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'Be careful what you wish for': 'Obsession' director and star reflect on success

'This is the test': All eyes on US Fed to tackle high inflation

Messi scores but Miami held by Nashville

Scars of Marawi siege linger as Philippines poll nears

US Open champ Rybakina on top of world after injury scare

Trump turns to golf, family business on Irish visit's second day

Rybakina reigns serene as new world number one

Defiant Sabalenka motivated by US Open defeat

South Africa defeat New Zealand 43-28 to complete 3-1 series victory

Houthis say hit Saudi base after renewed fighting with Yemeni govt forces

Rybakina triumphs in US Open, denies Sabalenka three-peat

Gilbert Arenas questions Jonathan Kuminga's decision to join Minnesota

Akron fan's honorary play-calling stint ends with opening-drive fumble

Cristian Mungiu's Fjord examines a family's conflict with Norwegian child authorities

Blinken suggests role for diplomacy on Ukraine borders

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday suggested a role for diplomacy in determining Ukraine's future borders, while reaffirming that any peace decisions were for Kyiv to make.

From Semenya to Thomas: five sportspeople who changed the gender rules

The decision taken by World Athletics on Thursday to ban male-to-female transgender athletes from women's competition is likely to have a wider effect on global sports.

Transgender athletes banned from women's events

Transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in female track and field events regardless of their levels of testosterone, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Thursday, citing fairness over inclusion.

Yankees rated MLB's most valuable team at $7.1 bn: Forbes

The New York Yankees remained atop the list of Major League Baseball's most valuable franchises, it's $7.1 billion price tag an 18% jump from last year, Forbes magazine reported Thursday.

Violence flares as French protesters vent fury at Macron reform

Protesters clashed with French security forces Thursday in the most serous violence yet of a three-month revolt against President Emmanuel Macron's hugely controversial pension reform.

Cristiano Ronaldo breaks all-time men's international caps record

Cristiano Ronaldo broke the men's international appearance record on Thursday by starting Portugal's Euro 2024 qualifier against Liechtenstein.

Climate science pioneer Claude Lorius, dies at 91

Leading glaciologist Claude Lorius, whose Antarctica discoveries in the 1980s helped prove humanity's role in global warming, has died at 91.

Israel's Netanyahu vows unity as thousands decry justice reforms

Israeli divisions over the government's judicial reform programme widened Thursday as police fired water cannon at protesters blocking a highway in Tel Aviv and right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to restore unity.

Tanzania pilots failed to heed warnings before crash: govt

Tanzanian authorities said Thursday that the pilots who flew a Precision Air plane which crashed into Lake Victoria last November failed to heed warnings from an automatic "pull up" alarm system.

Seven deaths in E.Guinea from Marburg virus, 20 others likely linked: WHO

Seven people have been killed in an outbreak of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, with a further 20 deaths "probably" due to the hemorrhagic fever, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

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