Liam Rosenior is a little-known English coach who looks certain to be thrust into a fierce spotlight as Chelsea's new manager.
Thousands lined the streets of Cape Town Monday for the colourful annual minstrels' parade, a cornerstone of South African culture rooted in the city's history of slavery.
The European Union on Monday said it hoped to sign a long-delayed trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur "soon", pointing to progress towards approval by the bloc's member states.
Iran will offer no leniency to "rioters", though the public has a right to demonstrate, the head of the country's judiciary said on Monday, following more than a week of sometimes-deadly protests.
Liam Rosenior met with Chelsea's sporting directors on Monday ahead of his appointment as head coach, according to British media reports.
President Donald Trump's call for Greenland to become part of the United States drew international condemnation on Monday, with the autonomous Danish territory's prime minister warning: "That's enough now."
The oil market was jumpy on Monday after US forces captured the leader of oil-rich Venezuela, sparking speculation on the implications for future crude supplies.
The 2025 Jubilee year of Catholic celebrations drew over 33 million pilgrims to Rome, the Vatican said Monday, as the last of the faithful passed through the "Holy Door" of St Peter's Basilica.
Three members of a family, including a child, have been injured by a polar bear in a rare attack in the far north of Siberia, Russian officials said Monday.
Destroyed and looted in the early months of Sudan's war, the national museum in Khartoum is now welcoming virtual visitors after months of painstaking effort to digitally recreate its collection.
Australia's defending Dakar Rally motorbike champion Daniel Sanders moved into the overall lead after winning Monday's second stage in Saudi Arabia.
Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro arrived at a New York court on Monday, just days after being seized in Caracas in a shock US military operation that paved the path for Washington's plans to control the oil-rich country.
Ruben Amorim arrived at Manchester United as one of Europe's brightest young coaching talents, but just 14 months on he leaves the club as the latest man unable to revive the fortunes of the fallen English giants.
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on his visiting South Korean counterpart Monday to join Beijing in making the "right strategic choices" in a world that is "becoming more complex and turbulent", state media reported.
Daniil Medvedev on Monday renewed his call for the Australian Open to begin its night sessions earlier, after the Russian endured a string of recent post-midnight finishes at Melbourne Park, but admitted there was little chance of it happening.
The European Commission said Monday it is "very seriously looking" into complaints that Elon Musk's AI tool Grok is being used to generate and disseminate sexually explicit childlike images.
The share of renewables in German power production almost stagnated in 2025, data showed Monday, as concerns grow about a shift away from green policies under conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Top seed Daniil Medvedev cruised into the second round of the Brisbane International on Monday while defending champion Jiri Lehecka outlasted fellow Czech Tomas Machac over three sets.
A Paris court Monday sentenced 10 people accused of cyber-bullying President Emmanuel Macron's wife Brigitte by spreading false information about her gender and insinuations related to the age difference between the first couple.
Oil prices dipped Monday after the United States ousted Nicolas Maduro, leader of crude-rich Venezuela, raising the prospect that billions of barrels could be added to the global market in coming years.
Russia bombarded Ukraine early Monday with strikes that hit a medical clinic in Kyiv, forcing night-time evacuations into freezing temperatures and killing two people, including a patient at the facility.
Myanmar's dominant pro-military party won the first phase of junta-run elections, the last released official results showed on Monday, with the USDP taking nearly 90 percent of lower house seats.
Kenyan runner Beatrice Chebet, who won gold in the 5,000 metres and 10,000m at the 2024 Paris Olympics, is taking a maternity break in 2026, her agent announced on Monday.
Ruben Amorim has been sacked as Manchester United manager 14 months after arriving at Old Trafford, the club announced on Monday.
Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro is expected to appear in a New York court on Monday, just days after being seized in Caracas in a shock US military operation that paved the path for Washington's plans to dominate the oil-rich country.
Ruben Amorim has been sacked as Manchester United manager 14 months after arriving at Old Trafford, the club announced on Monday.
World number four Coco Gauff suffered her first-ever defeat at the United Cup on Monday when she was stunned by Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-1, 6-7 (3/7), 6-0 in a blow to her Australian Open preparations.
A Bangladesh commission investigating disappearances during the rule of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina said Monday at least 287 people were assumed to have been killed.
President Donald Trump's calls that Greenland should become part of the United States was met with international condemnation Monday as the autonomous Danish territory's prime minister warned, "That's enough now".
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday in Beijing, with closer economic ties as well as the recalcitrant North on the agenda.
World number four Coco Gauff suffered her first-ever defeat at the United Cup on Monday when she was stunned by Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-1, 6-7 (3/7), 6-0 in a blow to her Australian Open preparations.
Stocks rose Monday on the back of a fresh rally in tech firms and oil dipped as investors weighed the impact of the US ouster of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
