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An historic private mission to land on the Moon was facing near-certain failure Monday after the spacecraft suffered a "critical loss" of fuel, in a major blow to America's hopes of placing its first robot on the lunar surface in five decades.

Franz Beckenbauer, one of football's iconic figures and a rare World Cup winner as both player and coach, revolutionised the way the game is played.

One of Ecuador's most feared gangsters is believed to have escaped from prison, a government spokesman said Monday as hundreds of police officers searched a maximum security jail.

A back to the wall 95 by middle order batsman Janith Liyanage helped Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by two wickets in the second ODI of the three-match series in Colombo on Monday.

The US presidential election will pose the greatest political risk to the world in 2024 no matter who wins, with institutions of the most powerful democracy certain to take a beating, the Eurasia Group said Monday.

Franz Beckenbauer, who has died at the age of 78, left his mark on world football as a player, coach and administrator.

Ivan Toney said he has to repay Brentford's support after an eight-month betting ban, rather than look for pastures new in the January transfer window as he prepares to return to action.

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne resigned on Monday as President Emmanuel Macron prepared to unveil a long-awaited cabinet reshuffle in a bid to give new momentum to the final three years of his presidency.

Tiger Woods announced Monday that he was ending a longstanding partnership with Nike, thanking the sports brand in a social media post that alluded to "another" unspecified chapter.

Legend Franz Beckenbauer, who left a unique imprint on German football as player, captain and coach, has died at the age of 78, the German football association said Monday.

Oil prices on Monday slumped on oversupply concerns while stock markets largely rose despite dampened hopes of an early cut to US interest rates.

Now that's what you call airplane mode -- an iPhone that plummeted 16,000 feet (5,000 meters) from an Alaska Airlines flight landed without a single crack in the screen and even a battery still half-charged.

Franz Beckenbauer, an iconic German player and later coach with a knack for leading his teams to greatness, has died at the age of 78.

An historic private mission to land on the Moon was facing potential failure Monday due to technical problems, in a blow to America's hopes of placing its first robot on the lunar surface in five decades.

French President Emmanuel Macron was preparing Monday to unveil a long-awaited cabinet reshuffle with speculation mounting that Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne would be replaced after less than two years in office.

Alleged victims of Gambia's former interior minister hailed a landmark day for justice on Monday as Ousman Sonko stood trial on charges of crimes against humanity committed under the regime of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh.

Mauricio Pochettino warned his Chelsea team to be "careful" when they play without VAR in Tuesday's League Cup semi-final first leg against Middlesbrough.

Anders Behring Breivik, the right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in 2011, is "suicidal" due to his strict prison conditions, his lawyer said as his trial against the Norwegian state opened Monday.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Monday with Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler before heading to Israel as part of efforts to stop the Gaza war spiralling into a regional conflict.

Lucas Moraes grabbed his first Dakar stage victory on Monday as Yazeed Al-Rajhi finished third to take the overall lead in the car class.

For the first time in five decades, an American lander is bound for the Moon following a successful launch -- but the historic mission led by private industry is experiencing a technical issue that could derail it.

A wave of Russian strikes killed four people across Ukraine on Monday, officials said, as authorities in the Russian border city of Belgorod evacuated hundreds due to Ukrainian shelling.

Shares of Boeing plunged early Monday after an airplane panel blew out mid-flight, reviving safety questions at a time when the company hoped to recover its reputation.

British actor Idris Elba on Monday launched a campaign calling for a ban on knives such as a machetes, to reduce the number of young people killed in stabbings.

French President Emmanuel Macron was on Monday preparing a long-awaited cabinet reshuffle with the prime minister's job on the line but uncertainty remaining to the last minute over the head of state's intentions.

The Washington Commanders fired head coach Ron Rivera on Monday after the team failed to make the playoffs for a third straight season.

The first US lunar lander launched in more than five decades has experienced an anomaly preventing it from pointing its solar panels towards the Sun, the company that built the robot said Monday.

Under a chequered marquee dazzling with chandeliers, 122 Hindu couples unable to afford their own weddings were instead married in a mass ceremony in Muslim-majority Pakistan.

Oil prices prices slumped Monday on oversupply concerns while stock markets held largely steady despite dampened hopes of an early cut to US interest rates.

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday congratulated French director Justine Triet for her Golden Globes victory, breaking his previous silence over the successes of her hit film "Anatomy of a Fall" after she bitterly criticised his government.

Israel killed a top commander of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, a security source said on Monday, as Washington's top diplomat visits the Middle East seeking to avert a widening of the Israel-Hamas war.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to meet Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler on Monday before heading to Israel as part of efforts to stop the Gaza war spiralling into a regional conflict.