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Senegal's Sadio Mané and Nigeria's Asisat Oshoala were crowned African Footballers of the Year -- both scoring consecutive wins at the awards, which were held in Rabat, Morocco.

It's been almost 20 years since Concorde flew for the final time.

China's banking regulator has pledged to boost lending to help developers finish stalled property projects and boost buyers' demand, as a growing mortgage boycott by homebuyers exacerbates the country's real estate woes.

A photograph of Fadi's smiling face is emblazoned on his mother's t-shirt. The then-20-year-old is pictured standing near the shores of the Mediterranean Sea in Tunisia.

Sri Lanka's police and military troops forcibly removed anti-government protesters camped outside the presidential office in Colombo in a pre-dawn raid on Friday on the order of the country's new President.

Biden administration officials are concerned that China could seek to declare a no-fly zone over Taiwan ahead of a possible visit by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as an effort to upend the trip, potentially raising tensions even further in the region, a US official told CNN.

Hundreds of people are still in detention in Uzbekistan after deadly unrest this month in the republic of Karakalpakstan over a proposal to strip the region of its autonomous status, a rights group said.

One of the ultimate examples of "corporate solutions for government problems" is the Starbucks bathroom.

Former Brazilian president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, widely known as Lula, is now officially standing as the Brazilian Workers' Party (PT) presidential candidate, the party announced Thursday.

Italy's President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament on Thursday, triggering a snap election following the resignation of the country's Prime Minister Mario Draghi earlier in the day.

Two astronauts — one European and one Russian — exited the airlock on the International Space Station for a spacewalk on Thursday, marking the first time in more than 20 years such a joint endeavor has taken place.

In a bold attempt to get inflation under control, the European Central Bank on Thursday announced it would hike its key interest rate by a half percentage point.

Fatih Birol, the director of the International Energy Agency, gives a stark warning over Europe's energy supplies due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and urges the continent's leaders to take further action to cut gas consumption before winter.

CIA Director Bill Burns gave an unusually candid assessment this week, when he told attendees at the Aspen Institute's annual security confab that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "entirely too healthy."

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China's cyberspace regulator fined Didi Global just over 8 billion yuan ($1.2 billion) on Thursday for violating cybersecurity and data laws, putting an end to a yearlong investigation into the ride-hailing giant.

Baidu has unveiled plans for an electric self-driving car with a removable steering wheel, marking another step forward in the fast-moving robotaxi race in China.

American and United airlines both reported their first operating profit since the start of the pandemic, as strong demand for air travel and high fares allowed the carriers to overcome rising fuel prices.

Brutal heat waves are gripping Europe and the US, and are forecast to dump searing temperatures on China for weeks. The heat, and the wildfires that come with it, is part of a global pattern of rising temperatures attributed to human activity.

NASA's newest Mars rover stumbled across a small bundle of string while exploring an ancient delta in a search for signs of ancient microscopic life.