Inside Indonesia's slave island: 'I want my children to be free'
Two hours from the tourist beaches of Bali, slavery is alive and well on the Indonesian island of Sumba, where people are still born into bondage.
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Unnatural physique turns Evenepoel into a Tour de France contender
When Remco Evenpoel announced in April that he would not race any more until July's Tour de France, eyebrows were raised.
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Thousands welcome home Argentina squad, without Messi, despite World Cup loss
Thousands of fans braved the cold and rain Monday to give a rapturous welcome to the Argentine football squad who landed back home without star Lionel Messi, after their World Cup final loss to Spain.
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'Sit down!' Australian politician berates dog on live TV
A top lawmaker from Australia's far-right One Nation party has grabbed headlines after exploding at a misbehaving dog as he was grilled on live TV.
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Argentina squad returns, without Messi, after World Cup final loss
Most of Argentina's football team landed back home Monday, as thousands of fans waited to welcome them, following their 1-0 loss to Spain in the World Cup final, according to the airport authority.
Read moreBusiness of Dance Mentees and Enola Bedard Join Shakira for the FIFA World Cup Halftime Show
Four dancers from the Business of Dance mentorship program joined Enola Bedard, Eseniia Mikheeva, the Ghetto Kids and Shakira for the FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show in New York.
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World Cup champs Spain lap up adulation of a million on bus parade
New World Cup champions Spain began their celebration parade on an open-top bus through the streets of Madrid on Monday early evening, with a jubilant crowd of over a million people out to celebrate, local authorities told AFP.
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"The pain is immense," says Messi of World Cup defeat
Lionel Messi said on Monday that after Argentina's World Cup final loss "the pain is immense and it's going to take a long time for this wound to heal."
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Canada faces one of its most intense fire seasons
With nearly 1,000 active fires and an area as large as Belgium already burned, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his country is facing one of the "most intense" wildfire seasons in its history.
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US judge suspends Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros.
A federal judge in California on Monday ordered Paramount Skydance and Warner Brothers Discovery to temporarily pause their merger while a case brought by multiple states challenging the deal moves forward.
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