Matvei Safonov made four straight penalty saves in a shootout to help Paris Saint-Germain beat Flamengo in the Intercontinental Cup final and win a sixth trophy of 2025.

Qatar’s prime minister says the Gaza ceasefire has reached a “critical moment” as its first phase winds down.

Track and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit says women’s marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepng’etich has been banned for three years after admitting a doping violation.

Afghanistan and Pakistan say they will respect a ceasefire mediated by Qatar and Turkey.

A British couple held in Afghanistan for more than seven months on undisclosed charges have arrived back in the U.K. after being released by the Taliban.

The Taliban have released a British couple held in Afghanistan for over seven months on undisclosed charges.

The United Arab Emirates has summoned Israel's envoy to condemn Israel's attack on Hamas leadership in Qatar.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced plans to seek sanctions and a partial trade suspension against Israel over the war in Gaza.

Qatari security forces and emergency fire personnel have surrounded the site of an Israeli attack on Hamas’ political leaders who had gathered in the capital of the energy-rich Middle East country to consider a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

The gold medals were spread around Friday at the swimming world championships, thanks to the absence of stars Léon Marchand of France and Canadian Summer McIntosh from any finals on Day 6 in Singapore.

The Pentagon has acknowledged that an Iranian ballistic missile hit Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in June during an Iranian attack after President Donald Trump downplayed the assault.

Iran has retaliated for the U.S. attacks on its nuclear sites by targeting Al Udeid Air Base, a sprawling desert facility in Qatar that serves as a major regional military hub for American forces.

Donald Trump is the most powerful and famous person on the planet, and the American president is at the helm of the biggest economy and the strongest military.

President Donald Trump’s trip to Qatar is off to a flying start.

President Donald Trump is urging Qatar to use its influence over Iran to persuade the country’s leadership to reach an agreement with the U.S. over its rapidly advancing nuclear program.

Syria’s new foreign minister has met with his Qatari counterpart and Qatar’s prime minister in Doha on Sunday.

Real Madrid star Vinícius Júnior has finally got his hands on a big global player award.

Qatar says it has suspended its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel.

Qatar has voted to end its limited elections for legislative seats.

President Joe Biden’s top Middle East adviser on Tuesday held talks in Doha with senior Qatari leaders on the ongoing efforts to complete a cease-fire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas.

Thousands of mourners have converged around the flag-draped coffin of Hamas’ slain political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, in the emirate of Qatar as the fallout from his death in an alleged Israeli attack surged with breathtaking speed.

The Taliban’s morality police are contributing to a climate of fear and intimidation among Afghans.

The Taliban is saying the West should look past their harsh edicts on Afghan women and girls to improve relations.

Twelve people have been injured when a Qatar Airways plane flying from Doha to Dublin hit turbulence.

A star South Korean soccer player who was detained and investigated in China for nearly a year over bribery allegations has been released and returned home.

Only four pandas remain in the United States.

American swimmer Hunter Armstrong helped himself to two more medals on the closing day of the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar.

Israeli swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko has been jeered by some of the crowd after finishing second in the women’s 400-meter medley on the closing day of the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar.

Marrit Steenbergen and Tes Schouten made it a golden night for the Netherlands at the World Aquatics Championships.

The United States held off Hungary 8-7 to capture the women’s water polo title for the fifth time in the last six championships and eighth time overall.

It was a night for teenagers to shine at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

It was a night of firsts at the World Aquatics Championships.

With some of America’s biggest stars deciding to stay home, Claire Curzan and Hunter Armstrong have claimed the spotlight at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

India’s Foreign Ministry says Qatar has freed eight retired Indian navy officers whose death sentences for alleged spying were commuted last year.

Chang Yani has topped teammate Chen Yiwen in the 3-meter springboard, giving the powerhouse Chinese team its eighth diving gold medal of the World Aquatics Championships.

China has added to its gold medal haul with two more victories at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha.

Even with a scaled-back team, China is turning in another dominant diving performance on the world stage.

Reigning Olympic champion Quan Hongchan has given herself a huge boost of momentum heading into the Paris Games.

With China sitting out the first two diving events, other nations got a chance to shine on Day 1 of the World Aquatics Championships.

The hostage deal had seemed on the verge of unraveling.

Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker is stepping down after 27 years at the helm of the company.

Americans held for years in Iranian custody walked arm-in-arm off a plane into freedom.

The pan-Arab news network Al Jazeera has condemned a recent decision by Egyptian authorities to brand some of its journalists as terrorists.

Budweiser will still be the official World Cup beer through the 2026 tournament in the United States.

Qatar says it has sent 4,000 cabins built to house fans at last year’s World Cup to earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria.

Qatar plans to send 10,000 cabins and caravans from last year’s World Cup to provide shelter for survivors of the Turkish earthquakes.

The El País newspaper says the woman who accused Dani Alves of sexual assault at a nightclub last year will not seek financial compensation from the Brazil soccer player.

One of Pelé’s daughters says she and her family are enduring moments of sadness and despair as the 82-year-old Brazilian soccer great’s hospitalization nears one month.

Lionel Messi ended his long wait for the World Cup title in one of the most memorable finals in history.

Brazil great Pelé has congratulated Lionel Messi and Argentina for winning the World Cup and Kylian Mbappé for his goal-scoring exploits in Sunday’s final.

Luka Modric led Croatia to third place in what was likely the midfield great’s last appearance at the World Cup.

Fans from across the globe are being exposed to Islam, sometimes for the first time in their lives, during the first World Cup in the Middle East.

The World Cup final between Argentina and France is rich in storylines as the 22nd edition of the tournament ends with a match fit for the occasion.

The chances of the winning the World Cup might have gone for Croatia and Morocco but “immortality” is at stake when the two teams meet in the third-place playoff.

The idea that Morocco could co-host the 2030 World Cup with near-neighbors Spain and Portugal seemed a bit crazy when it was floated four years ago.

In many ways, the service at the Catholic Church of Our lady of the Rosary feels like a standard Sunday Mass.

Grant Wahl died of a ruptured blood vessel when he was stricken while covering a World Cup match last weekend, according to an autopsy of the well-known American soccer writer.

A senior State Department official says the body and possessions of soccer journalist Grant Wahl have been repatriated to the United States after his death last week while covering the World Cup in Qatar.

The sensory rooms located at three World Cup stadiums in Qatar provide a calm and secure environment for children and young adults with autism, learning difficulties or other sensory access requirements.

Morocco has defied expectations and broken down barriers by becoming the first African country to reach the World Cup semifinals.

Louis van Gaal is revitalized at the World Cup and might not be ready to call time on his coaching career just yet.

The United States men’s soccer team recedes into the background of American sports for the next 3 1/2 years.

Kylian Mbappe is living up to his reputation at the World Cup as the man best-placed to succeed Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as soccer’s biggest star.

Nathan Ake finds it difficult marking Julián Álvarez in training at Manchester City.

Neymar scored a goal in his return from injury and Brazil beat South Korea 4-1 to advance to the quarterfinals of the World Cup.

FIFA has brought disciplinary charges against Serbia for alleged misconduct by players and fans including offensive chants at a World Cup game against Switzerland.

France defender Jules Kounde was told by a match official to remove two gold chains he was wearing during the defending World Cup champions' match against Poland.

Memphis Depay and Daley Blind scored in the first half and Denzel Dumfries added a late goal as the Netherlands eliminated the United States from the World Cup with a 3-1 victory that advanced the Dutch to the quarterfinals.

The camel batted her eyelashes and flashed a toothy smile for the television cameras at the Mzayen World Cup.

From most angles, it looked like the ball went out of play just before Japan scored its winning goal in the 2-1 victory against Spain in the World Cup.

Christian Pulisic is on track to play for the United States in its World Cup round of 16 match against the Netherlands on Saturday.

Morocco is the Arab world’s last hope at the first World Cup ever to be held in the Middle East.

It’s time to take note when even Declan Rice admits a mid-season World Cup is proving physically challenging, The workhorse England midfielder said he was feeling the strain after playing three games already in Qatar with a match against Senegal in the round of 16 coming up Sunday.

Soccer fans in Iran's Kurdish majority region have cheered the U.S. win over Iran in a politically charged World Cup, amid ongoing anti-government protests.

U.S. forward Christian Pulisic is day to day after sustaining a pelvic injury during his team’s 1-0 World Cup win against Iran that sent the Americans to the round of 16 of the tournament.

The Biden administration has approved a $1 billion arms sale to Qatar in a transaction unveiled during halftime of the key World Cup 2022 match in Doha between Iran and the United States.

Argentina’s 2-0 win over Mexico was the most-watched Spanish-language World Cup group stage broadcast in U.S. history, draw 8.9 million viewers on Telemundo television and the streaming services of Telemundo and Peacock.

Japanese fans and players get attention at every World Cup because they clean up after themselves after the matches.

As dawn broke on another day at the World Cup in Qatar, laborers who built this energy-rich country’s stadiums, roads and subway filled empty stretches of asphalt and sandlots to play cricket.

The World Cup 2010 in South Africa had Shakira.

The World Cup is drawing record viewership to Spanish-language broadcasts on Telemundo and Peacock.

The Welsh soccer federation said FIFA has offered assurances that fans wearing rainbow symbols will be allowed at Friday’s World Cup game against Iran.

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first male player to score at five World Cups with a goal for Portugal against Ghana.

Canada will have to wait a little longer for its first World Cup win.

Thibaut Courtois saved an early penalty and Michy Batshuayi scored the lone goal to give Belgium a 1-0 win over Canada at the World Cup to spoil the North American team's return to the tournament after 36 years.

World Cup fans who found hotels in central Doha booked up or far beyond their budget have settled for vast fan villages some hour away from the city.

Discriminatory chants allegedly by Ecuador fans at the World Cup opening game led FIFA to open the first disciplinary case of the tournament.

It was a pretty good World Cup debut for Jude Bellingham.

Iran goalkeeper Ali Beiranvand was injured and carried off the field early in his team’s opening World Cup match against England after clashing heads with a teammate.

Some Iran fans at the team's World Cup opener against England showed their support for protests against the Islamic Republic's regime.

FIFA has tried to end a standoff with European teams about wearing unauthorized captain armbands for an anti-discrimination campaign that draws attention to World Cup host Qatar.

The question of where to get a drink, a fixture at sporting events around the world, in the conservative country has been top of mind for many fans since Qatar banned the sale of beer in stadiums in a stunning about-face.

Gio Reyna, Joe Scally and Yusuf Musah were 11 years old the last time the United States took the field in a World Cup match.

FIFA says it has earned record revenues of $7.5 billion in the four years of commercial deals tied to the World Cup in Qatar.

Authorities have turned away thousands of fans from a concert celebrating the World Cup beginning the next day in Qatar.

A World Cup jammed into the middle of the European season isn’t ideal for the United States.

Fans are pouring into Qatar to watch and be part of the first World Cup in the Middle East.

Manchester United says it has “initiated appropriate steps” in response to Cristiano Ronaldo’s explosive interview with Piers Morgan.

Budweiser beer stands at the eight World Cup stadiums are being moved aside to less prominent spots just days before the games start.

Qatar has unveiled a 6,000-cabin fan village in an isolated lot near its airports, an offering for housing toward the lower end of what’s available for the upcoming World Cup, which is just days away from starting.