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Osaka's return to French Open ends in first round

Osaka's return to French Open ends in first round

Naomi Osaka was knocked out of the French Open in the first round on Monday, 12 months after controversially quitting the tournament.

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Biden warns China against invading Taiwan, vows US military defence

Biden warns China against invading Taiwan, vows US military defence

President Joe Biden vowed Monday that US forces would defend Taiwan militarily if China attempted to take control of the self-ruled island by force, warning Beijing was already "flirting with danger".

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Hundreds of endangered baby giant turtles released into Cambodian river

Hundreds of endangered baby giant turtles released into Cambodian river

Hundreds of critically endangered baby giant turtles were released into Cambodia's Mekong River to mark World Turtle Day on Monday.

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Spain's ex-king visits son in Madrid for first time in two years

Spain's ex-king visits son in Madrid for first time in two years

Scandal-tainted Spanish ex-king Juan Carlos I visited his son and current monarch Felipe VI in Madrid on Monday, during a controversial trip home after two years in self-imposed exile.

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'For Lewandowski, Bayern is history', says his agent

'For Lewandowski, Bayern is history', says his agent

Robert Lewandowski's agent Pini Zahavi has made it clear the Polish striker wants to leave Bayern Munich, amid reports Barcelona have made an offer.

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UK fines US AI firm £7.5m over mass image collection

UK fines US AI firm £7.5m over mass image collection

Britain announced Monday it had fined US facial recognition company Clearview AI Inc more than £7.5 million ($9.4 million, 8.8 million euros) for amassing online images of people without their knowledge.

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Biden says 'extra efforts' not needed against monkeypox

Biden says 'extra efforts' not needed against monkeypox

The United States has enough vaccines to deal with a potential outbreak of monkeypox and "extra efforts" are not needed to prevent its spread, President Joe Biden said on Monday.

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Fly me to the Moon: US, Japan aim for lunar landing

Fly me to the Moon: US, Japan aim for lunar landing

Japan and the United States said Monday they want to put the first Japanese astronaut on the Moon as the allies deepen cooperation on space projects.

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Philippines' Marcos in nuclear plant revival talks with S.Korea

Philippines' Marcos in nuclear plant revival talks with S.Korea

Philippine president-elect Ferdinand Marcos signalled his determination to adopt nuclear power Monday, holding talks with South Korea's envoy on possibly reviving a mothballed $2.2 billion plant built during his father's dictatorship.

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Blessings counted after losing all on Ukrainian front

Blessings counted after losing all on Ukrainian front

The willowy Ukrainian grandmother was praying for God to spare her life when a missile imploded her kitchen and cratered her vegetable garden.

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