A dangerous heat wave will bring record-breaking temperatures to parts of the western US this weekend, prompting warnings for people to stay inside and heightening wildfire risks in areas that already are dry or burning.

England’s Joe Root is ready to embrace his second stint as Test captain, saying he is in a “very different place” to when he stepped down from the role four years ago.

President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to push forward with a fund to compensate his allies if two Republican holdouts do not support his nominee for attorney general.

Iraq and Turkey signed a deal Saturday to increase oil exports through a pipeline to the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, as Baghdad seeks to diversify its oil export routes and reduce reliance on Gulf shipping lanes.

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Renowned British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja and all the other nine climbers swept away by an avalanche in Pakistan have died, and search teams were trying to recover their bodies, Purja’s expedition company said on Saturday.

Chelsea have signed experienced striker Danny Welbeck on a two-year deal from fellow Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, the London side said on Saturday.

Chelsea complete the signing of Brighton striker Danny Welbeck.

Xaba, the defending champion after winning back-to-back series, won the Tshwane leg in 32:28, beating the course record of 32:29 set in 2019 by Namibian Helalia Johannes by a second.

Hamburg’s Pride parade, one of Germany’s biggest, made its way through the port city with increased security on Saturday, a week after a fatal extremist attack near its counterpart in Berlin.

The current strain has so far killed 1,587 people, and there is currently no approved vaccine or treatment.

It wasn’t as dominant as expected, but the defending champions are up and running.

Despite Manchester City’s penalty-shootout defeat by Inter Milan, teenager Ryan McAidoo grabs the opportunity to show manager Enzo Maresca what he can do.

Spectators at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro were treated to exhilarating performances during New Zealand’s 61-54 win over England.

Authorities ended a massive days-long search-and-rescue operation on Saturday at a collapsed shopping mall in southwest Japan after a powerful earthquake that killed 34 people earlier this week.

Venezuelans are watching the start of a round of US-backed talks between the ruling party and the opposition on Saturday with cautious optimism after several previous negotiations failed to bring about reconciliation.

Xabi Alonso says he is “very happy” to be welcoming Mykhailo Mudryk back into his Chelsea squad, but it is “too early” to understand what he can do.

Successfully stopping Gianni Infantino’s Fifa plan to sell World Cup profits to private investors was the first half of a high-stakes game in global soccer politics.

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso said he was delighted that Mykhailo Mudryk had been cleared to return to play after being sidelined for nearly two years after a positive dope test.

Icelandic coast guards and special forces seized a ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson and detained its crew

Roberto de Zerbi says Tottenham “don’t know” whether Richarlison will stay or leave, as he “sometimes” wants to leave.