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Rafael Nadal's retirement announcement on Thursday left Novak Djokovic as the last man standing from tennis's golden era but with major question marks over the Serb star's own long-term future in the sport.

The BBC on Thursday apologised after a graphic incorrectly forecast winds of more than 13,000 miles (20,000 kilometres) per hour in London, as Hurricane Milton battered the US state of Florida.

England's rising batting star Harry Brook said he was delighted he had finally eclipsed his father's highest club score, when he hit a triple hundred against Pakistan in Multan on Thursday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, as part of a European tour aimed at securing more Western support before the presidential election in the United States.

Elon Musk has been promising a car that can drive itself for years, pledging a series of reveals that never materialized. On Thursday he's finally going to show the world Tesla's robotaxi.

The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon said Israeli tank fire on its headquarters in the country's south Thursday wounded two of its members, accusing Israel of "repeatedly" hitting its positions.

London's Frieze art fair, which opened Thursday, for the first time devotes a special section to ceramics, largely featuring Latin American artists.

Former England manager Gareth Southgate said Thursday he would not return to coaching for the next year.

Shares slipped in New York and Europe Thursday as the latest US inflation report strengthened the case for a slower pace of interest rate cuts.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, as part of a European tour aimed at securing more Western support before the presidential election in the United States, an AFP correspondent said.

Hurricane-force winds ripped open the roof of a baseball stadium in Florida, leaving shredded remnants of the dome in its wake Thursday morning.

Israel is deliberately targeting health facilities and killing and torturing medical personnel in Gaza, UN investigators said Thursday, accusing the country of "crimes against humanity".

US consumer inflation cooled slightly less than expected last month, according to government data published Thursday, providing further evidence that price pressures are easing ahead of November's presidential election.

England's bowlers sparked a Pakistan batting collapse after a brilliant triple century by Harry Brook and Joe Root's double hundred had them closing in on victory in the first Test in Multan on Thursday.

Juventus have been readmitted to the European Club Association (ECA) after the Serie A club's failed bid to create a continental Super League, the organisation's chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi said on Thursday.

World number two Carlos Alcaraz has been knocked out of the Shanghai Masters in straight sets by 33rd-ranked Tomas Machac, losing 7-6 (7/5), 7-5 on Thursday.

The leaders of Egypt, Eritrea and Somalia met for a three-way summit in Asmara on Thursday against a backdrop of heightened tensions in the Horn of Africa region.

Borussia Dortmund fans have reacted with anger and frustration after former coach Jurgen Klopp's announcement he will take over as head of football operations at Red Bull.

Author Han Kang on Thursday became the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for her work exploring the correspondence between mental and physical torment as well as historical events.

South Korean author Han Kang, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature Thursday, has vowed after receiving other top literary awards that she would continue writing "as if nothing had happened".

Hurricane Milton tore a coast-to-coast path of destruction across the US state of Florida, whipping up a spate of deadly tornadoes that left at least four people dead and millions without power Thursday.

When a weary David Ferrer managed to win just five games in his French Open semi-final loss to Rafael Nadal in 2012, he was in no doubt over the enormity of the challenge.

Rafael Nadal on Thursday announced he will retire after the Davis Cup finals in November, ending a career which brought 22 Grand Slam titles, global respect and inspired epic, iconic rivalries with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

New French Prime Minister Michel Barnier faces a major test Thursday as he presents a deficit-slashing budget to his cabinet before submitting it to a largely hostile parliament.

Rescuers in Gaza said Israel conducted a deadly air strike Thursday on a school housing families displaced by the war, though the Israeli military said it was a Hamas command centre.

Italian gymnast Vanessa Ferrari, a former world champion and Olympic silver medallist, announced her retirement on Thursday.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said he laid out his plan to defeat Russian forces as he met UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and NATO chief Mark Rutte at the start of a whistlestop European tour to secure military aid.

Author Han Kang on Thursday became the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for work characterised by the correspondence between mental and physical torment as well as historical events.

Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer on Thursday paid tribute to 22-time Grand Slam champion and great rival Rafael Nadal who announced his retirement from the sport.

Ikea reported Thursday that its annual sales fell in value after the world's biggest furniture retailer lowered prices to revive traffic at its online and brick-and-mortar stores.

Australia came from behind to beat China 3-1 Thursday and resurrect their World Cup qualifying campaign, ensuring Tony Popovic's reign as coach got off to a winning start.

Chinese stock markets returned to winning ways Thursday, closing with solid gains after China's central bank took action to boost purchases of company shares.