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BRICS leaders met on Tuesday to plot the future course of the bloc of developing nations but divisions re-emerged ahead of a critical debate over a potential expansion of the group intended to boost its global clout. Heightened…

Maxime Crépeau was so close. There were just a few minutes left in his MLS season when he made a split-second decision that changed the course of his life. He had been widely expected to be the backup goalkeeper for Team Canada at the World…

BTS singer RM has spoken about the group's upcoming meet with US President Joe Biden at the White House. The group members – RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook – will discuss anti-Asian hate crimes with the US President on May…

On Saturday, Diaz will have a chance to do something no Colombian footballer has done before: both play in a Champions League final and win it, as Liverpool faces Real Madrid in Paris' Stade de France.At home, signs of Diaz's triumphant…

In celebration of Africa Day, here are seven international stars from the world’s youngest continent with 1 billion people, half of whom are expected to be under the age of 25 by 2050, according…

In celebration of Africa Day, here are seven international stars from the world’s youngest continent with 1 billion people, half of whom are expected to be under the age of 25 by 2050, according…

The conflict in northern Ethiopia broke out in Tigray between the TPLF and the forces of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's central government in November 2020, and spilled over into neighboring regions. The TPFL expanded into Afar last year.The…

The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. This week’s issue is written by Meghan Dansie, a freelance reporter in Melbourne.Framed by native eucalyptuses and ferns in a shady glade…

Andrei Krauchanka was a hero in his home country of Belarus. In a way, he still is. A decathlete, he won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics but years later found himself in direct conflict with the country's government. He was one…