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McLaren's Norris snatches Monaco pole with lap record

'Outstanding' Dardenne brothers teenage mothers movie has Cannes in tears

Bashir's six-wicket haul seals dominant England win over Zimbabwe

Cannes hit by power sabotage as film festival draws to a close

No talks over Spurs future for Postecoglou after Europa glory

Osaka 'enjoying' battle to get back to top

Man Utd need to change 'a lot of things': Amorim

Sexually assaulted and smeared in excrement: Uganda activist details torture in Tanzania

Bangladesh govt calls for unity to stop 'return of authoritarianism'

Quartararo takes third successive MotoGP pole

England end Williams's resistance as Zimbabwe fight hard in one-off Test

Remarkable Shiffrin wins overall World Cup title

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin won the women's overall World Cup title for the fourth time in her career on Thursday, bouncing back from a disastrous performance at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Federer's Ukrainian conqueror swaps racquet for Kalashnikov

In 2013 he achieved one of the great shocks in tennis history, knocking defending champion Roger Federer out of Wimbledon.

Oil surges on Russia tensions

Oil prices soared Thursday on tensions surrounding key producer Russia, as equities diverged with traders tracking also interest rate decisions and China's pledge to support volatile markets.

'Like Santa arriving' as freed UK-Iranians reunite with families

The families of two British-Iranians who returned to the UK after years imprisoned in Tehran on Thursday spoke of their overwhelming relief and gratitude at finally being reunited.

East Timor heads to the polls amid political deadlock

East Timor will hold presidential polls on Saturday, with the winner facing a Covid and cyclone-battered economy, as well as a protracted political impasse.

Ukraine denounces new 'Wall' in Europe as theatre hit

Ukraine's leader on Thursday said Russia was building a new Cold War wall across Europe "between freedom and bondage", after his government accused invading forces of bombing a theatre sheltering many civilians and marked with the word "children".

Moscow says it made debt interest payment, avoiding default

Russia announced Thursday that it paid interest on foreign debt due this week, avoiding a devastating default for now after it was hit by unprecedented Western sanctions over Ukraine.

Macron to unveil manifesto, shifting from war to re-election bid

French President Emmanuel Macron, who is riding high in the polls, is to reveal his manifesto on Thursday at his first major campaign event for the election next month.

Shiffrin wins overall World Cup alpine ski title

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin won the overall women's World Cup title for the fourth time in her career on Thursday, bouncing back from a disastrous performance at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Covid-hit Vettel replaced by Huelkenberg for Bahrain GP

Four-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel has tested positive for Covid-19 and will be replaced by Nico Huelkenberg for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, the Aston Martin team said on Thursday.

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