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Inter rally late to down Fiorentina and regain Serie A lead

Pinheiro Braathen wins Soelden giant slalom

Serbia on track for high turnout as students challenge ruling party

Man Utd's Fernandes dropped by Carrick after Como outburst

Pakistan keep England to 241 despite Duckett ton

England great Anderson's future unclear after Lancashire exit

Ukraine war divides Bulgaria as voters elect president

Demonstrators wounded as Portugal police clear housing protest camps

Far-right leader Le Pen kicks off presidency tilt in wake of France protests

Shock and grief in a Jordanian village after church attack

Serbia votes as ruling party faces ascendant student movement

Top-ranked Rybakina crushes Fernandez to win fourth title of season

Police made 1,314 arrests in France's protests: government

UK PM calls for 'honest discussion' about EU free movement

Uzbekistan qualify for World Cup for first time

Uzbekistan have reached their first World Cup following a goalless draw with the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, while Jordan moved to the top of Group B thanks to a win in Oman and Saudi Arabia set up a qualifier decider with Australia next week.

Lawyers for Sean Combs aim to discredit witness alleging balcony dangle

Sean "Diddy" Combs's legal team sought to cast doubt Thursday on a witness who claimed the hip-hop mogul dangled her off a balcony before throwing her onto furniture.

French Open title would 'mean everything' for Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka said winning a first French Open title would "mean everything" after she knocked out three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek in the semi-finals on Thursday.

'Very disappointed' Trump in stunning live break-up with Musk

Tensions between Donald Trump and Elon Musk exploded into public view Thursday, as the US president said he was "very disappointed" by his billionaire former aide's criticisms and Musk hit back in real time on social media.

Jury begins to consider Harvey Weinstein verdict

Jurors began deliberating their verdict in Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein's rape and sexual assault retrial Thursday after hearing from three women who allege the cinema power broker preyed on them.

Germany's Merz survives Trump test, despite Ukraine differences

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz came through his Oval Office encounter with Donald Trump relatively unscathed Thursday -- despite differences over Ukraine as the US president said it might be better to let Moscow and Kyiv fight it out like children.

Sabalenka downs Swiatek as Gauff ends Boisson's French Open run

Aryna Sabalenka ended Iga Swiatek's French Open reign with a devastating third-set performance on Thursday to tee up a Roland Garros final against Coco Gauff after the American knocked out French hero Lois Boisson.

Gauff stops fairytale Boisson run to reach French Open final

Coco Gauff brought a quick end to surprise French hero Lois Boisson's improbable run at Roland Garros on Thursday to set up a final against world number one Aryna Sabalenka.

China suffer more World Cup heartbreak after Indonesia loss

China's hopes of reaching only a second World Cup in their history were ended on Thursday after a 1-0 defeat to Patrick Kluivert's Indonesia in Jakarta.

Gaza rescuers say 37 killed in Israel attacks, as aid group reopens centres

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli attacks killed at least 37 people on Thursday, as a US-backed aid group reported it had resumed operations after a one-day hiatus.

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