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Madison Keys returns to top 10 rankings following Australian Open triumph

Keys won her first Grand Slam title with a three-set victory over the top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka on Saturday to move from No. 14 and match her career-high at No. 7

Barcelona continues their red-hot form as sinks Valencia 7-1 in La Liga

Frenkie de Jong opened the scoring in the third minute, Ferran Torres added to the lead in the eighth, Raphinha found the net in the 14th, and Fermn Lpez struck in the 24th at Montjuic stadium

Ruben Amorim prefers 63-year-old GK coach over Rashford for Man United

Out-of-favor Rashford has not played for his hometown club since December 12 and seems firmly out in the cold under the new United manager

AC Milan stuns Parma with two late goals in a 3-2 win at San Siro

Milan also beat Inter in a Serie A derby in September and won 3-1 at Real Madrid in November. But in between the successes have been a series of forgettable performances in the Italian league

Jannik Sinner's Australian Open triumph sparks Djokovic style parallels

It's very, very difficult to win a point from the back of the court against them against Novak and him," said Zverev

It's declaration of war: Congo after Rwanda-backed rebels claim key city

Congo late Saturday broke off relations with Rwanda, which has denied backing the M23 despite evidence collected by UN experts and others

Israel blocks thousands from returning to north Gaza over ceasefire dispute

Israeli forces also opened fire in Lebanon on protesters demanding their withdrawal by Sunday's deadline under a separate ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group

Palestinian president condemns Trump's suggestion to 'clean out' Gaza Strip

Our people will not leave, the statement said. We warn of the repercussions of such a dangerous Israeli policy that contributes to severing the ties of the Gaza Strip

UNRWA warns of far-reaching consequences if Israel goes ahead with closure

The agency, known as UNRWA, runs 12 facilities that provide critical public services across east Jerusalem, including schools enrolling at least 1,200 children and free clinics serving over 70,000

Israel, Lebanon extend deadline for troop withdrawal to Feb 18: White House

Israel has said that it needs to stay longer because the Lebanese army has not deployed to all areas of southern Lebanon to ensure that Hezbollah does not reestablish its presence in the area

Trump's Gaza refugee idea falls flat with Jordan and confounds Senate ally

Jordan already is home to more than 2 mn Palestinian refugees. Egypt has warned of the security implications of transferring large numbers of Palestinians to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, bordering Gaza

Russian troops capture strategic town in east Ukraine in bid to weaken Kyiv

Russia's Defence Ministry announced the fall of Velyka Novosilka, which had around 5,000 residents before the war, following a months-long battle

Trump should rethink revoking ex-officials' security details: Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said a president needs to keep qualified individuals interested in serving White House and that may sometimes require enhanced security

Perplexity AI's new bid for TikTok parent firm could give US govt 50% stake

The proposal, submitted last week, is a revision of a prior plan the artificial intelligence startup had presented to TikTok's parent ByteDance on Jan 18

Belarus strongman set to win 7th term in election Oppn calls a farce

Oppn call the election a sham much like the last one in 2020 that triggered months of protests that were unprecedented in the history of the country of 9 million people

European Union rejects election in Belarus, threatens new sanctions

Belarus held an orchestrated vote virtually guaranteed to give 70-year-old autocratic President Alexander Lukashenko yet another term on top of his three decades in power

US President Trump wants Egypt, Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza

''I'd rather get involved with some of the Arab nations, and build housing in a different location, where they can maybe live in peace for a change," Trump said

Thousands in Ireland without power as Storm Owyn hits UK and France

Another 75,000 people were still without power on Sunday in Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom and neighbours the Republic of Ireland

S Korean prosecutors indict impeached Prez Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law

South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law last month, news reports said.

1 dead, 7 wounded in Israeli fire over ceasefire dispute in north Gaza

In a separate development, President Donald Trump suggested Saturday that most of Gaza's population should be at least temporarily resettled elsewhere