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The International Olympic Committee has lifted its restrictions on Belarusian athletes competing under their own flag, although World Athletics has said it will keep its ban in place.

Australia, despite not having a dedicated curling facility, has claimed a first ever world championship title, with Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt victorious in Switzerland overnight. 

Iranian soccer officials are set to meet with FIFA in Zurich about their FIFA World Cup games in the United States in June, with Iran's football boss saying there are "many issues to discuss".

The Socceroos will conclude their preparations for the World Cup in North America with a warm-up friendly against Switzerland, the first time they will have faced European opposition since 2023.

Of the 2,079 mammal species traded worldwide, 41 per cent share at least one pathogen with humans, according to new data released today. 

Formula 1 has produced drama on and off the track in the early stages of the 2026 season, with focus squarely on the team principal roles of two teams.

Swiss prosecutors have added the mayor to those under criminal investigation for a fatal New Years Eve ski resort fire that killed 41 people.

Switzerland's iconic mountains are truly one of the wonders of the world. But the Swiss Alps are crumbling, putting centuries old villages below them in grave danger.

The Swiss Alps are a natural wonder and a key part of the national identity, but life in the mountains is under threat from climate change.

Switzerland's governing Federal Council says it will make a one-off payment to severely injured survivors and bereaved families of the New Year bar fire in the ski resort of Crans-Montana that killed 41 people.

Endoscopy of a horse's larynx during a whinny.

The third round of talks between the US and Iran comes amid growing tensions between the long-time adversaries. 

Iran says it temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz — a vital international shipping route — as it entered a new round of talks with the US over its nuclear capabilities.

Representatives from the two nations are set to meet in Geneva on Tuesday, local time, as US President Donald Trump tries to curb Tehran's nuclear program. 

As world news continues to dominate our headlines, Foreign Correspondent returns for 2026 on Tuesday the 24th of February with an action-packed season of stories reflecting the times in which we live. 

For the first time in women's tennis, two mothers are ranked inside the world's top 10 simultaneously.

A scandal in which foreign players were improperly granted citizenship to play for the national team leads to the "voluntary" resignation of the executive committee of Malaysian soccer's governing body.

A constant battle of ideas reshapes the world we live in, and few groups have been more successful in winning the war than the little-known Atlas Network. 

The World Economic Forum initially aimed to focus on artificial intelligence, but discussions were dominated by topics such as Donald Trump, Greenland and NATO.

European leaders will be breathing a sigh of relief that the extraordinary threat of a US invasion of Greenland has receded. But some things cannot be undone.