Ecuadoran activist Alex Lucitante has never shied away from the fight against land-grabbing miners and armed groups in his restive part of the Amazon jungle bordering Colombia.

Tokyo's main Nikkei index rose strongly Monday, as investors cheered positive US jobs data and the dollar's strength.

Storm Milton became a hurricane Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said, as it barrelled toward the western coast of Florida -- still recovering from the aftermath of devastating Hurricane Helene.

With candles, prayers and music, commemorations for the October 7 attack began in Israel's Tel Aviv on Sunday at a ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas onslaught at the Nova music ...

Erik ten Hag insisted he retains the support of Manchester United's hierarchy after his troubled side were held to a 0-0 draw against Aston Villa, while Tottenham blew a two-goal lead in a stunning ...

The head of the UN refugee agency warned Sunday that civilians in Lebanon were caught in the crossfire as Israel's intensified bombardment campaign forced many to flee while others were trapped under ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told French President Emmanuel Macron Sunday that Israel's fight against the Hezbollah group will help "change the reality" in Lebanon and bring stability to the ...

Brief scores from the Women's T20 Cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan ...

The southern French city of Marseille was this week shaken by two apparently drug-related killings, including the murder of a 15-year-old boy who was "stabbed 50 times" and burned alive, prosecutors ...

World number one Jannik Sinner said he needed a day off after pushing through tiredness to come from a set down and beat Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7 (3/7), 6-4, 6-2 at the Shanghai Masters ...

Polling stations opened in Tunisia on Sunday for a presidential election, an AFP reporter said, with incumbent Kais Saied seen as the frontrunner.

Kazakhstan votes on Sunday in a referendum on building the country's first nuclear power station as the world's top uranium producer looks to boost its power generation capacity.