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Scandic Trust Group strengthens sales network with First Idea Consultant

Rees-Zammit set for Wales return with bench role against Argentina

China's new aircraft carrier enters service in key move to modernise fleet

Operation Cloudburst: Dutch train for 'water bomb' floods

Leaders turn up the heat on fossil fuels at Amazon climate summit

US travel woes mount as govt shutdown prompts flight cuts

North Korea fires unidentified ballistic missile: Seoul military

West Bank's ancient olive tree a 'symbol of Palestinian endurance'

Global tech tensions overshadow Web Summit's AI and robots

Green shines as Suns thump Clippers 115-102

Japan to screen #MeToo film months after Oscar nomination

Israel: Economy on the edge

Rare Earth Standoff

Gaza on the cusp of civil war

Why Russia can’t end war

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Tanks in Gaza - Hopes dim?

Poland trusts only hard Power

Musetti keeps ATP Finals hopes alive, joins Djokovic in Athens semis

Lorenzo Musetti posted a 6-2, 6-4 win over Alexandre Muller on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the ATP event in Athens and maintain his hopes of qualifying for the season-ending ATP Finals.

England boss Borthwick wants 'brilliant' Marcus Smith to shine against Fiji

Steve Borthwick hopes the return of Marcus Smith will give England's attack a greater cutting edge against Fiji at Twickenham on Saturday.

Piastri says he is confident he can recover and win drivers' title

Oscar Piastri responded to his doubters on Thursday by emphatically claiming that he remains confident he can recover form and win the drivers' world championship this year.

Verstappen admits he may need a bit of 'luck' to haul in rivals in title race

Max Verstappen said on Thursday that he will need a bit of luck in one of the four remaining Grands Prix this season if he is to catch McLaren's drivers' championship leaders Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

Kazakhstan to join Abraham Accords as Trump pushes Mideast peace

Kazakhstan said Thursday it expects to join the Abraham Accords between Israel and mainly Muslim nations, in a largely symbolic move aimed at boosting US President Donald Trump's push for Middle East peace.

'Moral failure': Leaders seek to rally world at Amazon climate talks

Fears of a fracturing global resolve loomed over climate talks in the Brazilian Amazon on Thursday as world leaders acknowledged their failure to contain global warming to agreed limits.

UN Security Council votes to lift sanctions on Syrian president

The United Nations Security Council voted in favor of a US resolution on Thursday to lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, ahead of his White House visit next week.

Democratic giant, trailblazer and Trump foe Nancy Pelosi to retire

Nancy Pelosi, a towering figure in US politics, a leading Trump foe and the first woman to serve as House of Representatives speaker, announced Thursday that she will step down at the next election.

World leaders ditch ties at sweaty climate summit

Diplomacy ditched its stuffy tie for once at a climate meeting in Belem, Brazil, where Thursday's Amazonian heat saw leaders and bureaucrats eagerly remove what is normally considered a summit fashion must.