New Zealand make England toil as Stokes returns for series decider
England captain Ben Stokes's endured a frustrating return to international duty as an unbroken opening stand between New Zealand skipper Tom Latham and Devon Conway continued to deny the hosts a breakthrough in the third Test at Trent Bridge.
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Poland, Ukraine hold key Gdansk conference without Zelensky
Poland and Ukraine tried to strike a conciliatory tone Thursday as they opened the annual Ukraine Recovery Conference in the Polish port of Gdansk after weeks of squabbling over historical differences -- albeit without President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Americans impacted by climate change demand answers from lawmakers
Some vote Republican, others Democrat. They are retirees, barely adults, or accompanied by young children.
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Massive police deployment blocks Kenya protest anniversary
Kenyan police shut down much of the capital with a massive security operation on Thursday to prevent protests marking two years since a landmark "Gen Z" uprising.
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Heat-struck Italians cool off in ancient stone 'trulli'
Once relics of a bygone way of life, the iconic dry-stone dwellings with conical roofs dotted across Puglia are in increasing demand as cool havens in Italy's sweltering south.
Read moreHeatwave bakes 100 mn Europeans at over 35C
At least 101 million Europeans were forecast to swelter in temperatures of over 35C on Thursday, as scores of people were thought to have been killed by the heatwave.
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Court orders TotalEnergies to account for clients' emissions
A French court ordered oil and gas giant TotalEnergies on Thursday to account for the emissions from the use of its products by clients, in a high-stakes climate case brought by NGOs and the city of Paris.
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French teaching unions call strike over 'unacceptable' heat
French teaching unions on Thursday called for a strike to protest "unacceptable working conditions" as a severe heatwave shatters temperature records in the country.
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Stocks rally on renewed AI optimism, oil price declines
Stock markets advanced Thursday after bumper earnings from US chip titan Micron helped calm investor worries about promised payoffs from the massive AI investment boom.
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US Fed's preferred inflation gauge hits fresh three-year high
The US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure hit a fresh three-year high in May, as elevated energy prices from President Donald Trump's Iran war pose a key test to his Republican Party ahead of midterm elections.
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