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Verstappen says last-minute F1 rule tweak will help only 'a tiny bit'

Oil rises and equities mixed amid mixed messages on 'talks'

Somalia football slowly becomes a women's game

Venezuela oil reserves both entice and repel energy giants

Hamilton says more committed to F1 than ever at 41

China bans runner after mid-marathon splits goes viral

Myanmar's rebuild stutters year after deadly quake

Murray's 53 points propel Nuggets over Mavs

Wilkinson calls for England to find consistency before World Cup

Norris talks up McLaren chances after double China disaster

Teen sprint star Gout Gout 'ready to rock and roll' in Melbourne

Vaccines facing misinformation spike: WHO experts

Vaccine programmes are being challenged by rising misinformation and an uncertain pipeline for research funding, the World Health Organization's immunisation experts said Wednesday.

'Happened so fast': UK students panicked by meningitis outbreak

Hundreds of masked-up students queued Wednesday to get vaccinated at the UK university campus at the heart of a deadly meningitis outbreak, as the number of cases rose to 20.

WNBA, players union agree 'transformative' labor deal: reports

The WNBA and the league's players' union have reached a verbal agreement on a record-breaking labor deal, US media reports said Thursday, heading off the prospect of a strike.

Global music market grows, calls for AI compensation: industry body

The global music industry generated $31.7 billion last year, driven by online streaming, industry body IFPI said Wednesday, as it called on the sector to ensure AI-generated content compensates musicians.

Belgian court suspends TotalEnergies climate trial

A Belgian court Wednesday adjourned a case pitting TotalEnergies against a farmer seeking compensation for climate-change damage, pending the outcome of a separate trial against the French energy giant in Paris.

Troubled waters: Thai fishermen marooned by rising fuel costs

With his belongings stuffed into a plastic bag, Thai fisherman Narongsak Kongsuk heads home, far from the sea.

Doku adamant Man City still have plenty to play for after Champions League exit

Jeremy Doku believes Manchester City demonstrated enough quality while being knocked out of the Champions League to show that Pep Guardiola's men could yet enjoy a successful season.

Afghanistan vows to avenge deadly Kabul bombing but says open to talks

A mass funeral for some of the hundreds of victims of a Pakistani strike on a Kabul drug treatment centre was held in Afghanistan on Wednesday, with the Taliban government promising retribution but leaving the door open for talks to end the conflict.

Nigerian president meets royals on 'historic' UK state visit

King Charles III ceremonially welcomed Nigerian President Bola Tinubu at Windsor Castle on Wednesday in the first state visit by the leader of Africa's most populous nation in nearly four decades.