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Asian markets were mixed Monday after the US Congress passed a last-minute deal at the weekend to avoid a costly government shutdown.

Donald Trump faces fresh legal danger on Monday as a civil fraud trial against the former president and two of his sons begins in New York, threatening the Republican frontrunner's business empire as he campaigns to retake the White House with four criminal cases looming.

Indian wrestler Antim Panghal begins her campaign for a medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou this week hoping it will mark a fresh start for a sport mired in a sexual harassment scandal back home.

Narcolepsy, cancer or mRNA vaccine research could win the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday when a week of announcements kick off, but experts see no clear frontrunner for the Peace Prize.

Eight years after warning in a landmark thesis of the devastation of man-made climate change, Pope Francis is publishing an update Wednesday to take stock and offer ideas for action.

At least 10 Cuban migrants were killed and 25 injured on Sunday when a cargo truck carrying them overturned in southern Mexico, local officials reported, the latest fatal crash involving US-bound migrants.

Pope Francis will on Wednesday open the Synod of Bishops, a key congress that will for the first time include women and laypeople to help chart the future of the Catholic Church.

At least seven people were killed in northeastern Mexico on Sunday after the roof of a church came crashing down during a service, local officials said.

The conservative-dominated US Supreme Court begins a new term on Monday with voting, gun and free speech rights on the docket and other hot-button cases waiting in the wings.

When scientists started pouring over data to assess Canada's fire season this year, they struggled to find the right superlatives.

Adrienne Jerome is heartbroken.

Taylen Biggs has close to 1.5 million followers across TikTok and Instagram, a wardrobe full of designer clothes and 15 fashion weeks under her belt -- and she's 10 years old.

Taylor Swift has remained mum on her rumored relationship with NFL star Travis Kelce, but the pop superstar was on hand again Sunday as Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs took on the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium outside the Big Apple.

AI Vincent Van Gogh is patient but unimpressed by yet another question about his chopped-off ear.

Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen was near perfect in guiding the Bills to a 48-20 victory over Miami on Sunday, with the Dolphins' defeat leaving San Francisco and Philadelphia as the NFL's only unbeaten teams.

South Korean rookie Ryu Hae-ran won her first LPGA title on Sunday, making four birdies and an eagle on the back nine Sunday to capture the NW Arkansas Championship.

Turkish jets launched air strikes inside Iraqi Kurdistan late Sunday, after a blast earlier the same day injured two police officers near the parliament building in Ankara.

The Buffalo Bills routed Miami 48-20 on Sunday, handing the Dolphins their first defeat of the NFL season and seizing the AFC East division lead.

Defending champion Houston captured the American League West division title and a first-round bye in the Major League Baseball playoffs on Sunday with a victory and a Texas Rangers loss.

South Africa all but sealed a spot in the World Cup quarter-finals with a 49-18 victory over Tonga in Marseille on Sunday, although there is a slim mathematical chance they still might not even make the knock-out phases.

Damar Hamlin, the Buffalo Bills safety who suffered a heart-stopping blow in an NFL game last January, played against Miami on Sunday in his first regular-season contest since the incident.

The Buffalo Bills brought Miami down to earth with a thud on Sunday with a 48-20 triumph, handing the Dolphins their first defeat of the NFL season and seizing the AFC East division lead.

Ailing French giants Lyon remain rooted to the bottom of the Ligue 1 table after their miserable season continued with a 2-0 defeat at Reims on Sunday.

Atletico Madrid produced a fine comeback from two goals down to beat Cadiz 3-2 and climb to fourth in La Liga on Sunday.

Responding to the blockbuster NBA trade that sent Damian Lillard to Milwaukee, the Boston Celtics obtained former Milwaukee guard Jrue Holiday from the Portland Trail Blazers in a trade deal on Sunday.

Romelu Lukaku helped Roma to only their second win of the Serie A season as the Belgian striker scored in a 2-0 victory over Frosinone on Sunday, while Juventus laboured to a goalless draw at Atalanta.

Scotland's Darcy Graham may have impressed by scoring four tries in Saturday's 84-0 rout of Romania in the Rugby World Cup but the winger knows there is a bigger challenge ahead against Ireland next weekend.

Defending champions South Africa beat a hard-hitting Tonga 49-18 in Marseille on Sunday to bag a crucial bonus-point victory that leaves them atop Pool B and with one foot in the World Cup quarter-finals.

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's government on Sunday proposed a temporary wage hike for federal workers and more cheap gas-powered public transport among other measures to offset the impact of his economic reforms and convince labour unions to call off a planned national strike.

Liverpool on Sunday said a botched VAR decision that cost them a goal in their 2-1 defeat at Tottenham resulted in "sporting integrity being undermined".

Rangers sacked manager Michael Beale on Sunday after less than a year in charge of the Glasgow giants.

Australia coach Eddie Jones said on Saturday he was preparing his team for the quarter-finals following their 34-14 victory over Portugal that kept their faint Rugby World Cup progress hopes alive.