PSG dominate list of men's Ballon D'Or nominees
For the second straight year, the 2025 Ballon d'Or will have a new winner after Rodri failed to make the list of 30 nominees dominated by Paris Saint-Germain released on Thursday
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Americans eating (slightly) less ultra-processed food
Americans still get most of their calories from ultra-processed foods, but consumption is trending down among both adults and children, official data showed Thursday.
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Man Utd agree 85m euro deal to sign Sesko: reports
Manchester United have agreed a deal worth up to 85 million euros ($99 million, £74 million) to sign striker Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig on Thursday, according to multiple reports in England.
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France to rule on controversial bee-killing pesticide bill
France's top constitutional authority is set on Thursday to rule on the legality of a controversial bill to allow the reintroduction of a pesticide that is harmful to ecosystems but relied on by some European farmers.
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Germany factory output falls to lowest since pandemic in 2020
German industrial production slumped in June to its lowest level since the pandemic in 2020, data showed Thursday, underlining the fragility of Europe's top economy even before US President Donald Trump's new tariffs kicked in.
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Swiss to seek more talks with US as 'horror' tariffs kick in
The Swiss government said Thursday it would pursue more talks with the United States after a last-gasp mission to Washington failed to stop a 39-percent tariff blow that businesses described as a "horror scenario".
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Barcelona strip Ter Stegen of captain's armband
Barcelona on Thursday said they had stripped Marc-Andre ter Stegen of the captain's armband in a continuing dispute over the German goalkeeper's fitness status.
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Trump demands new US census as redistricting war spreads
US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered officials to work on a new census excluding undocumented immigrants, as the White House presses Republican states to draw more favorable voter maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
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'How much worse could it get?' Gazans fear full occupation
"When will this nightmare end?" wonders Amal Hamada, a 20-year-old displaced woman who, like most Gazans, feels powerless before the threat of full Israeli occupation after 22 months of war.
Read moreFrance seeks to 'stabilise' wildfire raging in south
French firefighters said Thursday they were hoping to halt the country's biggest wildfire this summer that has left one person dead and destroyed several thousand hectares of land and dozens of homes in the south.
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