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Dior nods to Hollywood's Golden Age with Cruise collection
Lights, camera, Dior! The French fashion house has unveiled an ode to the golden age of cinema in Los Angeles at its highly anticipated Cruise 2027 show, the first of its kind under creative director Jonathan Anderson.
Sports
Fifth straight IPL loss for Punjab as Varma slams 75 for Mumbai
Jasprit Bumrah made a winning start to his Mumbai Indians captaincy stint on Thursday, as Tilak Varma hit 75 not out off 33 balls helped beat Punjab Kings by six wickets in the IPL.
Labour politicians jockey for possible challenge to UK's Starmer
Britain's health minister Wes Streeting resigned Thursday while Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham unveiled a bid to return to parliament, as political manoeuvring increased to oust Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Sports
Better late than never, Higgo fires 69 after PGA penalty
South Africa's Garrick Higgo took a two-stroke penalty for being seconds late for his Thursday tee time at the PGA Championship, then fired a one-under par 69 to stay in contention.
Sports
Australia's Kerr to leave Chelsea Women at season's end
Australia's Sam Kerr, Chelsea's all-time leading scorer in English football's Women's Super League, will leave the club when her contract expires at the end of the season, it was announced Thursday.
Economy
US tariffs, cyberattack drive Jaguar Land Rover into loss
US import tariffs and a debilitating cyberattack pushed Jaguar Land Rover into an annual loss, figures published Thursday showed, although the luxury British automaker's performance improved in the last quarter.
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Austrian feminist artist Valie Export dies aged 85
Provocative performance artist, filmmaker and feminist Valie Export, arguably one of Austria's best known living artist, died on Thursday in Vienna just three days before her 86th birthday.
Scientists warn 'gruelling heat' could impact quarter of World Cup games
Climate experts challenged FIFA on Thursday after a warning that one in four 2026 World Cup games could take place in very hot conditions as global warming has increased the risk of extreme heat in North America since the US hosted the 1994 tournament.
Politics
Russia pummels Kyiv, killing at least 10 and denting peace hopes
Russia pummelled Kyiv for hours early on Thursday, firing hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in an attack that killed at least 10 people and further shredded hopes of a halt to Moscow's grinding invasion.
Politics
Israelis chant threats, anti-Palestinian slogans at Jerusalem Day march
Israeli nationalists swept through the narrow streets of Jerusalem's Old City on Thursday, chanting "Death to Arabs" and "May your villages burn" during the annual Jerusalem Day march, while many Palestinian residents remained barricaded indoors.
Culture
New 'Godfather' novel to tell mafia story from women's perspective
A new novel in "The Godfather" literary saga is set for publication in the fall of 2027, the first written by a woman, who will tell the story of the Corleone mafia family from the perspective of its women.
Sports
South African Potgieter grabs early PGA clubhouse lead
Aldrich Potgieter, a 21-year-old South African making his sixth major start, fired a three-under par 67 on Thursday to seize the early clubhouse lead at the PGA Championship at Aronimink.
Culture
NY's Met museum to take over Neue Galerie
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art will take control of the city's Neue Galerie, which houses the most important collection of 20th-century Austrian and German art outside Europe, in 2028, they said Thursday.
Politics
US senators vote to withhold own pay in government shutdowns
US senators agreed unanimously Thursday to suspend their own pay during government shutdowns, in an effort to force Congress to share the financial pain after a series of funding standoffs that upended the federal government.
Sports
Ballerini pounces for Giro win as sprint favourites crash
Davide Ballerini dodged a mass of crashes on the final corner on slick Naples cobbles to win stage six of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday as overall leader Afonso Eulalio finished safely in the peloton.
Economy
IMF sees risks to global growth forecast over sustained Iran war
The International Monetary Fund warned on Thursday that continuing disruptions due to the Iran war meant its global economic outlook was moving towards an "adverse" scenario, with growth pared down and greater risks to inflation.
Economy
China's Weichai wins battle for Ferretti yacht maker
Chinese group Weichai on Thursday took control of the world's top yacht maker, Ferretti, after a takeover battle with a Czech shareholder that had appealed to the Italian government.
Sports
Japan's Mitoma a major doubt for World Cup
Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma is a major doubt for the 2026 World Cup after being ruled out of Brighton's final two Premier League games of the season.
Sports
Elliott's lack of action at Villa has been embarrassing: Emery
Unai Emery has labelled Harvey Elliott's lack of game-time with Aston Villa this season as "embarrassing for everyone".
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Princess Catherine wraps up Italy visit with pasta class
Britain's Princess Catherine wrapped up a trip to Italy on Thursday with a pasta-making class on her first official overseas visit since her 2024 cancer diagnosis.
Sports
Sinner breaks Masters 1000 winning streak record at Italian Open, Gauff in final
Jannik Sinner reached the semi-finals of the Italian Open on Thursday after seeing off Andrey Rublev and establishing a new record of consecutive wins in Masters 1000 tournaments.
Economy
Honda suspends plans for new electric vehicle plant in Canada
Japanese auto giant Honda said Thursday its plans to build a multi-billion-dollar electric vehicle plant in Canada have been "indefinitely suspended," marking another blow to the country's tariff-hit auto sector.
Sports
McFarlane calls on Chelsea to save troubled season with FA Cup glory
Chelsea interim boss Calum McFarlane has urged his side to salvage their turbulent season by beating Manchester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday.
Politics
Lebanon, Israel hold new talks in US as ceasefire nears end
Lebanon and Israel held new peace talks in Washington on Thursday, as their latest ceasefire -- considered to still be in place despite hundreds of deaths in Israeli strikes -- nears its end.
Technology
Spain gears up for August total solar eclipse
Spain, one of the few places in the world where a total solar eclipse will be visible in August, has begun preparations for an event it hopes will shift tourism away from the beaches and toward the countryside.
Economy
Tech stocks rally rolls on as US-China talks underway
European and US stock markets climbed Thursday as a tech-fuelled rally rolled on even as the United States and China were locked in talks in Beijing, accompanied by key US business leaders hoping for deals.
Politics
Russia pummels Kyiv, killing seven and denting peace hopes
Russia pummelled Kyiv for hours early on Thursday, firing hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in an attack that killed at least seven people and further shredded hopes of a halt to Moscow's grinding invasion.
Politics
Xi's 'blunt' warning to Trump on Taiwan exposes profound risks: analysts
Chinese leader Xi Jinping's unusually "blunt" warning to US President Donald Trump over Taiwan at Thursday's summit in Beijing exposes potentially grave pitfalls in the relationship, although its immediate impact could be limited, analysts say.
Politics
Blackouts and protests as Cuba says fuel has 'run out'
Cuba was hit by worsening power outages on Thursday as the island's communist government said oil reserves had run out and rare protests broke out around the capital Havana.
Sports
Germany's Jaeger takes early PGA lead as McIlroy opens with bogey
Rory McIlroy began with a bogey on the 10th hole in Thursday's opening round of the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink, where Germany's Stephan Jaeger seized the lead with four birdies in the first six holes.
Sports
Sinner reaches Italian Open semis, breaks Masters 1000 winning streak record
Jannik Sinner reached the semi-finals of the Italian Open on Thursday after seeing off Andrey Rublev and establishing a new record of consecutive wins in Masters 1000 tournaments.
Politics
Germany's Merz calls for more investment, less subsidies in EU budget
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged the European Union on Thursday to reform its budget to include more investments and reduce subsidies, but rejected any joint borrowing by EU nations to do so.