F1 hopes Miami brings needed lift to drab season
With world champion Max Verstappen and Red Bull utterly dominating Formula One yet again, there is a distinct lack of tension ahead of Sunday's Miami Grand Prix.
Read moreRains, mudslides kill 29 in southern Brazil's 'worst disaster'
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday visited the country's south where floods and mudslides caused by torrential rains have killed 29 people, with the toll expected to rise.
Read moreChampion Sabalenka sets up Swiatek rematch in Madrid Open final
Defending Madrid Open champion Aryna Sabalenka produced a brilliant comeback from a set and a break down to beat Elena Rybakina and reach the final on Thursday.
Read moreUNESCO awards press prize to Palestinian journalists in Gaza
UNESCO on Thursday awarded its world press freedom prize to all Palestinian journalists covering the war in Gaza, where Israel has been battling Hamas for more than six months.
Read moreAfter breaking silence, Biden faces balancing act on Gaza demos
Joe Biden broke his silence Thursday on the student protests against Israel's war with Hamas but the US president faces a difficult balancing act to avoid hurting his reelection chances against Donald Trump.
Read moreTurkey says suspending all trade with Israel
Turkey said Thursday it was suspending all trade with Israel until it allows aid to enter Gaza unhindered during its offensive against Hamas militants in the territory.
Read moreSciences Po uni says closing main Paris site over Gaza protest
France's prestigious Sciences Po university said it would close its main Paris site on Friday due to a fresh occupation of buildings by dozens of protesting pro-Palestinian students.
Read moreEl Kaabi hits hat-trick as Olympiakos shock Aston Villa, Fiorentina edge Brugge
Ayoub El Kaabi scored a hat-trick as Olympiakos stunned Aston Villa 4-2 on Thursday to close in on the final of the Europa Conference League on home soil in Athens later this month.
Read moreVerstappen says Newey exit won't impact his future with Red Bull
Formula One world champion Max Verstappen has insisted that the exit of Red Bull's chief technical officer Adrian Newey won't cause him to reconsider his future with the world champions.
Read moreTens of thousands protest against Georgia 'foreign influence' bill
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Georgia on Thursday in a fresh night of protests against a "foreign influence" bill likened to Russian laws silencing dissent.
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