JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia's hopes of direct qualification to the 2026 FIFA World Cup came to an end on Tuesday night after a 2-1 home defeat to Australia at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah.
The result left the Green Falcons third in Group C with 13 (...)
RIYADH — Al Hilal have announced the contract renewal of club captain Salem Al Dawsari, extending his stay until the summer of 2027.
The agreement comes just months before the expiration of his previous deal, which had entered its final six months (...)
KRAFTON has officially revealed the return of the PUBG Nations Cup (PNC) 2025. This year, the tournament will see a significant expansion, with 24 national teams participating, up from the previous edition's 16, reflecting a clear ambition to (...)
Five Venezuelan political figures holed up at the Argentinian Embassy in Caracas to avoid arrest have been brought to the US after a "successful rescue" mission, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
"The US welcomes the successful rescue of all (...)
BUENOS AIRES —The Saudi Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission inaugurated the Riyadh Pavilion as the Guest of Honor at the 49th Buenos Aires International Book Fair, which will hold from April 22 to May 12, 2025, in the Argentine (...)
Pope Francis's funeral will take place on Saturday in St Peter's Square, the Vatican has confirmed, with hundreds of thousands expected to attend.
The head of the Catholic Church died of a stroke on Monday, aged 88, less than 24 hours after leading (...)
The head of the Catholic Church Pope Francis has died at 88 after a short illness.
The pontiff was admitted to hospital in February with a respiratory tract infection, having suffered various ailments in his final years. Despite his declining (...)
A general strike against public spending cuts in Argentina has severely disrupted transport.
All domestic flights have been canceled, while trains and metro services have been suspended in Buenos Aires and other parts of the country.
Many shops (...)
JEDDAH – On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, newly appointed Saudi ambassadors to several countries took the oath of office before Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman at Al-Salam Palace in (...)
A court in Argentina on Tuesday started its trial of seven healthcare professionals accused of negligence in the 2020 death of football superstar Diego Maradona.
Maradona, aged 60, was under the care of the seven when he had a cardiac arrest in a (...)
Argentine President Javier Milei has denied promoting a newly launched cryptocurrency which collapsed shortly after he mentioned it in a social media post on Friday.
The cryptocoin $Libra quickly rose in value before nosediving, causing severe (...)
Argentine President Javier Milei is facing calls for impeachment after promoting a little-known cryptocurrency, whose price soared then collapsed after his endorsement, leading to losses for thousands of investors.
The news has caused a major (...)
Argentina has announced it will pull out of the World Health Organization (WHO), mirroring a similar move by US President Donald Trump last month.
"President (Javier) Milei instructed (foreign minister) Gerardo Werthein to withdraw Argentina's (...)
President Donald Trump has once again vowed to withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreement, the world's most important effort to tackle rising temperatures.
The first Trump administration made a similar move in 2017, but that step was promptly (...)
Five people have been charged in connection with the death of One Direction singer Liam Payne in Argentina, local media report.
The 31-year-old star died on 16 October after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires.
Hotel (...)
At least one person has been killed and several embassies have been damaged in an early morning Russian missile attack on Ukraine's capital Kyiv.
The Kyiv City Military Administration confirmed the death in a post on Telegram, adding that 12 others (...)
RIYADH — At the culmination of realizing years of dreaming, jubilant Saudi citizens gathered in public squares, parks, and in front of television screens to witness a monumental moment in the nation's sports history: the official announcement of (...)
RIYADH — The Extraordinary FIFA Congress 2024, which met virtually on Wednesday, announced officially Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 World Cup. The Federation Internationale De Football Association (FIFA)President Giovanni Infantino made the (...)
The reach and credibility of international law is at its lowest in years as governments dismiss arrest warrants in some of the most high-profile cases to come before the International Criminal Court.
In the past 18 months, the Hague-based court has (...)
FIFA revealed the nominees for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 on Friday, highlighting football's brightest stars across men's and women's categories. The awards will feature fan voting, which is open on FIFA.com until December 10.
Best Men's (...)
A left-wing former history teacher, Yamandú Orsi, has won the presidential election in Uruguay.
Orsi beat Álvaro Delgado, the candidate for the governing conservative coalition, by more than three percentage points in Sunday's run-off.
Delgado (...)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed into law a bill banning the adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legal.
The legislation, previously approved by both houses of parliament, is part of (...)
Donald Trump has said it was an "honor" to meet Argentina's President Javier Milei in Florida ahead of a conservative investment summit.
The right-wing leader is the first foreign leader to meet Trump since his US presidential election victory on 5 (...)
Argentine delegates at the COP29 United Nations climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, have been ordered to withdraw from negotiations and return home, according to a source at the country's foreign ministry.
The delegates took part in the first two (...)
The body of pop star Liam Payne was released to his family on Wednesday to be flown back to the UK, the public prosecutor in charge of his case has confirmed to the BBC.
The singer died three weeks ago after falling from a third-floor balcony of a (...)
