the United States could have reached an agreement within one session after the negotiations in Islamabad...

Monte Carlo, Principality of Monaco: Carlos Alcaraz teed up a blockbuster Monte Carlo Masters final with Jannik Sinner as the world's top two players will face off on Sunday for the number one...

Arsenal suffered a huge blow in the Premier League title race on Saturday, losing 2-1 at home to Bournemouth to give Manchester City renewed hope they can catch the long-time leaders.The visitors took...

Guwahati, India: Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi tore the Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowling to shreds as he equalled his own record for the fastest fifty of this season's IPL, powering...

Augusta, United States: Rory McIlroy spent nine days over his three-week PGA Tour break making visits to Augusta National, practice that has helped him seize the greatest 36-hole lead in Masters...

KOLKATA: Youngster Mukul Choudhary played the innings of his life, smashing seven sixes on his way to an unbeaten 54 to haul Lucknow Super Kings to a dramatic, last-ball, three-wicket victory over...

MONTE CARLO: Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz and his closest rival Jannik Sinner both cruised into the semifinals of the Monte Carlo Masters with straight-set wins on Friday.Sinner extended his winning run...

LOS ANGELES: Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson kept the New York Knicks in the hunt for second place in the NBA's Eastern Conference as they beat the Boston Celtics 112-106 on Thursday.The tight Knicks...

A cloud of uncertainty hung on Friday over the scheduled start of talks in Pakistan between the United States and Iran, with no announcement yet on the arrival of negotiators and both sides accusing...

VATICAN CITY: French President Emmanuel Macron arrived on Friday at the Vatican for his first meeting with Pope Leo XIV, a private audience expected to be dominated by the Iran war.The French leader,...