Olympic gold medallist Noah Lyles and Sha'Carri Richardson eased into the 100m semi-finals at the US athletics championships on Thursday.
The six candidates to lead the United Nations on Thursday convened to offer their visions for the world body, one week before the formal start of a selection process crucial to an organization in deep crisis.
Novelist Salman Rushdie on Thursday testified at the federal trial of the man who tried to kill him with a knife at a New York cultural center in 2022.
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Economy
The United States said Thursday that it would impose new tariffs on 60 trading partners over forced labor concerns, replacing an expiring global duty rolled out by President Donald Trump earlier this year.
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The European Union on Thursday allowed online platforms to scan for child sexual abuse material in users' chats -- but with an exemption for encrypted messaging services.
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Lewis Hamilton expressed pride in himself and Ferrari on Thursday when asked to reflect on last year's Hungarian Grand Prix when he described himself as "useless" and suggested Ferrari should "sign another driver".
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Airbus and Boeing presented differing outlooks for their commercial aircraft in coming years, as the aviation sector gathered near London for this week's Farnborough airshow.
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Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz said he would now target the King of the Mountains polkadot jersey after claiming victory on the 18th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday.
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Politics
Yemen's pro-Iranian Houthi rebels have claimed attacks in the Red Sea on two Saudi oil tankers and say they will blockade the Bab al-Mandeb strait, a crucial passage into the Red Sea, as part of a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia.
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The Fields medal, known as the Nobel prize of mathematics, was awarded Thursday to four people -- two Chinese citizens, one American and one Canadian.
Wildfires sweeping through parts of Italy, France and Spain on Thursday forced thousands of people to flee blazes fanned by scorching temperatures and strong winds.
Ecuador's Richard Carapaz climbed to victory on the Alpine 18th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday as race leader Tadej Pogacar lost a key team-mate to illness.
NATO countries have agreed a 27-billion-euro overhaul of their fuel network to supply forces in Europe in coming decades, in a move Romania hailed on Thursday as "essential" for security.
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Sports
Fernando Alonso on Thursday warned that Aston Martin's long-awaited upgraded chassis, being introduced at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, was unlikely to change their position as tail-enders.
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The United States is set to make an announcement on tariffs later Thursday, the White House said, hours before President Donald Trump's 10-percent global duty is due to expire.
Elliot Anderson declared Manchester City the "kings of Manchester" after completing his reported £116 million ($154 million) move from Nottingham Forest.
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia depends on the kingdom recognizing Israel -- throwing the agreement into turmoil just the day after it was signed.
British driver George Russell on Thursday claimed that Mercedes have found the cause of his car's power management problems and dismissed all suggestions that the team favour Kimi Antonelli.
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