Ireland have a glimmer of hope that they can retain their Six Nations crown on Saturday when they take on Italy in Rome, looking to bounce back from a painful defeat to title favourites France.
Rodrigo Duterte's first appearance at the International Criminal Court has been set for Friday, the court said, as the former Philippines president faces crimes against humanity charges over his deadly war on drugs.
The ocean covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but scientists say we have barely scratched the surface of what lives in our seas.
- Curry bags record 4,000th three-pointer as Warriors rout Kings
- Hong Kong museum puts Picasso in cross-cultural dialogue
Sports
Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz fought off determined challenger Francisco Cerundolo 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the Indian Wells ATP Masters.
March 14, 2025
RECENT NEWS
Australians welcome departure of baby wombat grabber
Nature
March 14, 2025
Lionel Messi came off the bench and scored as Inter Miami eased into the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup with a 2-0 win at Jamaica's Cavalier earning them a 4-0 win on aggregate.
March 14, 2025
RECENT NEWS
More than a million people have fled Myanmar's brutal civil war to seek shelter and work in neighbouring Thailand, where experts say nationalists are using disinformation to fuel prejudice against them.
March 14, 2025
A France side brimming with confidence host Scotland on Saturday with a second Six Nations title of head coach Fabien Galthie's rollercoaster tenure on the line.
March 14, 2025
Hansi Flick used an expletive to describe Barcelona's poor performance during November, and December was equally bad, with Atletico Madrid's win before Christmas helping them usurp the Catalans at the top of the table.
March 14, 2025
Sports
Manchester City face a crucial clash with Brighton as the pressure mounts in the race to finish in the Premier League's top four.
March 14, 2025
RECENT NEWS
Marseille travel to Paris Saint-Germain this weekend for French football's biggest fixture, which threatens to remind them of the enormous gulf now separating the two great rivals.
England head into their Six Nations finale against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday knowing a bonus-point win will give them their best chance of a first championship title in five years.
Rules for the emerging deep-sea mining sector should take a "precautionary approach" that protects the environment, the head of the body drafting regulations for the practice told AFP Friday.
Prestigious US university Johns Hopkins said Thursday it will lay off more than 2,000 employees around the world in the aftermath of the Trump administration's massive reduction in foreign aid funds.
March 14, 2025
Sports
Mirra Andreeva's rise in the WTA rankings has accelerated so quickly that the 17-year-old Russian can't keep track.
March 14, 2025
RECENT NEWS
Rory McIlroy kept quiet on Thursday about a practice-round incident at The Players Championship in which he took a heckler's phone, a critic who later apologized to the four-time major champion.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to impose 200 percent tariffs on wine, champagne and other alcoholic beverages from European Union countries, in retaliation against the bloc's planned levies on American-made whiskey.
Panama's government said Thursday it would remain "firm" in defending its sovereignty and the Panama Canal, after a report suggesting that US President Donald Trump is considering options aimed at "reclaiming" the strategic waterway.
A new four-song EP by British singer and actor Marianne Faithfull, who died in January, is to be released in April, with the title track out on Friday, her family announced.
March 14, 2025
- You're kidding! Prince William reveals Aston Villa superstitions
- Villegas, Spaun and Glover share Players lead, McIlroy one back
- Top US university says ending 2,000 positions due to Trump cuts
- Rangers down angry Mourinho's Fenerbahce to reach Europa League quarters
- Brazil top court to consider Bolsonaro 'coup' case on March 25
- Amorim 'proud' of Dorgu's honesty to overturn Man Utd penalty
- Medvedev outlasts Fils to reach Indian Wells semi-finals
- Fernandes sends Man Utd into Europa League quarters, Spurs advance