Archaeologists in southern Türkiye unearthed a rare 1,800-year-old Roman marble sculpture group at ancient Aspendos depicting healing gods Asklepios and Telesphoros, officials said.

Real Madrid signs Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig for reported €130M ($160M), the club's record signing. The 19-year-old Ivory Coast striker signs a 7-year deal through June 2033.

Real Madrid has signed Cote d'Ivoire international striker Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig for a reported fee of around 130 million euros (160 million U.S. dollars), making him the club's most expensive signing. The 19-year-old, who scored 13 goals and provided nine assists for Leipzig last season and enhanced his reputation at this summer's World Cup, has signed a seven-year contract through June 30, 2033, confirmed by the club website on Thursday afternoon.

Italian singer-songwriter Francesco Guccini dies at 86 in Pavana. Funeral will be private, with a public ceremony scheduled for September.

Italian singer-songwriter Francesco Guccini, one of the masters of Italian songwriting and culture, has died at age 86 in Pavana. His funeral will be private, with a public ceremony planned for September.

Chinese researchers confirm first-ever existence of glueball — a new form of matter 15 years of work at Beijing's BESIII experiment

Chinese researchers have for the first time confirmed the existence of the glueball, a new form of matter predicted by the standard model, after 15 years of experimental work led by the BESIII collaboration in Beijing.