Darge and Gilchrist return for Scotland against France
Scotland co-captain Rory Darge and lock Grant Gilchrist have been recalled to the side named by coach Gregor Townsend for Saturday's Six Nations international against France at Murrayfield.
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UK's opposition Labour Party ditches £28 bn climate change pledge
Britain's main opposition Labour Party on Thursday ditched a commitment to spend £28 billion a year on green infrastructure if it wins this year's UK general election.
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Israel bombs Gaza's crowded Rafah city as battlefront nears
Israel's armed forces stepped up air strikes on Gaza's far-southern Rafah on Thursday as fears of ground fighting grew among the more than one million Palestinians crowded into the city.
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Liverpool's Thiago suffers fresh injury blow: reports
Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara has suffered a fresh injury blow after picking up a muscle problem, according to reports on Thursday.
Read moreBolsonaro targeted as Brazil police probe 'coup attempt'
Brazilian police launched dozens of raids Thursday targeting ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, who was ordered to surrender his passport, and his inner circle over allegations of orchestrating an invasion of the seat of power last year.
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Chelsea fan guilty of assaulting Newcastle's Dubravka
A Chelsea fan pleaded guilty to assaulting Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka after invading the pitch to celebrate a goal at Stamford Bridge.
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Ten Hag defends Martinez decision after injury blow
Erik ten Hag has defended his decision to let Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez play on after the Argentine suffered a knee injury that will rule him out for two months.
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Google goes big on ChatGPT-style chatbot
Google on Thursday rebranded its ChatGPT-style chatbot to Gemini, giving it unprecedented prominence on its products, as the tech titan's AI race with Microsoft heats up.
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French navy enforces fishing ban to protect dolphins
"They see us, and we see them," said French Navy Lieutenant Dany, board commander of a nimble Falcon 50 surveillance plane flying over the vast Bay of Biscay.
Read morePakistan counts ballots with Khan in jail, vote marred by mobile outage
Counting was underway Thursday after millions of Pakistanis voted in an election marred by rigging allegations and a shutdown of mobile phone services, while the country's most popular politician Imran Khan languished in jail.
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