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Luis Suarez training alongside Messi, Busquets and Alba with Inter Miami

Suarez is coming off a year where he was the best player and best striker in the Brazilian league with Gremio but has ailing knees, is turning 37 in a couple of weeks and is entering his 19th season

Australian Open 2024: Defending champ Djokovic fends off Prizmic in 4 hrs

The 18-year-old Croatian qualifier, who was born seven months after Djokovic made his Grand Slam debut in 2005

Volcano erupts in southwest Iceland, send lava flowing towards settlement

A volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland, sending semi-molten rock spewing toward a nearby settlement for the second time in less than a month

Australian Open 2024: Rublev survives a tough 5-setter, Sinner wins opener

Rublev, who won a title in Hong Kong to start the year, is a nine-time quarterfinalist at Grand Slams and hoping to go better this time

North Korea fires intermediate-range ballistic missile, can reach US bases

The missile is mainly designed to hit US military bases in the US Pacific territory of Guam, which is about 3,400 kilometres from Pyongyang, the North's capital

Anisimova's comeback on track, reaches the 2nd round in Australian Open

In her comeback in Auckland, Animisova lost 6-0, 6-1 to Marie Bouzkova in the second round after beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the first round

Taiwan condemns 'fallacious' Chinese comments on election, awaits US visit

The verbal sparring did not bode well for the future of Taiwan's relations with China under the winner, President-elect Lai Ching-te, or for China's relations with the United States

Japanese domestic flight returns to airport due to crack on cockpit window

The plane involved is a Boeing 737-800 a different model from the Boeing 737 Max 9 jet that is under investigation by the US Federal Aviation Administration

Japan PM Kishida visits earthquake-hit region Noto for first time

The prime minister said he takes the evacuee's conditions seriously and promised support. We will do everything we can so that you can have hope for the future," he said

Trump, Haley campaign in Iowa in final days before Republican caucuses

Shortly after arriving in Des Moines, Trump held a livestreamed town hall-style event hosted by Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, one of his top Iowa backers

Indonesia's Mount Marapi erupts again, leads to evacuations, no casualties

At least 100 residents have been evacuated since Friday after Indonesian authorities raised the alert level of the volcano from Level 2 to Level 3, or the second-highest level, on Wednesday

US Congressional leaders ready stopgap bill to extend govt funding to March

The bill would need Democratic support to pass the narrowly divided House

No one can halt Israel's war to crush Hamas, including world court: PM

Israel argues that ending the war means victory for Hamas, the Islamic militant group that has ruled Gaza since 2007 and is bent on Israel's destruction

Two US Navy SEALs missing after Thursday night mission off Somalia's coast

The operation the missing SEALs were conducting was also unrelated with the St. Nikolas, which is the oil tanker seized by Iran, according to a US official

US climate envoy Kerry plans to leave Biden administration in coming weeks

Kerry represented Massachusetts for 28 years in the Senate and was also the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004.

30 Palestinians killed in strikes while fears grow the conflict could widen

Fears of a wider conflagration have been palpable since the start of the war, triggered by the deadly October 7 attack on southern Israel by Hamas and other Gaza militants

Republicans try to stop US govt's anti-abortion counselling fund reduction

More than 7,000 comments have been submitted on the proposed rule, which includes a series of restrictions on how states would be able to spend TANF monies

Budweiser's AB InBev becomes Olympics' first beer brand global sponsor

The value of the deal was not disclosed, though the IOC has said some of its sponsors pay more than $300 million to be in the TOP (The Olympic Partner) program for a four-year commercial cycle

City's Haaland to miss 9th straight game, Guardiola hopeful of early return

Norway striker has missed the past eight games in all competitions though he's still the co-leading scorer in the league with 14 goals. Haaland hasn't played since a 1-0 loss to Aston Villa on Dec 6

US struggling to sway Israel on its treatment of Palestinians. Here's why

Even on actions to alleviate the suffering of Palestinian civilians, the two allies are far apart