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Ukraine's latest suspected mass burial site is in a shell-damaged and abandoned industrial chicken farm, on a hill near the Russian border strewn with the debris of battle.

Leinster's former England head coach Stuart Lancaster has been appointed Racing 92 boss for next season, both clubs announced on Monday.

Canada will suspend Covid-19 border restrictions in October, the country's public health agency said Monday.

Apple will manufacture its new flagship smartphone in India, the US tech giant said Monday, as it seeks to diversify production away from a dependence on China.

England women's captain Heather Knight has accused India of "lying" about giving tailender Charlie Dean warnings before her controversial "Mankad" run-out in the third one-day international between the sides.

The death toll has risen to 15 people, including 11 children, after a man opened fire Monday at his former school in central Russia, authorities said.

Portugal coach Fernando Santos said his team would not settle for the draw they need to reach the Nations League finals when they host Spain in Braga on Tuesday.

Leinster's former England head coach Stuart Lancaster has been appointed Racing 92 boss for next season, the Irish province announced on Monday.

Cubans voted to legalize same-sex marriage and adoption as well as surrogate pregnancies in a referendum over the weekend, the communist country's electoral officials said Monday.

Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, an ally of President Vladimir Putin, said on Monday he had founded the Wagner mercenary group and confirmed its deployment to countries in Latin America and Africa.

Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard returns after a two-month break from competition in this week's Tour of Croatia, his Jumbo-Visma team announced on Monday.

The United States on Monday announced another $457.5 million for Ukrainian law enforcement, its latest funding to Kyiv in addition to billions for the military as it fights Russian invaders.

A rampant United States set a new all-time women's basketball World Cup scoring record Monday with a 145-69 demolition of South Korea, while Belgium, France and China all booked their place in the quarter-finals.

Championship club Watford on Monday appointed former West Ham and West Brom manager Slaven Bilic as their new coach after sacking Rob Edwards.

The French government will borrow a record 270 billion euros ($260 billion) next year to finance a budget that includes caps on energy prices that are expected to soar over the winter, officials said Monday.

The British aristocrat who organised Queen Elizabeth II's funeral was on Monday to argue that he should avoid a mandatory driving ban as he needs his car to arrange King Charles III's coronation.

Britain on Monday warned it could fine TikTok £27 million ($29 million) over a potential failure to protect children's privacy on the Chinese-owned video app.

Danny Care has been omitted from Eddie Jones's 36-man training squad for the autumn rugby internationals, with Ben Youngs returning after sitting out the July tour to Australia.

India's Deepti Sharma on Monday said the team repeatedly warned England tailender Charlie Dean for backing up at the non-striker's end before she controversially ran Dean out in a one-day international.

The pound hit a record low against the dollar Monday on surging fears about the ailing UK economy.

The death toll has risen to 13 people, including seven children, after a man opened fire Monday at his former school in central Russia, authorities said.

Prices for corgis, the dogs beloved by the late Queen Elizabeth II, have doubled to new highs since the monarch's funeral last week, the UK's largest pet marketplace said Monday.

Three-time Ascot Gold Cup winner Stradivarius has been retired to stud at the age of eight after taking longer than expected to recover from an injury.

For young Ukrainian geeks, making drones -- for reconnaissance or destruction -- in a house basement near the Donbas frontline is "new generation" guerrilla warfare.

The head of France's Greens party resigned on Monday after being accused of "psychological violence" by a former partner, dealing a fresh blow to the country's beleaguered left-wing political coalition.

Iran is stepping up arrests of activists and journalists in a crackdown against civil society as anti-regime protests continue to rage nationwide, activists said on Monday.

Tropical storm Ian has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane as it nears western Cuba, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday.

NASA will on Monday attempt a feat humanity has never before accomplished: deliberately smacking a spacecraft into an asteroid to slightly deflect its orbit, in a key test of our ability to stop cosmic objects from devastating life on Earth.

Tensions have grown between Iran and Western powers over the Islamic republic's lethal crackdown on 10 nights of protests driven by outrage over the death of Mahsa Amini after her arrest by the morality police.

Andy Murray has backed Roger Federer as a future Laver Cup captain after Bjorn Borg indicated the sixth edition in Vancouver next year could be his last.

Italy took a sharp turn to the right Monday after Giorgia Meloni's Eurosceptic populist party swept to victory in general elections, putting a one-time Mussolini admirer on course to become the first woman to lead the country.

Paris Fashion Week gets underway on Monday, with a protege of Jean Paul Gaultier first on the catwalk, while the luxury world awaits the French debut of Victoria Beckham.