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UK police arrest Palestine Action supporters ahead of Supreme Court hearing
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Germans join Europe's wave of 'Gen Z' protests
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Harmer and Rabada wrap up South Africa series win over Australia
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Polish president holds crisis talks after court standoff
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Senegal kicks off Youth Games, Africa's first ever Olympics
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Police fire tear gas as thousands march in France
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Russia says responding to US report of planned attack on Moscow
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Alcaraz sees off Medvedev to reach Vienna Open final
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Carrick expects Man Utd stay despite Chelsea defeat
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Cummins admits changes may be made after loss to South Africa
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China state TV does not air first La Liga games since Mbappe furore
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Atletico beat Levante to move top above Barcelona
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Thousands turn up for France protests amid tight security
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Chelsea defeat pushes Carrick closer to Man Utd exit
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Our part of Mbappe, China issue over: Real Madrid's Mourinho
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Pogacar 'happy to be alive' after difficult Vuelta crash recovery
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Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky arrive in Ukraine
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South Africa beat Australia by 176 runs in third Test to win series
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Kamindu hits maiden ODI ton as Sri Lanka set Pakistan 326 in final
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Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky expected in Ukraine
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Aston Villa to take legal action against pundit Carragher
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UK PM 'open' to slavery apology but not reparations
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West Indies crush Bangladesh by eight wickets in first Test
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Kimono-clad pets blessed at Japan festival lacking enough kids
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France on alert as Halloween protests raise risk of violence
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Hakimi bags hat-trick as PSG rip Le Havre to pieces
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Abhishek Sharma: Indian cricket's 'new-generation superstar'
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In-form Fernandez sets up Tokyo final against Russia's Shnaider
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Marquez stretches MotoGP championship lead after Martin pulls out
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Scam centres relocated from Cambodia operate in Madagascar
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In-form Fernandez reaches Tokyo final
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Marc Marquez on front row at Malaysian MotoGP as Martin ruled out
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James, Maxey fuel 76ers over Knicks in NBA Cup thriller
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Injured Martin out of Malaysian MotoGP in big title blow
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High-speed, high-risk Route du Rhum yacht race sets off Sunday
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US, S.Korea, Japan vow 'complete' N.Korea denuclearization
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Fears of violence as France braces for Halloween protests
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Nations commit to get nature goals back on track
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OKC's Holmgren to miss at least eight weeks as Thunder injury woes deepen
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US oil companies aim to squeeze more out of refineries
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'Not very smart' - Verstappen slams Red Bull stable-mate after clash
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Leclerc quickest in Mexico GP practice
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Trump admin approves potential Patriot missiles sale to Ukraine
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Polish riot police deployed as deposed court chief sets off crisis
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Sun Goddess wins at Breeders' Cup, O'Brien leads Baffert
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Young Canadians focus on mental health at key climate trial
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Nations agree push to get nature goals on track
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'Breath of fresh air' truce brings hope to Ukraine's ravaged Kherson
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Leclerc shows practice pace as Antonelli prowls in Mexico
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British king reflects on colonial atrocities in Guyana
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World leaders seek united front for Ukraine as war rages on
World leaders including US President Joe Biden will seek to close ranks at back-to-back summits from Sunday on offering emphatic support to help Ukraine repel Russian invaders as the relentless war puts international unity to the test.
Weakened Scholz seeks to seize G7 opportunity
The last time Germany hosted a G7 summit, then-chancellor Angela Merkel produced a series of viral images with Barack Obama, clinking giant mugs in a traditional Bavarian beer garden and communing against a verdant Alpine backdrop.
Brazil's Lula holds wide lead over incumbent Bolsonaro: poll
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva maintains a comfortable lead over incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, and could possibly win in the first round of voting this October, according to a poll published Thursday.
Mexican president under pressure over priest murders
The murders of two priests this week in Mexico have put President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on the defensive over his government's failure to significantly reduce violent crime.
Venezuela sentences mutiny officers to up to 15 years jail
Venezuela has sentenced 24 military police officers who mutinied during anti-government protests in 2019 to as much as nearly 16 years in prison, a human rights activist said Thursday.
Clashes, tear gas, even as Ecuador protesters win government concession
Police in Ecuador's capital fired tear gas Thursday to disperse Indigenous protesters who tried to storm congress on the 11th day of crippling demonstrations over fuel prices and living costs.
US Supreme Court on guns: what happens next?
The US Supreme Court ruling in the most important gun rights case in more than a decade does not mean a New Yorker can now openly carry an AR-15 rifle into a movie theater.
US justice officials describe Trump's 'brazen' manipulation
Lawmakers investigating last year's attack on the US Capitol on Thursday laid out Donald Trump's "brazen" efforts to recruit the Justice Department into his scheme to overturn his 2020 election defeat to Joe Biden.
Apple, Android phones targeted by Italian spyware: Google
An Italy-based firm's hacking tools were used to spy on Apple and Android smartphones in Italy and Kazakhstan, Google said Thursday, casting a light on a "flourishing" spyware industry.
Ecuador protesters win concession in standoff with government
Indigenous protesters won a concession from the Ecuadoran government Thursday on the 11th day of crippling demonstrations over fuel prices and living costs that have claimed three lives.
Tunisia ex-PM Jebali arrested: lawyer
Tunisian police on Thursday arrested former prime minister Hamadi Jebali, an ex-senior figure in the Ennahdha party which is the nemesis of current President Kais Saied, Jebali's lawyer said.
Road shelled as Russian forces battle for devastated Ukraine city
Driving out of the devastated eastern Ukrainian city of Lysychansk Thursday, AFP journalists twice had to jump out of cars and lie on the ground as Russian forces shelled the city's main supply road.
Venezuela opposition wife at White House after summit sidelining
The wife of Venezuela's opposition leader met at the White House on Thursday with President Joe Biden, after he declined to invite him to an Americas summit.
War in Ukraine: from Russia's invasion to EU candidacy
Russia invaded Ukraine in the early hours of February 24, setting off the worst conflict in Europe in decades.
Life on pause in Ecuadoran capital gripped by protests
Quito is a city beleaguered -- its shops shuttered and streets empty of all but thousands of Indigenous protesters clamoring for a better life, and the police and soldiers keeping them in check.
Journalists killed, wounded in Ukraine honoured in Kyiv
Journalists killed or wounded during Russia's invasion of Ukraine were honoured Thursday in an exhibition in Kyiv, months into Moscow's war.
Life on pause in Ecuadoran capitol gripped by protests
Quito is a city beleaguered -- its shops shuttered and streets empty of all but thousands of Indigenous protesters clamoring for a better life, and the police and soldiers keeping them in check.
Fed chief says pandemic aid not primary driver of US inflation
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday downplayed the idea that government pandemic aid was the key factor fueling US inflation, instead blaming a confluence of global issues including the war in Ukraine.
Euro retreats as recession prospects grow
The euro retreated against the dollar Thursday as economic data pointed to increased prospects of recession in Europe.
Death toll rises with no end in sight for Ecuador protests
The death toll from 11 days of Indigenous demonstrations in Ecuador over fuel prices has risen to three, a rights group said Thursday, after another protester died in clashes with police.
Old friend blames UN, Belgium for killing of Congolese hero Lumumba
Belgium and the United Nations are to blame for failing to prevent the assassination of Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba, an 89-year-old former friend has told AFP.
Israel thanks Turkey for thwarting Iranian assassination plot
Israel's incoming prime minister on Thursday thanked Turkey for thwarting an Iranian assassination plot against its tourists in Istanbul that prompted an urgent call for the Jewish state's citizens to return home.
Ukraine hopes for EU nod as Russia warns resistance 'futile'
EU leaders met on Thursday to discuss Ukraine's bid to join the bloc, even as tensions between Brussels and Moscow deepened over gas and Russia closed in on key cities in the embattled Donbas.
Euro, pound drop as recession prospects grow
The euro and pound retreated against the dollar Thursday as economic data pointed to increased prospects of recession in Europe.
Macron 'compromise' call meets opposition resistance
France risked prolonged political deadlock Thursday after opposition parties gave a frosty reception to President Emmanuel Macron's call for "compromises" to keep France governable after an indecisive parliamentary election.
EU weighs Ukraine candidacy as Russia inflicts 'hell' in east
EU leaders met in Brussels on Thursday to discuss making Ukraine a candidate to join the bloc, a "decisive" moment likely to infuriate Russia as its forces battled stiff resistance to advance in the embattled eastern Donbas region.
Inflation 'shock' punishes Eurozone economy in June: survey
Economic growth in the eurozone plummeted in June, a key survey showed on Thursday, as high prices took the wind out the strong recovery from the deep lows of the coronavirus pandemic.
ASEAN must step up pressure on Myanmar junta: UN expert
Southeast Asia's regional bloc must increase pressure on Myanmar's junta or there will be more death and suffering, a UN expert warned Thursday, after a long period of stalled diplomacy.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi moved to solitary confinement in prison
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from house arrest to solitary confinement in a prison compound in the military-built capital Naypyidaw, a junta spokesman said on Thursday.
Russian TV protester caught in 'information war'
When Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova stormed a live TV broadcast to denounce the war in Ukraine, she expected a backlash from Russia -- but not so much from the rest of the world.
Global food crisis 'will kill millions' by disease, health executive warns
The global food crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine will kill millions by leaving the hungriest more vulnerable to infectious diseases, potentially triggering the world's next health catastrophe, the head of a major aid organisation has warned.
EU debates Ukraine candidacy as Russia makes life 'hell' in east
EU leaders will gather in Brussels Thursday to discuss calls to formally grant war-torn Ukraine "candidate status" to join the bloc, as Russian forces slowly advance in the eastern Donbas region despite fierce resistance from Kyiv's military.