Leftists win mayoral elections in Paris and Marseille
Sports
Ireland hooker Dan Sheehan paid tribute to his team's hunger and belief after they stunned England with a record 42-21 victory away at Twickenham in the Six Nations on Saturday.
Sports
Jessica Pegula gave herself an early birthday present by clinching her fourth WTA 1000 crown with a comfortable 6-2, 6-4 victory over Elina Svitolina in the Dubai final on Saturday.
Politics
President Donald Trump raised the global duty on imports into the United States to 15 percent on Saturday, doubling down on his promise to maintain his aggressive tariff policy a day after the Supreme Court ruled much of it illegal.
Economy
The artificial intelligence revolution sweeping through the entertainment sector was at first glance not evident at this year's Berlin Film Festival, but the potential for widespread changes was still on people's minds.
Sports
Jamison Gibson-Park starred as Ireland maintained their Six Nations challenge with a record 42-21 win away to England at Twickenham that all but put paid to the hosts' title hopes.
Sports
Free-scoring Six Nations champions France need to prioritise their try-line defence when they play Italy on Sunday, captain Antoine Dupont said.
Sports
Juventus blew their chance of climbing into the Champions League places in Serie A as they slumped to a 2-0 defeat at home to Como on Saturday.
Economy
Libyans have been enjoying Ramadan with feasts and fireworks -- but soaring prices, a devalued currency and political divisions have left many with little to celebrate.
Sports
Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Klaebo won his sixth gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Games on Saturday, extending his own all-time record for Winter Olympics titles to 11.
Politics
Iranian students chanted anti-government slogans and scuffled with counter-protesters on Saturday in the latest display of anger at the country's clerical leaders, who also face a US military build-up aimed at pressuring them into a nuclear deal.
Politics
Hezbollah warned Saturday that it would have no choice but to fight on after an Israeli strike on targets in Lebanon killed eight of its operatives.
Politics
The 76th Berlin Film Festival draws to a close on Saturday after 10 days of what its director called "stormy seas" unleashed by a controversy over the war in Gaza, which often overshadowed discussion of the 22 films in competition.
Sports
Persistent rain delayed the start of the T20 World Cup opening Super Eights clash between New Zealand and Pakistan at the R. Premadasa stadium on Saturday.
Sports
Bundesliga club Werder Bremen have cancelled plans for a US tour, including a match in protest-hit Minneapolis, due in part to "political reasons", a spokesperson told AFP on Saturday.
Sports
Who "deals with the pressure better" will decide the India-South Africa Super Eights match, a repeat of the T20 World Cup final two years ago, said Quinton de Kock on Saturday
Economy
In a truck parked in the Kyiv region, Loic Nervi kneaded the dough vigorously before sliding dozens of tins into the oven -- loaves that will later be handed out to Ukrainians.
Sports
Isaac Del Toro took the overall lead at the UAE Tour after darting clear to earn his second stage victory of the week atop the Jebel Hafeet mountain on Saturday.
Sports
England captain Harry Brook said Saturday that it would be "a shame" if Pakistani players were shut out of England's domestic white-ball Hundred competition by Indian-owned franchises.
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China's freestyle skiing superstar Eileen Gu aims for her elusive first title of the Winter Olympics as Norwegian Johannes Klaebo kicked off Saturday's action with his ground-breaking sixth gold of the Milan-Cortina Games.
Sports
Emily Harrop and Thibault Anselmet combined to win gold for France in the mixed relay event of Olympic ski mountaineering in Bormio on Saturday.
Sports
Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Klaebo won his sixth gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Games on Saturday, extending his own all-time record for Winter Olympics titles to 11.
Technology
Dozens of nations including the United States and China called for "secure, trustworthy and robust" artificial intelligence, in a declaration issued Saturday after a major summit on the technology in New Delhi.
Boulevard
French President Emmanuel Macron appealed on Saturday for cooler heads to prevail ahead of a rally for a far-right activist whose killing, blamed on the hard left, has put the country on edge.
Sports
England can adapt to whatever the weather throws at them, captain Harry Brook said Saturday as rain threatens to disrupt their opening Super Eights match against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup.
India and Brazil agreed to boost cooperation on critical minerals and rare earths on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after talks in New Delhi with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Politics
This year's Berlin Film Festival has seen controversy raging off-screen over the Gaza war, with some of the works being shown also grappling with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its global impact.
Boulevard
French President Emmanuel Macron appealed on Saturday for cooler heads to prevail ahead of a rally for a far-right activist whose killing, blamed on the hard left, has put the country on edge.
Politics
Venezuelan authorities have granted amnesty to 379 political prisoners, a lawmaker said Friday, after a new law was enacted by interim authorities following the US toppling of former leader Nicolas Maduro.
Politics
Turning the house where Adolf Hitler was born into a police station has raised mixed emotions in his Austrian hometown.
Economy
For a year, Donald Trump has governed the United States with little standing in his way.
Nature
A deadly virus and bacterial infection have killed at least 72 tigers at a private animal park in Thailand's north in recent weeks, authorities said.
Sports
Anthony Edwards condemned the Dallas Mavericks to a 10th consecutive loss -- their worst slump since 1998 -- scoring 40 points in an ultimately convincing win Friday for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Technology
Archaeologists have discovered a tomb more than a thousand years old in Panama containing human remains alongside gold and ceramic artifacts, the lead researcher told AFP on Friday.
Sports
France coach Fabien Galthie insisted that Italy are capable of winning the Six Nations ahead of the pair's meeting in Lille on Sunday.
Sports
Winger Corey Toole is confident the ACT Brumbies have what it takes to snap a 26-year hoodoo against the Canterbury Crusaders in Christchurch, drawing inspiration from their drought-breaking victory in Auckland last year.
Sports
Marco Penge and Jacob Bridgeman fired impressive seven-under par 64s on Friday to share the US PGA Tour Genesis Invitational halfway lead, one stroke in front of world number two Rory McIlroy.
Sports
Australia suffered a setback Saturday in their quest to win the Women's Asian Cup with goalkeeper Teagan Micah ruled out of the tournament with concussion.
Politics
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva are set to meet in New Delhi on Saturday, seeking to boost cooperation on critical minerals and rare earths.
Culture
The 76th Berlin Film Festival draws to a close on Saturday after 10 days in which the 22 films in competition were often overshadowed by a row over the role politics should play in filmmaking.