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Gutsy Vollering wins cycling road race world title

USA trims International lead after Presidents Cup four-balls

Vollering wins cycling road race world title

Man City's meteoric rise clouded by dark shadow

'He said hello': Families pray with pope on Paris avenue

Mbappe out for two weeks or more with knee injury say Real

Pope celebrates giant Paris mass, flies to Lourdes

Lyon collapse away to Stade and suffer first Top 14 loss

England women back to winning ways with last-gasp defeat of New Zealand

Man City chairman defiant over reported Premier League charges

Germany ready to 'walk through fire' for Klopp, says Tah

England's Cox says injured Buttler leaves 'big shoes to fill'

Ruthless Perpignan upset sloppy Bordeaux-Begles

Powerful storm pummels US Northeast

Musk's X rebuffs EU on disinfo alarm over Hamas-Israel conflict

Elon Musk's social media platform "X" has defended itself against claims from the European Union that it is failing to tackle disinformation around the Gaza-Israel conflict.

Armenia, Azerbaijan trade barbs at World Court over 'ethnic cleansing'

Foes Armenia and Azerbaijan crossed swords at the UN's top court Thursday, as Yerevan accused Baku of "ethnic cleansing" in Nagorno-Karabakh, sparking a furious response from the Azerbaijani side over the "unfounded" charges.

Gatland bats off criticism over lop-sided World Cup quarters line-up

Wales coach Warren Gatland has railed against critics of the World Cup draw which has set up a lop-sided quarter-final line-up with the world's four top-ranked teams on one side.

Prosecutors call for fine in Italian PM defamation case

Italian prosecutors called Thursday for journalist Roberto Saviano to be fined 10,000 euros in a defamation case brought by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, after he criticised her stance on migrants.

Grand National field cut as part of safety moves

Next year's Grand National will have a maximum of 34 runners after the field size was reduced as part of new safety measures.

Cheika names Isa as No 8 in injury-enforced change for Wales quarter

Argentina coach Michael Cheika has made two changes to his starting XV to play against Wales in the World Cup quarter-final in Marseille on Saturday, bringing in Facundo Isa at No 8 to compensate for the loss through injury of Pablo Matera.

World Cup fever as fans tie up hospital beds for India-Pakistan clash

Cricket crazy fans desperate to witness Saturday's World Cup blockbuster between India and Pakistan will sleep in hospitals, a source told AFP, rather than hotels where some prices have been hiked by up to 10 times their standard rates.

'Raining bullets' in Ecuador city in throes of narcos

On a normally quiet street, two men lie dead surrounded by blood and bullet casings, the latest victims of a series of executions that have become a daily affair in Ecuador's port city of Guayaquil.

Stock markets edgy, oil prices rise on conflict, steady US inflation

Stock markets were edgy while oil prices rose Thursday tracking the Israel-Hamas conflict, as latest data showed US consumer inflation data holding steady in September.

Young frogs may camouflage selves as animal poo: study

The young offspring of a frog native to Southeast Asia display an "unusual colour pattern", probably to camouflage themselves "as animal droppings" to escape predators, according to a study.

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