Sanae Takaichi is poised to become Japan's first female prime minister, but many of her positions are socially conservative in an often still deeply patriarchal nation. Takaichi, whose hero is ...

Erling Haaland carried Manchester City to within three points of Premier League leaders Arsenal with the only goal at Brentford, while Crystal Palace's 19-game unbeaten run was ended by a 2-1 defeat ...

Hundreds of thousands of people across several European cities marched Sunday in support of Palestinians and an aid flotilla ’s attempt to reach Gaza. Istanbul held the largest of multiple ...

Rival gunmen shot at each other in a crowded downtown nightlife district in Alabama's capital city Saturday night, killing two people and injuring 12 others in a chaotic street scene, police said. The ...

Defending champion Jannik Sinner retired on Sunday from the Shanghai Masters after suffering from cramps in his third-round match against the Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor, easing the way for Novak ...

McLaren was crowned Formula 1's top team at the Singapore Grand Prix on a tricky day for all three of the main contenders for the drivers' title. George Russell won the race in dominant style Sunday ...

Shohei Ohtani struck out not once, twice, three times but four straight times and almost snuffed a late Dodgers rally. The Oh-4 nearly cost Los Angeles. Good news for the Dodgers, Ohtani the ace was ...

U.S. Open runner-up Amanda Anisimova crushed defending champion Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-2 in 58 minutes on Saturday to reach the China Open final and will face Linda Noskova. The 26th-seeded Noskova of the ...

A monumental Supreme Court term begins Monday with major tests of presidential power on the agenda along with pivotal cases on voting and the rights of LGBTQ people. The court's conservative majority ...

South Africa retained the Rugby Championship crown for the first time after beating Argentina 29-27 at Twickenham on Saturday. The title was decided on points difference for the first time, the ...

Estevao struck in added time to inflict a third straight defeat on Premier League champion Liverpool. The Brazilian teenager slid in at the far post to seal a 2-1 win for Chelsea in a breathless ...

Yoshinobu Tsutsui, chairman of Japan's biggest business lobby, on Saturday welcomed the election of Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female ruling party leader after the former internal affairs ...