Tour de France winner Pogacar pulls out of Olympics
Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar on Monday pulled out of the Paris Olympics citing "tiredness", his Slovenia team announced.
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Kamala Harris hails Biden legacy as endorsements pile up
US Vice President Kamala Harris hailed Joe Biden's "unmatched" legacy Monday in her first public appearance since his shock election race exit, as Democrats rapidly coalesced around her to lead the party against Donald Trump in November.
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Croatia shocked as nursing home shooting kills six
Croatia was in a state of shock on Monday after a gunman opened fire in a nursing home, killing at least six people in a rare instance of gun violence in the Balkan country.
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Gazans flee as Israel sets sights on safe zone
Thousands of Gazans fled an Israeli-designated humanitarian zone Monday after the army ordered them to leave and warned of an imminent operation in response to rocket attacks.
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Israel strikes on Yemen port: what is the damage?
Israeli strikes on Saturday hit a power plant and fuel storage facilities in Hodeida, the main port under the control of Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels.
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Bangladesh student group suspends protests over death toll
The Bangladeshi student group leading demonstrations that have spiralled into deadly violence suspended protests Monday for 48 hours, with its leader saying they had not wanted reform "at the expense of so much blood".
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Stocks take Biden exit from White House race in stride
Wall Street stock markets rose Monday despite Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the US presidential race fuelling fresh uncertainty.
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Deep ocean 'dark oxygen' find could rewrite Earth's history
In the total darkness of the depths of the Pacific Ocean, scientists have discovered oxygen being produced not by living organisms but by strange potato-shaped metallic lumps that give off almost as much electricity as AA batteries.
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Villa seal swoop for Everton midfielder Onana
Aston Villa signed Belgium midfielder Amadou Onana from Everton in a deal worth a reported £50 million ($64 million) on Monday.
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A century on, Paris cherishes a few golden Olympic venues
After a gap of 100 years, the Olympics return to Paris, but, with two exceptions, not to the arenas used in 1924 -- even though several still exist, usually disguised by the names of later French sports heroes.
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