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NASA rover records first evidence of lightning on Mars

UK unveils record-breaking bid for 2035 Women's World Cup

Orban defies EU by promising Putin to keep buying Russian oil

German president honours victims in Guernica, razed by Nazis

ICC rejects release for Philippines ex-president Duterte

India economic growth beats forecasts but tariffs loom

Rebel octogenarian Austrian nuns win reprieve

France star Dupont returns to Top 14 action after 8-month lay-off

Zelensky top aide searched by anti-graft investigators

Death toll in Southeast Asia floods tops 300

France catches one of two escapees in bed-sheet prison break

Argentina's radical Shift

Hidden Cartel crisis in USA

New York’s lost Luster

Europe’s power shock

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Australian economy Crisis

Israel’s Haredi Challenge

New protections for oceanic whitetip sharks, but not eels

The world's top wildlife trade body voted Thursday to effectively ban all international trade in the critically endangered oceanic whitetip shark but rejected a proposal to protect more species of eel.

'Dad, there's a fire': survivors recount deadly Hong Kong blaze

Hong Kong's worst fire in almost 80 years killed at least 65 people in an eight-building apartment complex, with more than 250 people still missing.

Captured Kenyan runner says he was tricked into Russian army

Kenyan long-distance runner Evans Kibet said he came to Russia for a sporting event but was instead spirited away to a military training camp and sent to fight in Ukraine.

'Truly severe' floods overwhelm Southeast Asia

Authorities across Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia worked on Thursday to reach residents trapped in floods that have killed dozens of people across the region in recent days.

Steep fall in UK net migration figures

Net migration to the UK dropped by 69 percent to 204,000 in the year to June, official figures showed on Thursday, in a much-needed boost to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Singapore AI teddy back on sale after recall over sex chat scare

A plushy, AI-enabled teddy bear recalled after its chatbot was found to engage in sexually explicit conversations and offer instructions on where to find knives is again for sale, AFP found.

European stocks steady as US shuts for Thanksgiving

European stock markets steadied Thursday after solid gains in Asia, as markets increasingly expect the US Federal Reserve to cut interest rates next month.

Ex-Tour champion Thomas appointed as Ineos director of racing

Former Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas has been appointed as director of racing at Ineos Grenadiers, the British team announced on Thursday.

Judo brings Russian athletes in from the cold

Russian athletes are free to compete "under their national flag", the International Judo Federation (IJF) said on Thursday lifting the neutral status that had been imposed following the invasion of Ukraine in February, 2022.

Swiss Super-G Olympic champion Gut-Behrami out of Winter Games

Switzerland's Super-G Olympic champion Lara Gut-Behrami will miss the 2026 Winter Games with a serious knee injury, the Swiss ski federation announced on Thursday.

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