Al Pacino, 82, is to become a father for the fourth time because his 29-year-old girlfriend, Noor Alfallah, is eight months pregnant.

The tournament will kick off on September 8 in Paris as France hosts three-time winner New Zealand in a match-up between the teams ranked second and third in the world.

It’s one of the most iconic motor races in the world. The "24 hours of Le Mans" race marks a centenary this year. Seven auto manufacturers will be fighting for overall victory with 16 teams represented. The unique race tests its participants' reliability and endurance and encourages innovation. The 13,626km track attracts hundreds of thousands of fans from around the world every year.

The Mexican health ministry has registered over 1,000 heat-related emergencies in just two weeks in June. The heat was at its deadliest in two northeastern Mexican states bordering the US.

Street photographer and dancer Emeka Adindu found solace from his mental health struggles in salsa. Now he offers free classes in Nigeria's capital, in a country where issues such as depression and anxiety carry a stigma.

The Treaty of Lausanne was signed on July 24, 1923. Although its significance is often underestimated, it still ensures stability in the eastern Mediterranean a century later.

More than half of the pod of whales stranded on an Australian beach had already died before the rest had to be euthanized.

Beyonce and her tour footed the $100,000 bill to keep local Metro services running after a storm delayed her concert in Maryland by two hours.

A powerful explosion rocked a gas station in Russia's city of Makhachkala, located in the Caucasian Dagestan region, killing 35 people and injuring 80 others. The explosion, which occurred Monday evening, caused a major fire, which spread to an area of more than 600 square meters (6,458 square feet), region's Governor Sergey Melikov said in a statement.

Spain captain and World Cup final hero Olga Carmona found out after the match that her father had died, the Spanish FA (RFEF) said on Sunday.

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