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Paris Olympics: What to know, who to watch during water polo competition

No team men or women has won four straight water polo titles at the Olympics. The Americans are thin at center this time around

SpaceX rocket fails, leaves Starlink's internet satellites in wrong orbit

The last launch failure occurred in 2015 during a space station cargo run. Another rocket exploded the following year during testing on the ground

Webb Space Telescope's cosmic shot shows pair of intertwined galaxies

The observatory operated by NASA and the European Space Agency photographed the two galaxies 326 million light-years away, surrounded by a blue haze of stars and gas. A light-year is 5.8 trillion mile

Defending champion Alcaraz beats Medvedev; storms into Wimbledon final

Now the Spaniard is one victory away from joining Boris Becker and Bjorn Borg as only men in the Open era, which began in 1968, with multiple championships at All England Club before turning 22

Vladimir Putin signs bill increasing income taxes for wealthy in Russia

The new law imposes a 13 per cent tax for incomes of up to 2.4 million rubles ($27,500) a year

Russian passenger jet flying empty crashes in Moscow, 3 crew members killed

The plane took off from an aircraft-making plant at Lukhovitsy 110 kilometers southeast of the Russian capital where it had undergone repairs

Paris 2024: What to know, who to watch during modern pentathlon competition

Probably the quirkiest sport at the Olympics, modern pentathlon challenges athletes to swim, run, fence, ride an unfamiliar horse and shoot a laser pistol

Paris 2024: What to know, who to watch during sport climbing competition

The eight-time world champion and reigning Olympic champion, Janja Garnbret, has been the most dominant climber in the sport

Paris Olympics: What to know, who to watch during the sailing competition

Marit Bouwmeester is returning for her fourth Games in the ILCA 6, formerly known as laser, after a bronze in Tokyo, gold in Rio de Janeiro and silver in London

Paris 2024: What to know, who to watch during beach volleyball competition

The reigning world champions are hoping to keep alive a streak of U.S. medals on the women's side. Cheng could be the only American with Olympic experience

Paris 2024: US gymnast Chiles' long journey back to Oly is rooted in joy

The details of what Chiles did that day are fuzzy at best. The jolt of adrenaline that sprinted through her as she caressed the first of what has become countless gold ribbons is not

Paris 2024: US swimmer Ryan Murphy aims to reclaim top spot on medal podium

At the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016, he swept the men's backstroke events and added a third gold as part of the 4x100 medley relay

Israeli army admits October 7 failures, including slow response time

Report focused on the border community of Be'eri, where over 100 people were killed and more than 30 others taken hostage by Hamas

Solomon Islands and China strengthen ties, move worries US, Pacific allies

Move came at a time of major tensions between Washington and Beijing, and Solomons' tighter ties with China are seen as undermining influence of US and other traditional allies in Western Pacific

Japan punishes defence officials for mishandling sensitive data, misconduct

Defence Minister Minoru Kihara apologised, saying the problems significantly damages the public trust for the ministry and Japan's defence forces, and added about being aware of his responsibility

US, South Korea sign joint nuclear guidelines amid North Korean threats

Details of the South Korean-US nuclear deterrence guidelines, which Seoul called confidential, were not available. But North Korea is expected to respond angrily

Nato summit was about Ukraine, Prez Joe Biden: All you need to know

Ukraine, Russia, the threat posed by an increasingly aggressive China and Nato's future dominated the formal summit discussions

West Indies avoids 2-day test defeat against England, trails by 171 runs

West Indies was 79-6 in its second innings at stumps Thursday, still trailing England by 171 runs. Joshua Da Silva is 8 not out

Uruguay players defend decision to enter crowd to protect families

After a physical and emotional game that included seven yellow cards and one red card, players exchanged words and shoves at midfield of Bank of America Stadium on Wednesday night

Paolini beats Vekic to reach 2nd consecutive Grand Slam final at Wimbledon

Paolini's win at Centre Court was anything but easy for either woman. Vekic often seemed to be in distress, crying between points or while sitting in her changeover chair late in the third set