1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (474+ words) BERLIN — Breanna Stewart was part of the U.S. Olympic team that beat France by one point in Paris two years ago. The U.S. captain feels that victory has no barring on the rematch Sunday for the women's FIBA World Cup…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (583+ words) MADRID — Spain's national intelligence agency issued multiple warnings before the Ceuta border crisis about a potential mass crossing of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave in late July, according to declassified documents released by the government on Wednesday. The…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (306+ words) BERLIN — Mali pulled off the first stunner of the Women's Basketball World Cup by shocking Spain 82-73 on Saturday. It was only the second win ever in tournament history for the African country, which beat Senegal in overtime in 2010. Mali was…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (779+ words) CEUTA, Spain — The city of Ceuta, a tiny speck of Spanish territory perched on the northern African coast, normally celebrates its official holiday on Sept. 2 all on its own, ignored by the mainland. Not this year, not after Ceuta became…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (669+ words) BRUSSELS — The European Union's top diplomat said Wednesday that an attempted attack on a German airport blamed on Russia appears to be "state sponsored terrorism," as EU countries weighed their response. The German government on Tuesday blamed Russia for the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (166+ words) Soccer great Lionel Messi has announced he is retiring from international football. Messi’s Argentinian team lost to Spain in the World Cup final earlier this year 1-0, ESPN reported. He led the team to a win in the 2022 World Cup, Argentina’s…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (453+ words) CEUTA, Spain — Against the murmur of prayers, body bags were lowered into graves marked only with numbers. Gravediggers placed the first four victims in cinderblock plots while a small group of locals watched at a cemetery on the tip of…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (532+ words) GENEVA — Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios revealed on Wednesday he tested positive for cocaine, and cited the doping case as a wake up call after feeling "helpless and alone" as injuries derailed his career. The 31-year-old Australian with a checkered…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (998+ words) CASABLANCA, Morocco — Ayoub Akbili needed money for his mother’s surgery. Hamza Haibouri wanted a shot at a professional soccer career. Abdelouahed Iken was chasing the glossy life a friend posted about on Facebook from Italy. So when they heard rumors…...