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African charity sues Prince Harry for defamation

Fury happy to be the 'hunter' on return to ring

Israeli strike in Lebanon kills 13 security forces as war toll rises

Teen Sooryavanshi equals record to power Rajasthan to fourth IPL win

Balogun strike in vain as Monaco suffer heavy defeat

With a little help from his friends, Vacherot reaches Monte Carlo semis

Venezuelan opposition demands elections after Maduro ouster

Starmer says NATO in US's 'interests' as Gulf tour ends

African charity says suing Prince Harry over 'reputational harm'

McIlroy battles Rose and Hatton for the Masters lead

Djibouti counts votes as leader seeks sixth term

NASA says 'on track' for Artemis 2 launch as soon as April 1

NASA said Thursday that the long-delayed launch of Artemis 2, the first crewed flyby mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, could come as soon as April 1.

Valentino mixes 80s and Baroque splendour on Rome return

Italian fashion house Valentino returned to its roots Thursday with a 1980s-inspired catwalk show in one of Rome's most spectacular venues, two months after the death of founder Valentino Garavani.

Italian prosecutors seek trial for Amazon over tax evasion

Milan prosecutors have requested a criminal trial for Amazon and four of its executives over alleged tax fraud worth more than one billion euros, Italian media reported Thursday.

Polish president vetoes 40-bn-euro EU defence funding plan

Poland's ferocious dispute over EU defence loans reached a fever pitch on Thursday as nationalist president Karol Nawrocki vetoed a multi-billion-euro plan that parliament had already approved.

Israel renews Beirut strikes as Netanyahu vows hard line on Hezbollah

Israel renewed its strikes on Beirut on Thursday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning that if the Lebanese government did not disarm Hezbollah, Israel would do the job "on the ground".

Oil surges, stocks retreat on fears of prolonged Iran war

Oil prices jumped Thursday with Brent crude settling above $100 a barrel for the first time since August 2022, as Iran vowed to make the United States regret launching its war against the country.

Duplantis clears 6.31m to set 15th pole vault world record

Armand Duplantis broke the pole vault world record on Thursday for the 15th time at the meet that bears his name in Uppsala, Sweden, clearing 6.31 meters on his first attempt.

Dating app Tinder dabbles with AI matchmaking

Tinder said Thursday that it is testing a "Chemistry" option that uses artificial intelligence to help with matchmaking in the popular dating app.

Sabalenka out-guns Mboko to reach Indian Wells semi-finals

World number one Aryna Sabalenka kept her bid for a first Indian Wells title on track, holding off Canadian teen Victoria Mboko 7-6 (7/0), 6-4 to reach the semi-finals on Thursday.