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Ethiopian Miss World contestant spotlights pain of sister's murder

Russell on top ahead of Hamilton in final Italian GP practice

'Leader' Raphinha rising to Barca striker challenge

Motorsport governing body rejects Alpine boss's claims of impartiality

Oasis fans gather in Venice for band reunion film

Flick hoping Barca's Yamal can face Valencia after knock

Two Nepal rescues revive hopes 10 days after flood

Pogacar to miss worlds after season-ending Vuelta crash

Greenwood, Guendouzi handed bans after Fenerbahce-Lyon brawl

Nepal tunnel rescue revives hopes 10 days after flood

In Iceland, the mystery of the poet, the tomb and the Danish grocer

Indonesia rescues second orangutan mother and baby from wildfire

Box office magnet Robert Pattinson appears in paedophile thriller

How haze from Indonesian fires impacts Southeast Asia

Spanish PM says no 'solid proof' Morocco planned migrant rush

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday insisted there was no "solid proof" Morocco orchestrated a migrant rush into the Spanish territory of Ceuta, after a police report alleged failings by Moroccan security forces.

Ailing Auger-Aliassime upset by Khachanov at US Open

Russian veteran Karen Khachanov defeated an ailing third-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime Thursday in the second round of the US Open in four sets.

Richarlison omitted from Tottenham's Premier League squad

Richarlison may have played his last match for Tottenham after he was left out of the club's 25-man Premier League squad list on Thursday.

Khachanov stuns third-seeded Auger-Aliassime in US Open second round

Karen Khachanov knocked third-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime out of the second round of the US Open on Thursday, pulling away relentlessly for a 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 victory.

How El Nino is choking the Panama Canal

The Panama Canal will restrict the number of vessels transiting the crucial waterway from Friday for the second time ever due to drought caused by the El Nino climate phenomenon.

Bordeaux facing sixth-tier football after French federation upholds relegation

Six-time French champions Bordeaux were condemned to sixth tier football on Thursday when the special executive committee of the French Football Federation (FFF) confirmed their relegation, AFP learned from a source close to the body.

Hamilton drives his Ferrari dream at Monza

Lewis Hamilton glided into Formula One's temple of speed on Thursday hoping that a twist of fate and an engine upgrade will bring him good luck in the Italian Grand Prix.

Stoic Verstappen looking beyond 'painful' Monza weekend

Max Verstappen expects no miracles at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix where, he said on Thursday, he believes his Red Bull car could be exposed to a painful weekend on the Monza track.

OpenAI begins rollout of new powerful AI model GPT-6 Astra

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Thursday it would begin rolling out its newest and most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) model to select customers, saying it had built in safeguards to mitigate security risks.