Pakistan army chief due in Iran as Trump says talks on 'borderline'
Economy
US import tariffs and a debilitating cyberattack pushed Jaguar Land Rover into an annual loss, figures published Thursday showed, although the luxury British automaker's performance improved in the last quarter.
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Provocative performance artist, filmmaker and feminist Valie Export, arguably one of Austria's best known living artist, died on Thursday in Vienna just three days before her 86th birthday.
Climate experts challenged FIFA on Thursday after a warning that one in four 2026 World Cup games could take place in very hot conditions as global warming has increased the risk of extreme heat in North America since the US hosted the 1994 tournament.
Politics
Russia pummelled Kyiv for hours early on Thursday, firing hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in an attack that killed at least 10 people and further shredded hopes of a halt to Moscow's grinding invasion.
Politics
Israeli nationalists swept through the narrow streets of Jerusalem's Old City on Thursday, chanting "Death to Arabs" and "May your villages burn" during the annual Jerusalem Day march, while many Palestinian residents remained barricaded indoors.
Culture
A new novel in "The Godfather" literary saga is set for publication in the fall of 2027, the first written by a woman, who will tell the story of the Corleone mafia family from the perspective of its women.
Sports
Aldrich Potgieter, a 21-year-old South African making his sixth major start, fired a three-under par 67 on Thursday to seize the early clubhouse lead at the PGA Championship at Aronimink.
Culture
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art will take control of the city's Neue Galerie, which houses the most important collection of 20th-century Austrian and German art outside Europe, in 2028, they said Thursday.
Politics
US senators agreed unanimously Thursday to suspend their own pay during government shutdowns, in an effort to force Congress to share the financial pain after a series of funding standoffs that upended the federal government.
Sports
Davide Ballerini dodged a mass of crashes on the final corner on slick Naples cobbles to win stage six of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday as overall leader Afonso Eulalio finished safely in the peloton.
Economy
The International Monetary Fund warned on Thursday that continuing disruptions due to the Iran war meant its global economic outlook was moving towards an "adverse" scenario, with growth pared down and greater risks to inflation.
Economy
Chinese group Weichai on Thursday took control of the world's top yacht maker, Ferretti, after a takeover battle with a Czech shareholder that had appealed to the Italian government.
Sports
Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma is a major doubt for the 2026 World Cup after being ruled out of Brighton's final two Premier League games of the season.
Sports
Unai Emery has labelled Harvey Elliott's lack of game-time with Aston Villa this season as "embarrassing for everyone".
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Britain's Princess Catherine wrapped up a trip to Italy on Thursday with a pasta-making class on her first official overseas visit since her 2024 cancer diagnosis.
Sports
Jannik Sinner reached the semi-finals of the Italian Open on Thursday after seeing off Andrey Rublev and establishing a new record of consecutive wins in Masters 1000 tournaments.
Economy
Japanese auto giant Honda said Thursday its plans to build a multi-billion-dollar electric vehicle plant in Canada have been "indefinitely suspended," marking another blow to the country's tariff-hit auto sector.
Economy
The mayor of Cannes has ordered a drugs crackdown as Hollywood stars and film industry executives flock to party and do deals in the French Riviera resort.
Sports
Chelsea interim boss Calum McFarlane has urged his side to salvage their turbulent season by beating Manchester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday.
Politics
Lebanon and Israel held new peace talks in Washington on Thursday, as their latest ceasefire -- considered to still be in place despite hundreds of deaths in Israeli strikes -- nears its end.
Technology
Spain, one of the few places in the world where a total solar eclipse will be visible in August, has begun preparations for an event it hopes will shift tourism away from the beaches and toward the countryside.
Economy
European and US stock markets climbed Thursday as a tech-fuelled rally rolled on even as the United States and China were locked in talks in Beijing, accompanied by key US business leaders hoping for deals.
Politics
Russia pummelled Kyiv for hours early on Thursday, firing hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in an attack that killed at least seven people and further shredded hopes of a halt to Moscow's grinding invasion.
Politics
Chinese leader Xi Jinping's unusually "blunt" warning to US President Donald Trump over Taiwan at Thursday's summit in Beijing exposes potentially grave pitfalls in the relationship, although its immediate impact could be limited, analysts say.
Politics
Cuba was hit by worsening power outages on Thursday as the island's communist government said oil reserves had run out and rare protests broke out around the capital Havana.
Sports
Rory McIlroy began with a bogey on the 10th hole in Thursday's opening round of the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink, where Germany's Stephan Jaeger seized the lead with four birdies in the first six holes.
Sports
Jannik Sinner reached the semi-finals of the Italian Open on Thursday after seeing off Andrey Rublev and establishing a new record of consecutive wins in Masters 1000 tournaments.
Politics
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged the European Union on Thursday to reform its budget to include more investments and reduce subsidies, but rejected any joint borrowing by EU nations to do so.
Politics
Britain's health minister Wes Streeting announced on Thursday that he had resigned, paving the way for him to launch a leadership challenge against embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Politics
Latvia's Prime Minister Evika Silina resigned Thursday after a key party in her coalition withdrew support in a row over Ukrainian drones that strayed into the Baltic nation.
European and Asian stock markets diverged on Thursday as investors weighed high-stakes talks between the United States and China and optimism over artificial intelligence.
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Afghanistan's water crisis worsened in 2025, the United Nations said in a report, with drought nearly doubling compared to the year before.