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Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has challenged his side to make amends for their "unacceptable" performances last season.

European stocks fell Thursday after oil prices rose further on a threat by Washington of "economic warfare" against Iran, outweighing the relief sparked by the United States stepping in push down high government bond yields that could threaten economic growth.

New Zealand have made one change to the team that beat Ireland last month for the first of four Tests against world champions South Africa on Saturday in Johannesburg.

German investigators said Thursday they had identified a far-right suspect who allegedly carried out a notorious 1970 arson attack on a Jewish centre in Munich that killed seven Holocaust survivors.

England's bid to strengthen their grip on the first Test against Pakistan was halted by bad weather as rain delayed the scheduled 1000 GMT start of the second day's play at Headingley on Thursday.

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Russian bombardments killed at least 16 people in Ukraine's capital and surrounding areas overnight, authorities said Thursday, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urging a global response to Moscow's "escalation" of the four-year war.

A record number of weather stations in mainland France have recorded temperatures above 40C this summer, with some major cities crossing the threshold for the first time, according to an AFP analysis of Meteo-France data.

Smog is choking parts of Indonesia's Borneo, home to pristine rainforest and vast plantations, but the worst is yet to come, officials and experts warned Thursday.

US President Donald Trump pledged "economic warfare" against Iran and threatened any country that trades with it, prompting Iran to dismiss the plan on Thursday as a continuation of failed policies.

North Korea has fired several short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul's military said on Thursday, hours after US President Donald Trump said he would meet Pyongyang's Kim Jong Un this year.

"Girl with a Pearl Earring" will go on show in Osaka this week, on a rare trip abroad for the 17th-century Johannes Vermeer masterpiece and potentially its last to Japan.

Myanmar's military chief met Thursday with Thailand's top general in Bangkok in his first foreign trip since assuming the role, as his coup-staging armed forces shake off their pariah status.

Russian bombardments killed at least 13 people in Ukraine's capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said on Thursday, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urging a global response to Moscow's "escalation" of the four-year war.

Asian markets rallied Thursday after the US Treasury said it would "at least double" the amount of long-term bonds to push down borrowing costs, after they surged this week to near two-decade highs.

Four-time Formula One world champion Max Verstappen has signed a new contract with Red Bull until the end of 2030, the team announced Thursday, ending speculation over his future in the sport.

Four-time Formula One world champion Max Verstappen has signed a new contract with Red Bull until the end of 2030, the team announced Thursday, ending speculation over his future in the sport.

Australia coach Kevin Walters will leave the role to take over at English Super League powerhouse St Helens after the Rugby League World Cup this year, he said Thursday.

For property giant Evergrande, the face of China's real estate woes, an excruciating saga that has dragged on for years culminated on Thursday with court rulings ordering fines and jail terms.

China sentenced the founder of embattled property giant Evergrande to life in prison and fined the group more than $2 billion on Thursday for offences including fraud, five years after a high-profile default.

Australian prosecutors asked judges Thursday to stiffen mushroom murderer Erin Patterson's prison sentence -- saying she should never be set free.

Russian bombardments killed at least 12 peopleand wounded dozens in Ukraine's capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said on Thursday.

An alcohol-fuelled scandal swirling around a top Australian Rules team has been splashed across newspaper front pages as much as the back and triggered broader debate, a sign of the sport's importance in the country's social fabric.

Pakistan summoned Washington's top envoy in Islamabad and "strongly condemned" remarks by the US ambassador to New Delhi calling disputed Kashmir "an important part of India".

Forget the long lines at Roman ruins and overpriced gelato -- sweating tourists are enjoying a break from the scorching heat by rafting on the Eternal City's Tiber River.

A dilapidated two-century-old building in Saint-Louis, Senegal bears testament to the island's little-known past as part of the transatlantic slave trade, the traces of which are quickly and quietly disappearing from view.

Top seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Alexander Zverev crashed out of the Cincinnati Masters in a matter of hours on a rainy Wednesday of fourth-round action.

Russian bombardments killed at least nine peopleand wounded dozens in Ukraine's capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said on Thursday.

Australia's top diplomat Penny Wong on Thursday said relations with Israel were "difficult" after it dropped a probe into the killing of aid worker Lalzawmi "Zomi" Frankcom and her colleagues in Gaza.

Lionel Messi scored his first goal since his father's death but Inter Miami had to settle for a 2-2 Major League Soccer draw on Wednesday against the Philadelphia Union.

Paris Saint-Germain kick off their Ligue 1 campaign as overwhelming favourites to win a sixth successive title, but will have one eye firmly on their bid for a third straight Champions League crown.

Formula One is back after its summer break, with every sign the championship could go down to the wire as the chasing pack seeks to overhaul teenager Kimi Antonelli and his Mercedes.