NEW YORK - Sean "Diddy" Combs's lawyer aimed Friday to skewer the credibility of the music mogul's accusers, saying in closing arguments they were out for money while rejecting any notion he led a criminal ring.

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's Congress on Thursday approved a ban on entertainment shows involving dolphins and other marine mammals, the lower house announced, delighting animal rights campaigners.

DAMASCUS - Rival Syrian and Kurdish producers are scrambling for shrinking wheat harvests as the worst drought in decades follows a devastating war, pushing more than 16 million people toward food insecurity.

TOKYO - Japan on Friday executed a man dubbed the "Twitter killer" who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the nation's first enactment of the death penalty since 2022.

NEW YORK - Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary is a seismic wake-up call for a party establishment out of step with younger Americans and failing to counter Donald Trump, analysts say.

NAIROBI - Marches in Kenya to mark a year since massive anti-government demos turned violent on Wednesday, with eight killed and at least 400 injured as protesters held running battles with police, who flooded Nairobi's streets with tear ga...

QUITO - Ecuador’s president has announced that the country’s most-wanted fugitive, Los Choneros gang leader “Fito”, had been recaptured over a year after his escape from prison triggered a wave of violence.

Takeru Segawa says he wants a second shot at Rodtang Jitmuangnon – and is open to doing it under boxing rules, or even bareknuckle in “just a fist fight.”

Yuya Wakamatsu says he’s ready to prove ONE Championship has the best flyweight in the world – and wants to do it by facing UFC champion Alexandre Pantoja.

PHILADELPHIA - Benfica beat Bayern Munich 1-0 in searing heat at the Club World Cup on Tuesday to progress to the last 16 as group winners, while minnows Auckland City claimed a memorable draw against Boca Juniors.