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Ryan Rickelton made a battling century as South Africa overcame a shaky start on the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at St George's Park on Thursday.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled "ambitious" plans to reform housing, boost police numbers and fix ailing health services in a de facto reboot of his government Thursday after a bumpy first five months in power.

Saint-Etienne and Marseille face off in Ligue 1 this weekend as two of French football's most storied clubs prepare to meet twice in the space of a fortnight.

Traditional funeral rites were held in Berlin Thursday for five indigenous Australians whose remains are to be sent home almost 150 years after they were pillaged during the colonial era.

Severe drought stoked rampant wildfires across North and South America this year and churned up record carbon pollution in Bolivia, Nicaragua and the Pantanal wetlands, according to new data from Europe's climate monitor.

New York police scoured the city Thursday for a masked gunman who shot a top health insurance executive at close range in a brazen daylight killing outside a Manhattan hotel.

The Bahamas on Thursday said it had rejected a proposal from the incoming Trump administration to take in deported migrants, as the next US president seeks to follow up on pledges to tackle immigration.

Ukraine's foreign minister called Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov a "war criminal" Thursday as they both attended an international meeting in Malta, the latter's first visit to an EU country since the 2022 invasion.

President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday sought a new prime minister to prevent France from sliding deeper into political turmoil after Michel Barnier's government was ousted in a historic no-confidence vote in parliament.

By approving a merger of Vodafone and Three in the UK, the country has secured a commitment from the mobile phone operators to invest billions of pounds on 5G connectivity.

The US trade gap narrowed more than expected in October, government data showed Thursday, as imports slipped more than exports.

Bitcoin burst past $100,000 for the first time on Thursday, taking the limelight away from stock markets that wavered as investors tracked political crises in France and South Korea.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday that a controversial free-trade deal between the EU and South America's Mercosur bloc was "in sight" as she arrived in Latin America to try finalize the accord despite fierce resistance from France.

The European Commission on Thursday said it had stepped up its monitoring of TikTok, after receiving information about possible Russian interference in Romania's presidential election.

Ukraine's foreign minister called Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov a "war criminal" Thursday as they both attended an international meeting in Malta, the latter's first visit to an EU country since the 2022 invasion.

Staring across what was once one of Bosnia's largest expanses of water, all that Saliha Kuljanin can see is boats left high and dry after months of drought emptied Lake Jablanicko.

The Bundesliga on Thursday announced a new domestic TV rights deal worth 1.121 billion euros per season ($1.185 billion), a slight increase on the previous value and the second biggest in European football behind England's Premier League.

George Russell on Thursday accused Max Verstappen of threatening to deliberately crash into him, after the Dutchman refused to back down over his criticism of the Mercedes driver.

Several OPEC+ countries, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, agreed Thursday to extend oil supply cutsfor three months through March to avoid a sharp drop in prices in a global market awash in crude.

John Elkann, who is taking the wheel at Jeep and Fiat owner Stellantis after the ouster of its CEO, is the discreet but steely heir to an Italian dynasty associated with Juventus, Ferrari and The Economist.

US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday took credit for bitcoin's historic surge past $100,000, telling his social media followers "you're welcome" after the cryptocurrency jumped more than 50 percent since his election victory.

Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday he was proud of his "historic" 12-year spell at Mercedes as he prepares for his final race with the team at this weekend's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The first launch of Europe's new Vega-C rocket since a failed flight two years ago has been rescheduled for Thursday after days of delays, according to the European Space Agency.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Thursday unveiled "ambitious and credible" plans to reform housing, boost police numbers and fix ailing health services in a de facto relaunch of his government after a bumpy first five months in power.

A South Korean politician who grabbed a soldier's gun in a tense standoff during President Yoon Suk Yeol's abortive attempt at martial law told AFP she was scared but that democracy was worth fighting for.

"Positive" talks between Greece and the British Museum over the Parthenon Marbles have rekindled hope that the ancient friezes could be on their way back to Athens after more than two centuries.

Bayern Munich captain Manuel Neuer was on Thursday hit with a two-game ban in the German Cup after receiving the first red card in his 866-game career.

Jeremy Doku says Manchester City's players are content to stay in their "bubble", ignoring outside criticism as they focus their energies on reigniting their Premier League title challenge.

A new artificial intelligence-based weather model can deliver 15-day forecasts with unrivaled accuracy and speed, a Google lab said, with potentially life-saving applications as climate change ramps up.

An Afghan TV station has been shut down after its office was used for dubbing "vulgar" programmes for banned media, the Taliban morality ministry said on Thursday, with the channel's employees saying six people have been detained.

Islamist-led rebel forces captured the central Syrian city of Hama on Thursday, overrunning forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad only days after capturing Aleppo in a lightning offensive.

President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday sought a new prime minister to prevent France from sliding deeper into political turmoil after Michel Barnier's government was ousted in a historic no-confidence vote in parliament.