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Thousands of students, workers protest in Italy under heavy security

Chase sparks Bangladesh collapse as West Indies on top in Mirpur

New Zealand's Phillips hits sublime century in 87-run win over India

BP net profit quadruples as Mideast war lifts oil prices

'Get them there alive': Ukraine's railways under Russian barrage

Kulusevski says 'nervous system changes' behind Spurs return

Dakar Rally moved to Portugal and Morocco following Houthi attacks in Gulf

Marquez crashes, then tops second practice in Malaysia

German economy logs 0.2% growth, faster than expected

New home for orangutans rescued from Indonesia's burning forests

Crypto platform Binance confirms 'complex' $6.3 bn hack

Independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta shuts under Kremlin pressure

Spanish inflation stays at three-year high before election

Thailand extends activist's jail term to more than 34 years

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Angola departure a blow for OPEC+ as cartel tensions rise

Angola's departure from OPEC exposes the tensions with the oil cartel as it seeks to cut output to maintain prices just as the United States ramps up production.

LAFC coach Cherundolo signs contract extension

Steve Cherundolo, who guided Los Angeles FC to an MLS crown in his first season as coach and into this year's final in his second, has signed a multi-year contract extension.

UEFA suffers court defeat, but Super League finds few fans

Europe's top court dealt football governing body UEFA a scything legal tackle on Thursday, but an attempt by rival Super League promoters to kick off a new competition met a solid defensive wall of clubs and fans.

Turkey court again says jailed MP's rights violated

Turkey's top court on Thursday ordered the release of jailed lawmaker Can Atalay, ruling for the second time that his rights had been violated.

Man City Club World Cup win would last a lifetime: Guardiola

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said lifting the Club World Cup on Friday would be something his players can cherish forever as he played down the importance of the English champions' patchy Premier League form.

Wildcat Channel tunnel strike blocks France-UK train travel

A strike by workers operating the Channel tunnel blocked train travel Thursday between Britain and France, leaving thousands of pre-Christmas travellers as well as freight traffic stranded.

DR Congo in second day of voting after chaotic start

Voting in the Democratic Republic of Congo extended into Thursday, after general elections that began the day before saw some polling stations never open due to logistical problems.

UK and Switzerland seal financial services deal

Britain and Switzerland unveiled a post-Brexit financial services agreement on Thursday, aimed at making it easier for corporate and wealthy people in both countries to do business together.

Samson century takes India to 296 in series decider

Sanju Samson hit a maiden international century for India in the series-deciding third one-day international against South Africa at Boland Park in Paarl on Thursday.