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Evacuations, retreat in east Ukraine on war anniversary

Evacuations, retreat in east Ukraine on war anniversary

Explosions echoed over the train station in east Ukraine on Saturday -- the two-year anniversary of Russia's invasion -- where children and a wheelchair-bound woman were loaded onto carriages heading for safety.

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Ireland post sloppy win over Wales to remain on course for Six Nations Grand Slam

Ireland post sloppy win over Wales to remain on course for Six Nations Grand Slam

Ireland need two wins to secure unprecedented back to back Six Nations Grand Slams after beating Wales 31-7 in a sometimes sloppy performance at Lansdowne Road on Saturday.

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Ollivon's France 'still in the hunt' for Six Nations title despite slow start

Ollivon's France 'still in the hunt' for Six Nations title despite slow start

France captain Charles Ollivon said on Saturday his side still hopes to lift the Six Nations despite a sluggish start to their campaign.

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Protests across Germany on Ukraine war anniversary

Protests across Germany on Ukraine war anniversary

Thousands of protesters rallied across Germany Saturday in support of Ukraine on the second anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion, even as doubts grow about Kyiv's chances of victory.

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Slovenia's Tratnik steals in for Het Nieuwsblad win

Slovenia's Tratnik steals in for Het Nieuwsblad win

Visma-Lease a Bike's Jan Tratnik won the season opening Belgian cobbled classic on Saturday refusing to work with his escape partner UAE's Nils Politt and then overtaking the exhausted German in a desperate cat-and-mouse finish.

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Hundreds protest in Senegal demanding new election date

Hundreds protest in Senegal demanding new election date

Several hundred people demonstrated in Dakar on Saturday calling on the president to set a date to elect his successor before his term ends on April 2.

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Biden hails US lunar landing as space milestone

Biden hails US lunar landing as space milestone

President Joe Biden on Saturday hailed the landing of a US spacecraft on the Moon as a historic achievement in space research led by the United States.

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Strikes kill dozens in Gaza as Israel, Hamas seek ceasefire deal

Strikes kill dozens in Gaza as Israel, Hamas seek ceasefire deal

Dozens of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been killed in the latest Israeli strikes, the Hamas-run territory's health ministry said Saturday, after Israel's spy chief joined talks in Paris seeking to unblock negotiations on a truce.

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Valencia falls silent to recall housing block inferno victims

Valencia falls silent to recall housing block inferno victims

Hundreds of people observed five minutes of silence in the Mediterranean port city of Valencia on Saturday to honour the 10 victims of a huge fire that ripped through a residential high-rise two days earlier.

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'Excellent' Bashir takes four wickets to put England on top

'Excellent' Bashir takes four wickets to put England on top

Spinner Shoaib Bashir took four wickets to lead England's bowling charge and put India on the back foot at 219-7 on day two of the fourth Test on Saturday.

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