Rodin 'copy' sells for $1 million in France
The owners thought the sculpture perched for years on the corner of a piano was a Rodin copy, but after being declared as the real thing the small marble figure has now sold for one million dollars at auction, organisers said Monday.
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Italy beat Moldova as troubled Spalletti era comes to an end
Italy got off the mark in their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign with Monday's 2-0 win over Moldova, Luciano Spalletti's last game as Italy coach.
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Funk-rock pioneer Sly Stone dead at 82
Funk master and innovator Sly Stone, whose music drove a civil rights-inflected soul explosion in the 1960s, sparking influential albums but also a slide into drug addiction, has died, his family said Monday. He was 82.
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US, China trade talks to stretch into second day
Key trade talks between US and Chinese officials in London will stretch into a second day, a source told AFP Monday, with both sides seeking to shore up a shaky tariff truce further strained by export curbs.
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K-pop's BTS members set for military service release
The world's most popular boy band are heading for a reunion: K-pop megastars RM and V from BTS will be released Tuesday from 18 months of South Korean military service, prompting a fan frenzy.
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Dhoni, Amla and Graeme Smith added to ICC Hall of Fame
India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni and South Africa's Hashim Amla and Graeme Smith were among seven new inductees into the International Cricket Council Hall of Fame announced Monday.
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Apple plays it safe on AI despite Wall Street pressure
Apple on Monday remained on its cautious path to embracing generative AI even as rivals race ahead with the technology and Wall Street expresses doubts over its strategy.
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Military aids evacuations as Canada wildfires expand eastward
Canada's military used aircraft to help evacuate members of a remote Indigenous group Monday as wildfires spread eastward from the Prairies region and into the country's most populous province Ontario.
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Looser gun laws tied to thousands more US child shooting deaths
US states that loosened their gun laws following a landmark court ruling saw thousands more childhood firearm deaths than they otherwise would have -- the vast majority homicides and suicides -- according to a study published Monday.
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Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg reaches Israeli port
A Gaza-bound aid boat reached Israel's Ashdod port on Monday after being intercepted by Israeli forces, preventing the dozen activists on board including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg from reaching the blockaded Palestinian territory.
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