'People, not robots': Ukraine's soldiers justify human role amid drone revolution
As the first ray of sun hit on an unexpectedly frosty August morning, a few hundred just-graduated Ukrainian paratroopers were traipsing across a corn and rapeseed field, preparing for their first jump.
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Japan's King Kazu, 59, scores twice from spot to make cup history
Kazuyoshi Miura scored twice from the penalty spot as the 59-year-old striker became the oldest goalscorer in the history of Japan's longest-running cup competition.
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North Sea drilling tests UK govt climate pledge
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham must decide in the coming weeks whether to authorise two North Sea drilling projects, an issue which has divided his own Labour Party.
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Kyiv's desperate vendors persevere outside obliterated flea market
On the scorching asphalt besides what was once a bustling Kyiv flea market, vendors were trying to sell the remains of their stock, ravaged by a Russian missile strike.
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'Ray of hope': Gaza seed bank rebuilds after wartime destruction
From a small makeshift tent in the central Gaza Strip, a dedicated team works to carefully store and document some of the war-shattered territory's most precious commodities: local seeds.
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Australia races to shield little penguins from H5N1 bird flu
Australian wildlife workers have launched an unprecedented effort to vaccinate wild populations of little penguins against the highly contagious H5N1 avian influenza.
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Mourinho begins second Real Madrid reign with Barca in his sights
Jose Mourinho's second spell at Real Madrid begins in Barcelona this weekend in La Liga, although at Espanyol rather than up against his and Los Blancos' bitter rivals.
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Messi scores first goal since father's death
Lionel Messi scored his first goal since his father's death but Inter Miami had to settle for a 2-2 Major League Soccer draw on Wednesday against the Philadelphia Union.
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'More confrontational': Iran's new hardline security leadership
Earlier this month Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei reshuffled Tehran's top security team, putting his own personal stamp on the appointments and readying the Islamic republic for a long-term confrontation with the United States.
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US national debt exceeds $40 trillion for first time
The US gross national debt has surged past $40 trillion for the first time, government data showed Wednesday, outstripping earlier forecasts at a pace fuelled in part by President Donald Trump's invalidated tariffs.
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