Germany's Jaeger takes early PGA lead as McIlroy opens with bogey
Rory McIlroy began with a bogey on the 10th hole in Thursday's opening round of the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink, where Germany's Stephan Jaeger seized the lead with four birdies in the first six holes.
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Sinner reaches Italian Open semis, breaks Masters 1000 winning streak record
Jannik Sinner reached the semi-finals of the Italian Open on Thursday after seeing off Andrey Rublev and establishing a new record of consecutive wins in Masters 1000 tournaments.
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Germany's Merz calls for more investment, less subsidies in EU budget
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged the European Union on Thursday to reform its budget to include more investments and reduce subsidies, but rejected any joint borrowing by EU nations to do so.
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UK minister quits ahead of possible challenge to Starmer
Britain's health minister Wes Streeting announced on Thursday that he had resigned, paving the way for him to launch a leadership challenge against embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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Latvia prime minister resigns over straying Ukraine drones
Latvia's Prime Minister Evika Silina resigned Thursday after a key party in her coalition withdrew support in a row over Ukrainian drones that strayed into the Baltic nation.
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Stocks diverge tracking tech, US-China talks
European and Asian stock markets diverged on Thursday as investors weighed high-stakes talks between the United States and China and optimism over artificial intelligence.
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Afghanistan's water crisis worsened last year: UN report
Afghanistan's water crisis worsened in 2025, the United Nations said in a report, with drought nearly doubling compared to the year before.
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Russia pummels Kyiv, killing five and denting peace hopes
Russia pummelled Kyiv for hours early on Thursday with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in an attack that killed at least five people and further shredded hopes of a halt to Moscow's grinding invasion.
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Stars flying into Cannes in private jets 'obscene', say ex-pilots
Climate activists are urging movie stars to fly economy or take the train to Cannes after saying private jets burned two millions of litres of kerosene getting them to the film festival last year.
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McIlroy eyeing early charge as PGA Championship begins
Rory McIlroy was hoping for a morning charge and set for an early test of his right foot issues as the 108th PGA Championship teed off Thursday at Aronimink.
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