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Ledecky lays down marker ahead of 400m showdown

Ledecky lays down marker ahead of 400m showdown

Katie Ledecky threw down the gauntlet to women's 400m freestyle rivals Ariarne Titmus and Summer McIntosh at swimming's world championships on Sunday, finishing fastest in the morning's heats.

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Russia strikes Odesa hours before Putin-Lukashenko summit

Russia strikes Odesa hours before Putin-Lukashenko summit

The Ukrainian port city of Odesa came under renewed Russian missile attack early Sunday, just hours before President Vladimir Putin was due to hold a summit with his staunch Belarus ally Alexander Lukashenko.

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Iran's Zoroastrians keep ancient, sacred flame burning

Iran's Zoroastrians keep ancient, sacred flame burning

A Zoroastrian priest dressed in white carefully added wood to a fire that has burned for centuries inside an Iranian temple, sacred to one of the world's oldest religions.

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Italy calls Med migration conference on Tunisia model

Italy calls Med migration conference on Tunisia model

Italy has invited Mediterranean countries to Rome on Sunday for an "international conference" aimed at extending an EU-backed deal with Tunisia to curb the arrival of migrants to European shores.

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After a pause, US Fed likely to hike interest rates to 22-year high

After a pause, US Fed likely to hike interest rates to 22-year high

After pausing in June, the US Federal Reserve is widely expected to hike interest rates again on Wednesday, adopting its most restrictive monetary stance for 22 years despite recent signs of slowing inflation.

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Twitter challenger Threads struggles for traction

Twitter challenger Threads struggles for traction

After a wildly successful first few days, Threads popularity has waned in the weeks since Meta launched its challenge to Twitter, which lives on despite its problems.

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'No limits' for New Zealand after historic Women's World Cup win

'No limits' for New Zealand after historic Women's World Cup win

New Zealand "set a new standard" for themselves by winning a Women's World Cup match for the first time, defender CJ Bott said Sunday, as the co-hosts eye a landmark place in the knockout stages.

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UK band The 1975 nix Indonesia gig after Malaysia LGBTQ uproar

UK band The 1975 nix Indonesia gig after Malaysia LGBTQ uproar

British indie-rock band The 1975 cancelled a concert in Indonesia Sunday, after Malaysia axed a festival over a same-sex kiss and tirade against the country's anti-LGBTQ laws by their frontman.

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Spain to choose between Sanchez or return of the right

Spain to choose between Sanchez or return of the right

Spain votes Sunday on whether to hand Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez a fresh four-year mandate or, as polls suggest, bring the right back to power with its far-right ally.

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Mudryk on target as Chelsea beat ten-man Brighton 4-3

Mudryk on target as Chelsea beat ten-man Brighton 4-3

Mykhailo Mudryk finally found the net for Chelsea and new signings Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson also scored in a 4-3 friendly win over Brighton in Philadelphia on Saturday.

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