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Zverev cruises past van de Zandschulp into US Open semis

Women quit South Korea's grind for diving tradition

Myanmar tin mega-mine restarts operations: think tank

Bayeux Tapestry 'mania' sweeps UK as sold-out exhibition opens

Online and undercover: saving trafficked wildlife in Thailand

August hottest month ever recorded globally: EU monitor

Antonelli faces new challenge after stirring triumph in Monza

Duplantis leads creme de la creme at 'game-changing' Ultimate Championship

Korda leads US bid to win first away Solheim Cup since 2015

Sjobo, cradle of Sweden's now-mainstream anti-migrant sentiment

Eurozone rate-setters to hike borrowing costs as energy prices jump

Israeli-made film about Gaza civilian deaths to debut in Venice

As oceans warm, Florida scientists hunt for heat-resistant coral

Stars ready for busy Toronto International Film Festival

Hamas says committed to truce as mediators push for Israeli hostage release

Hamas said Thursday it was committed to honouring a truce with Israel that is facing its worst crisis since it took effect, and added that mediators were pushing for hostages to be released this weekend as planned.

Navalny's legacy dims among young Russians he once galvanised

For the young Russians who would once have turned out to Alexei Navalny street rallies in their thousands, the opposition leader's public legacy has faded fast in the year since his death.

Concern as orangutan seen roaming Indonesia coal site

Footage of a seemingly confused orangutan roaming the desolate site of an Indonesian coal mine, metres from excavators, has sparked renewed concern about the future of the critically endangered species.

'Progress' in push to salvage Israel-Hamas truce: Palestinian sources

Palestinian sources reported progress on Thursday in efforts to salvage the ceasefire in Gaza from its worst crisis yet, with a view to ensuring that Hamas releases Israeli hostages this weekend as planned.

UK economy picks up, boosting govt amid US tariffs

Britain's economy picked up at the end of last year, official data showed Thursday, relieving some pressure on the Labour government as the country faces up to US tariffs.

Germany's Commerzbank to cut jobs to fight off UniCredit

German lender Commerzbank said Thursday it plans to cut about 3,900 jobs, around 10 percent of its workforce, seeking to fight off pressure for a tie-up from Italian bank UniCredit.

Suspected gas explosion kills four at Taiwan department store

A suspected gas explosion in a Taiwan department store killed four people and left another "without vital signs", authorities said Thursday, with videos showing large pieces of debris raining on the street.

'Messengers of peace' - refugee Asian Games snowboarders fly Afghan flag

Ahmad Habibzi pauses to pray at the top of the halfpipe hill on a mountain at the Yabuli Ski Resort in northeastern China.

Western tour operators enter North Korea for first time since pandemic

Western tour agencies entered North Korea for the first time on Thursday since the end of the pandemic, the companies said, voicing hopes the isolated country may soon reopen a border city to foreign visitors.

Cinema can be a 'refuge', Berlin film festival director says

The new director of the Berlin film festival, Tricia Tuttle, spoke to AFP ahead of the opening, saying it would be an artistic "refuge" in the alarming age of Donald Trump.

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