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Private industry leads America's first Moon landing since Apollo

Private industry leads America's first Moon landing since Apollo

The first American spacecraft to attempt to land on the Moon in more than half a century is poised to blast off early Monday -- but this time, private industry is leading the charge.

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Zverev-led Germany beat Swiatek's Poland to win United Cup

Zverev-led Germany beat Swiatek's Poland to win United Cup

Alexander Zverev saved two match points in a gruelling three-set win over Hubert Hurkacz to help Germany upset top seeds Poland and clinch a maiden United Cup title in Sydney on Sunday.

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Happy Feller comes good on Adelboden second run

Happy Feller comes good on Adelboden second run

Manuel Feller came from behind to win the slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland, on Sunday ahead of Norwegian Atle Lie McGrath and fellow-Austrian Dominik Raschner who produced a storming second run after coming 16th in the first.

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Taiwan hits campaign fever pitch in final weekend before poll

Taiwan hits campaign fever pitch in final weekend before poll

Tens of thousands of people gathered in southern Taiwan for "Super Sunday" rallies by three presidential candidates making a final weekend push for votes before a crucial January 13 election.

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Brazil says goodbye to late football great Zagallo

Brazil says goodbye to late football great Zagallo

Brazilians paid their last respects Sunday to football legend Mario Zagallo, after the four-time World Cup-winning player and coach died at age 92, the final member of one of the country's greatest footballing generations.

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Seven Palestinians, two Israelis killed in West Bank

Seven Palestinians, two Israelis killed in West Bank

Nine people were killed Sunday in the occupied West Bank, including seven Palestinians who were targeted in an air strike by the Israeli army, sources on both sides said.

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Vlhova wins slalom as Shiffrin suffers rare blunder

Vlhova wins slalom as Shiffrin suffers rare blunder

Petra Vlhova produced two excellent runs on a difficult course to win the slalom at Kranjska Gora in Slovenia on Sunday while World Cup overall leader Mikaela Shiffrin completed a poor weekend by sliding out in the first run.

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EU Council President Michel says to step down early

EU Council President Michel says to step down early

Belgian politician Charles Michel has announced he will step down early as European Council president after he runs in the European Parliament elections set for June.

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Jordan king presses Blinken on Gaza ceasefire, aid

Jordan king presses Blinken on Gaza ceasefire, aid

Jordan's king urged the top United States diplomat on Sunday to push for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and an end to the humanitarian crisis brought by three months of war, the royal palace said.

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Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says 2 journalists killed in Israeli strike

Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says 2 journalists killed in Israeli strike

The health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip said on Sunday that an Israeli air strike killed two journalists in the Palestinian territory.

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