Mbappe returns to France squad as PSG's Doue earns first call-up
Captain Kylian Mbappe returned to the France squad named Thursday for this month's UEFA Nations League quarter-final against Croatia, as Paris Saint-Germain teenager Desire Doue earned a first call-up.
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New corruption scandal roils EU parliament
A new graft scandal rocked the European Parliament on Thursday after police carried out several raids in Belgium and Portugal, detaining multiple suspects as part of a probe into corruption masqueraded as lobbying.
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Kimmich extends Bayern contract until 2029
Bayern Munich on Thursday announced Joshua Kimmich had signed a four-year extension to his contract that had been set to expire at the end of the season.
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UK seeks tougher term for father jailed over daughter's murder
The father of a British-Pakistani girl jailed for 40 years for her murder should have been given a whole life sentence from which he would never be released, a top government lawyer argued in a court appeal hearing Thursday.
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Israel attack on Gaza IVF clinic a 'genocidal act': UN probe
A United Nations investigation concluded Thursday that Israel carried out "genocidal acts" in Gaza through the destruction of its main IVF clinic, maternity facilities and other reproductive healthcare facilities.
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Germany's Merz urges MPs to back spending bonanza in fiery debate
Germany's likely next leader Friedrich Merz said Thursday urgent action was needed to boost the country's under-resourced military and ailing economy, as he defended plans for a spending bonanza during a fiery parliamentary debate.
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Rubio meets Canadian FM as Ukraine, trade war dominate G7
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met his Canadian counterpart Thursday as part of the highest-level US visit to Washington's northern neighbor since threats launched by President Donald Trump, whose trade war and bid for a Ukraine ceasefire dominated a Group of Seven meeting.
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England fast bowler Wood out four months after latest injury blow
England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out for four months following an operation on his left knee, effectively ruling him out of an upcoming Test series at home to India.
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Trump threatens 200% tariff on wine, champagne from France, other EU countries
US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to impose 200-percent tariffs on wine, champagne and other alcoholic products from France and other European Union countries in retaliation against the bloc's planned levies on US-produced whiskey.
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Pope marks 12 years in job in hospital and with future uncertain
Pope Francis marked 12 years as head of the Catholic Church on Thursday, seemingly out of danger after a month in hospital but with his health casting a shadow over his future.
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