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Chad junta chief officially wins election

Chad junta chief officially wins election

Chad's junta leader General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno won the African nation's May 6 presidential election with 61 percent of the vote, according to final results announced Thursday.

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Florida slammed for bill striking climate change from state law

Florida slammed for bill striking climate change from state law

Democrats on Thursday slammed a new law introduced by Florida that makes climate change a lesser priority and largely removes the phrase from statutes in the hottest state in the mainland United States.

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Exhibition traces Jewish origins of Hollywood

Exhibition traces Jewish origins of Hollywood

A new exhibition opening in California this weekend traces the Jewish origins of Hollywood.

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'I'm ready': Fury to pray for Usyk before heavyweight clash

'I'm ready': Fury to pray for Usyk before heavyweight clash

Tyson Fury declared himself ready to face Oleksandr Usyk and said he'd pray for his Ukrainian rival before Saturday's undisputed heavyweight clash.

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Murray's French Open build-up suffers Bordeaux glitch

Murray's French Open build-up suffers Bordeaux glitch

Andy Murray's build-up to the French Open suffered a setback on Thursday when he was dumped out of the second-tier Challenger event in Bordeaux by Gregoire Barrere.

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Ethiopian legend Bekele returns to Olympics after 12 years

Ethiopian legend Bekele returns to Olympics after 12 years

Ethiopian running legend Kenenisa Bekele will return to the Olympics for the first time in 12 years after he was named in a 10-member team for the Paris Games on Thursday.

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McIlroy passes emotional test to stay in hunt for PGA win

McIlroy passes emotional test to stay in hunt for PGA win

Rory McIlroy passed an emotional test of personal resilience with birdies on three of his last five holes for a "scrappy" five-under-par 66 in Thursday's first round of the PGA Championship.

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Coppola's long-awaited epic 'Megalopolis' divides Cannes

Coppola's long-awaited epic 'Megalopolis' divides Cannes

Hollywood titan Francis Ford Coppola returned to the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday to unveil his enormously hyped, wildly experimental and deeply divisive "Megalopolis".

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Ukraine battles to hold back Russia advance

Ukraine battles to hold back Russia advance

Ukraine battled Thursday "stabilise" the front line in the northeast Kharkiv region, where Moscow has made its largest territorial gains in 18 months after launching an offensive last week.

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Kante returns from wilderness as Deschamps announces France Euro squad

Kante returns from wilderness as Deschamps announces France Euro squad

World champion N'Golo Kante will make a surprise return to international football as France coach Didier Deschamps announced Thursday the 25 players that will make up the French squad at Euro 2024.

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