Thousands of people have been evacuated from homes and hotels on the Greek island of Rhodes after wildfires engulfed large parts of the island.

The New Zealand team were in good spirits after a fire at their hotel forced them to evacuate briefly on Saturday night at the Women’s World Cup, New Zealand Football CEO Andrew Pragnell said.

West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite scored 75 on a lifeless Port of Spain wicket  as the determined hosts batted through the rain-hit third day of their second test against India to reach 229-5.

Spain heads to the polls on Sunday in a potentially close-run general election marked by ideological differences, the spectre of the far-right and irritation at being forced to vote during the summer holidays.

A New Zealand national is being admitted to the Colonial War Memorial Hospital with serious injuries.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be fitted with a pacemaker overnight between Saturday and Sunday, he said in a video statement released by his office.

Marist Brother High School Under-18 defeated Suva Grammar School 17-0 in the Southern Zone Deans finals.

Two people died in separate road accidents in the last 24 hours.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad says Fiji is now escalating its engagement in the region as well as globally.

The Ministry of Women, Children, and Social Protection identified that the number of girls seen on the streets has increased, which also calls for mechanisms to protect them.

Manchester United gained bragging rights over rivals Arsenal as first-half goals from Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho were enough for a 2-0 win at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

Students of Nasau in the interior of Ra will not need to travel far to attend secondary school.