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Cate Blanchett to be honoured by San Sebastian film festival

Charity warns Italy's ban on NGO planes risks lives

Celtic captain McGregor urges Hoops to 'stay calm' against Rangers

Olympic javelin champion Chopra targets 90m mark in Doha

Norris backs McLaren to mount 2025 F1 title bid after Miami win

London, Frankfurt hit record highs on rate-cut hopes

UK's Cameron urges NATO countries to boost defence spending

Bank of England holds rate at 16-year high, signals looming cut

Spanish court shelves Shakira tax fraud case

Bayern face uncertain future after Champions League exit

Rafah struck after Biden warning on arms transfers

European stocks stutter before Bank of England rate call

European stock markets wavered on Thursday but with London close to a record peak before a Bank of England decision on interest rates.

Italian tennis star Giorgi retires

Italian tennis player Camila Giorgi, a four-time winner on the WTA circuit, has retired at the age of 32, Italy's tennis federation (FITP) has announced.

Inevitable Madrid continue Champions League love affair

Real Madrid turned to the same old story in the Champions League and even though Bayern Munich knew all of the words, they were powerless to stop the kings of Europe pulling off another improbable and yet inevitable comeback.

Nissan net profit nearly doubles despite China challenges

Nissan said Thursday it nearly doubled its full-year net profit in 2023-24, weathering challenges in the Chinese market, but forecast a dip of around 10 percent for the current financial year.

Spain vows to block BBVA's hostile bid for rival bank

Spain's second-largest bank BBVA announced Thursday a hostile takeover bid for smaller rival Banco Sabadell but the government vowed to block the move, which would create a European giant in the sector.

Olympic torch relay sets off in Marseille

The Olympic torch relay began in Marseille on Thursday with football legend Basile Boli taking the flame in front of the iconic basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde, a day after it made a spectacular entrance by sea.

Blackstone wins bidding war for UK music rights firm

US private equity firm Blackstone emerged victorious Thursday in a takeover battle for struggling UK music rights owner Hipgnosis Songs Fund, after American group Concord refrained from improving its bid.

Famed Thai holiday isles suffer water shortages after heatwave

The dazzling Thai holiday islands made famous by Hollywood film "The Beach" are facing a severe water shortage following a blistering heatwave across Asia, a tourism official and locals said Thursday.

Nissan annual net profit nearly doubles on-year

Nissan said Thursday it nearly doubled its full-year net profit in 2023-24 but forecast a dip of around 10 percent for the current financial year.

Putin says nuclear forces 'always' on alert in Victory Day speech

President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday that his nuclear forces were "always" on alert and that Russia would not tolerate any threats from the West.

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