It may be an innocent enough racquet sport, but Hong Kong's Education Bureau has unintentionally given badminton a whole new meaning. In teaching materials it released last week, a...

Andrei GnyotAndrei Gnyot took part in anti-government protests in Belarus four years agoA Belarusian filmmaker and opposition activist, Andrei Gnyot, has made a final, passionate appeal to a court...

Nacional defender Juan Izquierdo has died after collapsing on the pitch during a Copa Libertadores match earlier this month with an irregular heartbeat.The 27-year-old Uruguayan had been undergoing treatment...

EPAIsraeli forces conduct regular raids in the West Bank but this one seems more far-reaching than most (file photo from July 2024) At least nine Palestinians have been killed...

Vice-President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz - the Democratic ticket for US president - have agreed to their first joint interview.The two politicians will sit-down with CNN...

Getty ImagesAustralians are now spending approximately A$25bn ($16.8bn; £12.9bn) on legal wagers each yearLike so many in Australia, Sam grew up in a community where having a punt was...

Claims that munitions for the Israel Defence Forces have been transported through Irish airspace are being investigated by the Republic of Ireland's Department of Transport.The allegations were made on...

Getty ImagesThe Canary Islands are attractive to migrants because they are part of SpainAs record numbers of young Africans risk their lives trying to reach the Canary Islands, Spain’s...

Getty ImagesUS President Joe Biden last met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in November 2023Jake Sullivan has arrived on his first visit to China as US national security adviser....

Getty ImagesPavel Durov founded Telegram in 2013Pavel Durov, the CEO of messaging app Telegram, has been arrested in France.On Monday evening, the Paris prosecutor said in a statement that...

CBPThe drugs were concealed in coloured wrapping to resemble watermelonsUnited States border agents have intercepted a truck carrying more than $5m-worth of methamphetamine at the US-Mexico border hidden inside...

At least five people, including two children, have been killed in an Israeli air strike on an urban refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry...